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re: Story behind a famous Navy flyby
Posted on 3/10/17 at 9:07 am to Theboot32
Posted on 3/10/17 at 9:07 am to Theboot32
quote:The F-14 was designed to carry six AIM-54 Phoenix missiles which were capable of shooting down enemy aircraft up to 80+ miles away. It was designed as an air superiority/fleet defense aircraft but was not designed to be a dogfighter. It was huge, expensive, and just outdated by the time the F/A-18 was introduced.
F-18s are smaller, faster and more maneuverable. I think it just made since to transition to the F-18 as the main fighter jet economically and strategically.
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