To: Righty_McRight
Best/worst/too old/whatever.
The F-15 was, quite simply, the most beautiful aircraft ever flown and will hold that title forever. Graceful and elegant, like a swan, it owned the skies for 30 years and still is better than everything except the JSF amd F-22.
And the latter 2 may be more effective, but the F-15 will always be remembered as master of the sky for her day and a beauty forever.
She has some life left, since who can afford her only rivals?
44 posted on
07/31/2005 8:13:14 PM PDT by
Shazbot29
(If you paid attention you'd be worried, too!)
To: Shazbot29
56 posted on
07/31/2005 9:58:20 PM PDT by
Atchafalaya
(When you're there that's the best!!)
To: Shazbot29
F104, nothing even comes close!
A repost!
57 posted on
07/31/2005 10:02:03 PM PDT by
Atchafalaya
(When you're there that's the best!!)
To: Shazbot29; sukhoi-30mki
Define "Rival".
The Russian SU-27 varients (SU-30, SU-34, SU-35)are damn good jets. Put in a American or European systems into an SU-35, and you have a more manueverable jet than the F-15, with greater payload, at 2/3 the cost.
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a better air to air fighter than the F-15.
The Eagle is long in the tooth.
66 posted on
08/01/2005 7:45:27 PM PDT by
rmlew
(http://nycright.blogspot.com/)
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