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Posted on 11/13/16 at 8:50 am to Drew Orleans
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F-15
The Lord's jet.
Never thought I'd get that response from you
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 8:51 am
Posted on 11/13/16 at 8:59 am to BRgetthenet
Buzzed the tower without permission
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:00 am to Placebeaux
And Peggy Benjamin
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:01 am to mofungoo
quote:
F-16
My fighter crush. Single engine, single pilot. What a sexy plane
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:04 am to GEAUXT
Single engine isn't a good thing.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:08 am to Drew Orleans
F22>>>>F15
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:13 am to GeauxxxTigers23
You shut your mouth about the WGASF.
On a serious note, when you employ the 22 and 15 simultaneously and at the same time, it's scary. Compliment each other well and detract from the others flaws. Like clubbing baby seals.
On a serious note, when you employ the 22 and 15 simultaneously and at the same time, it's scary. Compliment each other well and detract from the others flaws. Like clubbing baby seals.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 9:14 am
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:18 am to Drew Orleans
Is the F35 operational yet?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:19 am to GEAUXT
quote:
My fighter crush. Single engine, single pilot. What a sexy plane
Always blows my mind at how loud those things are. When they take off at the Tucson airport, it shakes the whole building.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:23 am to GeauxxxTigers23
The Air Force has an operational squadron. They just started dropping them to UPT students a few months back.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:45 am to Alan Garner
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because we rarely dog fight anymore.
It'll come back in style when plasma shields become common place.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 9:46 am
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:10 am to USMCTiger03
The Marines screwed up the 35.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:36 am to ATL-TIGER-732
quote:
Having been in the Navy, if you are allocated money then you have to spend all of it or your budget will be cut next year.
This is every service when you are talking about Appropriation Code 3400 which is also known as Operations and Maintenance (O&M) funds. It does not apply to Appropriation Codes 3600 (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation [RDT&E]) nor Appropriation Code 3010 (Aircraft Procurement) funds. There are other types of procurement codes that follow the 30XX coding, but 3010 is specific to aircraft and aircraft equipment. Further, 3600 money is good for a total of 2 years (i.e. 3600 money that was provided in the FY16 budget can be used in both FY16 and FY17) and 3010 money is good for a total of 3 years.
Needing to spend money had nothing to do with why the F-14 was divested. It was divested because it's primary edge came from its radar and the AGM-54 Phoenix missile. As those two systems aged, the F-14 was losing its edge in the Air-to-Air role and wasn't really good in a ground attack mode (they tried using it for that in OIF in 2003). Compare that with the Super Hornet that is superior in Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground, it was a pretty easy decision.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:37 am to FlyingTiger06
A 10, yay
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:50 am to FlyingTiger06
I deployed with several of the early F-14 squadrons and in their day, they fulfilled the roll they were designed for. They were maintenance intensive and corrosion issues were no different than any other aircraft exposed to that environment. When the day came to put them away, it was time. Their once bright paint schemes replaced with drab gray only made it more sad.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 11:39 am to upgrayedd
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The F-14 was a 1970's era fighter.
So is the F-15 and F-16
Those two planes did not endure the airframe loading from carrier launch and recovery operations, or spend most of their operational lives in a corrosive environment.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 11:53 am to Drew Orleans
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On a serious note, when you employ the 22 and 15 simultaneously and at the same time, it's scary.
That's some fine work from the Department of Redundancy Department!
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:59 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Yes, the Marines currently have five squadrons flying the F-35
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:59 pm to ElwoodBlues
It's because air to air combat is not really a thing anymore. The last time was in the late 80s when a few Migs were shot down by Pete Mitchell.
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