[taildragger]

There hasn’t been a Navy plane that has been worth a SH*T since the F-14 and A-6 IRONWORKS PLANES RULE! F/A-18s SUCK!

I've seen them all fly, and I am not impressed with the F-18 going vertical. The F-14D with the GE's was stunning.

IMHO they should have never cancelled the A12. Even overweight, it would have matched the A6 in performance and given the Navy Stealth, end of story. From there weight reduction etc. could have done. Look @ all the money for the F-18E/F. A follow on upgrade might have worked even better.

[US Navy Vet]

Tailhook 91 KILLED the F-14/A-6 community.

[GBA]

Some say the YF-23 was better than the YF-22. Might even be better than the F-18E/F.