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Question: Which of the following eras?

Generation 1 (1945-1955)    
  3 (9.4%)
Generation 2 (1955-1960)    
  2 (6.2%)
Generation 3 (1960-1975)    
  0 (0.0%)
Generation 4 (1975-1995)    
  5 (15.6%)
Generation 4.5 (1995-Present)    
  4 (12.5%)
Generation 5 (2005-Present)    
  5 (15.6%)
Pre 1945 fighter aircraft    
  13 (40.6%)




Total votes: 32
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Jul 29th, 2009 at 12:04pm

EJW   Offline
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Notable first generation aircraft:
-Avro CF 100
-Gloster Meteor
-Lockheed P-80
-MiG 15
-North American F-86

Notable second generation aircraft:
-Dassault Mirage III
-English Electric Lightning
-MiG 21
-North American F-100
-Saab Draken

Notable third generation aircraft
-Dassault Mirage F1
-McDonnel Douglas F-4
-MiG 25
-Saab Viggen

Notable fourth generation aircraft
-Dassault Mirage 2000
-Lockheed Martin F-16
-MiG 29
-McDonnel Douglas F-15
-Sukhoi 27

Notable four.five generation aircraft
-Dassault Rafale
-Eurofighter Typhoon
-Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60
-Saab Gripen
-Sukhoi 30MKI

Notable fifth generation aircraft
-Boeing X-32
-Lockheed Martin F-22
-Lockheed Martin F-35
-Sukhoi 47
-Sukhoi PAK FA

Notable Pre-1945 fighter aircraft
-Focke-Wulf Fw 190
-Fokker Dr.1
-Fokker Eindecker
-Messerschmitt Bf-109
-Mitsubishi Zero
-North American P-51
-Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
-Sopwith Camel
-Spad S.XII
-Supermarine Spitfire
 
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Reply #1 - Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:37pm

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I like the pre 1945 and 1st gen fighters.

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Reply #2 - Jul 30th, 2009 at 7:45am

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Generation 2 for me. That's when you started to get the really fast stuff.
 
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Reply #3 - Jul 30th, 2009 at 10:55am

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There is life and flight before WWII finished...
 
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Reply #4 - Jul 30th, 2009 at 11:08am

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Voted pre-1945, but I would like to specify pre-30's

Bi-planes and tri-planes going at it in the first dogfights must have been a truly awe inspiring sight. Cool
 
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Reply #5 - Jul 30th, 2009 at 6:03pm

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Any time period that has twin radials floating around in it Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Jul 30th, 2009 at 11:14pm

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When only real men were fighter pilots, and shot at eachother up close and personal. No fancy radars and missiles.... Grin
 
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Reply #7 - Jul 31st, 2009 at 1:16am

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It would probably be a better distributed poll if WWI and WWII fighters were two separate categories.
 
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Reply #8 - Jul 31st, 2009 at 3:23am

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Surely the first generation fighters were those used in WWI. I think it would be less confusing if the word Jet was added to the Subject line & the Pre 1945 option removed. I suspect that was what EJW was thinking of when he posted this poll.
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Reply #9 - Aug 4th, 2009 at 3:10am

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My vote goes to 4 gen aircraft!

But where is the F-18 in that list, surely that is a notable aircraft
 
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Reply #10 - Sep 7th, 2009 at 6:59am

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Pre 1945:

1910 Bristol Boxkite.

Dropping rocks on the enemy below.

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Reply #11 - Sep 7th, 2009 at 12:07pm

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Fozzer wrote on Sep 7th, 2009 at 6:59am:
1910 Bristol Boxkite.

Dropping rocks on the enemy
Then the second pass coup de grace, both pilot and observer simultaneously using their relief tubes  Smiley.
 
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Reply #12 - Nov 27th, 2009 at 1:02pm

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olderndirt wrote on Sep 7th, 2009 at 12:07pm:
Fozzer wrote on Sep 7th, 2009 at 6:59am:
1910 Bristol Boxkite.

Dropping rocks on the enemy
Then the second pass coup de grace, both pilot and observer simultaneously using their relief tubes  Smiley.


HeHe, just as effective as bombs.
 
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Reply #13 - Nov 27th, 2009 at 1:15pm

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Two of your "1st Generation" choices should by rights be in the pre-1945, although only one was flying operational missions before then. Smiley
 
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Reply #14 - Nov 27th, 2009 at 2:54pm

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3rd generation. You have 3 amazing fighters in the F 16, Mig, and Flanker.

2nd generation was a very close 2nd place... no pun intended  Grin
 
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