Just a liiiittttle too low...
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Originally Posted by Vilstar,Jul 16 2009, 03:13 PM
^ That guy watched too much Top Gun.
It would be a waste to send F22s after Migs. A couple of them with good pilots could take out a whole squadron of Chinese Migs. Stealth ftw.
It would be a waste to send F22s after Migs. A couple of them with good pilots could take out a whole squadron of Chinese Migs. Stealth ftw.
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That's what $140 million a copy buys: next generation stealth, over-the-horizon air superiority, thrust vectoring (variable pitch turbine exhaust nozzles). In war games, two F22 Raptors took out seven F15E Strike Eagles. They never knew what hit them.
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As an old AF F4C Phantom pilot, I really get my rocks off on that. We saw the west coast public flying debut of the Raptor at Edwards AFB. Thrust vectoring is truly remarkable. I always thought of the FA18 Hornet as a highly manueverable aircraft. The F22 made its FA18 chase plane look like a beer truck!
