To: white trash redneck
My take is that the F-22 is #1, the F-35 #2 in air dominance.
3 posted on
07/19/2006 7:14:34 AM PDT by
lormand
(What do you call a "Conservative" who hates Rush Limbaugh...a liberal.)
To: lormand
The F-22 is an air superiority fighter, the F-35 an attack fighter.
Two VERY different missions. . .
6 posted on
07/19/2006 7:18:33 AM PDT by
Salgak
(Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border: I dare you to try and cross it. . .)
To: lormand
Problem is, your answer is correct, but the question is about to change.
New question is, What A/C can survive small, cheap, destruction level laser "anti-aircraft guns" (effectively "ray guns" that will be generally available.
Answers
1. Small, relatively slow,night-flying unmanned very (<100 feet) ground hugging A/C with standoff weapons.
2. Both LEO and synchronous satellite beam weapons.
Current concept of manned tactical A/C is as dated as NATO Pentomic Divisions fighting a Soviet Army Group.
53 posted on
07/22/2006 12:09:02 PM PDT by
MindBender26
(Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
To: lormand
What if you flood the air space with low-tech, small sized drones?
103 posted on
07/23/2006 7:12:49 AM PDT by
pointsal
(Q)
To: lormand
...the F15 #3, the F14 #4 (pilot trainig, remember), etc...
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