Taking that a step further, so is the military market. Not only by the Russians, but the damn Europeans actually managed to pull off a nearly perfect aircraft in their Typhoon --- perfect at least in what it is designed to and actually (according to the various reports) does well. An astonishing accomplishment when you consider how poorly design and execution by commmitte often goes.

 

Compase rose drawn into the sand at Edwards. Most of Edwards' runways are unpaved and some are up to 35,000 feet long!!

Kris

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by greeny488
What the heck is in the background of this one?

 

I personally have always loved the F-15....I read or heard somewhere a year or two ago that no F-15 had ever been lost in combat. Had something like a 120+ to 0 kill ratio of course including the Israeli....

 

Most of the F-15's success is due to its radar, beyond visual range cabilities and its top secret IFF system (identification, friend or fo). There is a very good reason why we've never had one shot down and you could probably call it cheating, but hey, it works.

Kris

 

cheating? it's a warplane, built for war. no rules in war to cheat on (except Geneva Convention human right's abuses). for warplanes, it is not cheating, it is superiority.

 

In dog fights as in auto racing...

There's two types of pilot: losers and cheaters.

All's fair in love, war, and motor sports.

 

well said!

I'd much rather be the cheating, dishonorable guy who gets to land his bird after a dogfight, than the honorable, rule-abiding one on the receiving end of the firepower, saying "hey! that's against the rules!"

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tritium_pie

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by tritium_pie