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Sep 19^th, 2011 at 12:57pm

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i didnt want to edit this because i couldnt think of anything fitting.

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Reply #1 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 3:30pm

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"if you can read this you're too close" Grin

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Reply #2 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 3:49pm

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Awesome shot Wink

Best fighter there ever was and will be in my opinion. Love the F-16!

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Reply #3 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 4:01pm

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I just love these shots where they just jump out at you!

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Reply #4 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 4:11pm

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thanks guys, i realy appreciate it.
and(my teacher would kill me for starting a sentence with and) the f16 is one of the best fighters but THE best?i think that credit goes to the f14 tomcat...

pfevrier wrote on Sep 19^th, 2011 at 3:30pm:

"if you can read this you're too close" Grin

lol.

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Reply #5 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 4:21pm

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jetprop wrote on Sep 19^th, 2011 at 4:11pm:

thanks guys, i realy appreciate it.
and(my teacher would kill me for starting a sentence with and) the f16 is one of the best fighters but THE best?i think that credit goes to the f14 tomcat...

yeah, i had thought about qouting him and mentioning the F-14, but decided against going off track.
But yeah, I definately ditto the F-14.

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Reply #6 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 6:12pm

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Long live the Tomcat!!!!

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Reply #7 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 10:37pm

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I agree with the Tomcat. Sorry Falcon... Undecided

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Reply #8 - Sep 19^th, 2011 at 11:43pm

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Like it! Actualy i have a soft spot for the F-16

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Reply #9 - Sep 20^th, 2011 at 7:25am

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Jetprop, You Have 2 sidewinders. Use em Cool

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But I love the tomcat but the falcon is the successor. Woner If I can Buy a tomcat though Roll Eyes

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Reply #10 - Sep 20^th, 2011 at 10:24am

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only if the navy is finished playing with them and you have a few milion in your pocket. Tongue

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Reply #11 - Sep 20^th, 2011 at 2:50pm

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You know how to tell when a tomcat is out of hydraulic fluid? It stops leaking.

Now dont get me wrong I was around when Top Gun came out (flying Hornets in the Navy so thats probably why I am biased) but I will never understand why everybody loved them so. I mean as a fleet defender they were great, but you get in a phone booth, knife fight, furball you will loose to the Hornet, Skyhawk, Falcon, Tiger II or just about anything else that was designed as a fighter. Maybe its just the way it looks, as it is an awe inspiring beast both on the ground and in flight. The Tomcat had the great and powerful Phoenix missile system that was awsome for shooting down Bear bombers bearing down on the fleet with AS-5 Kelt missiles from a hundred miles away, but a turning fight you would better be in burners trying to extend and reenter the fight using your speed advantage. The swing wings would give away your energy state at a glance and the TF-30 engines had an nasty habit of flaming out at high AOA which they fixed when the went to the F110s on the D. Dont get me started about the Bombcat. I honestly think that if that movie had used Hornets instead of Tomcats we would be lamenting the passing of the legacy Hornets and cheering the advent of the Rhino (Super Hornet).

Hornets Forever!
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Reply #12 - Sep 20^th, 2011 at 4:10pm

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jack_ryan wrote on Sep 20^th, 2011 at 2:50pm:

You know how to tell when a tomcat is out of hydraulic fluid? It stops leaking.

Now dont get me wrong I was around when Top Gun came out (flying Hornets in the Navy so thats probably why I am biased) but I will never understand why everybody loved them so. I mean as a fleet defender they were great, but you get in a phone booth, knife fight, furball you will loose to the Hornet, Skyhawk, Falcon, Tiger II or just about anything else that was designed as a fighter. Maybe its just the way it looks, as it is an awe inspiring beast both on the ground and in flight. The Tomcat had the great and powerful Phoenix missile system that was awsome for shooting down Bear bombers bearing down on the fleet with AS-5 Kelt missiles from a hundred miles away, but a turning fight you would better be in burners trying to extend and reenter the fight using your speed advantage. The swing wings would give away your energy state at a glance and the TF-30 engines had an nasty habit of flaming out at high AOA which they fixed when the went to the F110s on the D. Dont get me started about the Bombcat. I honestly think that if that movie had used Hornets instead of Tomcats we would be lamenting the passing of the legacy Hornets and cheering the advent of the Rhino (Super Hornet).

Hornets Forever!
Sean

My head's spinning after reading that Shocked

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Please do start a new topic And explain about the bombcat and more.
I would like to hear from an actual Navy Pilot Tongue

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Reply #13 - Sep 20^th, 2011 at 5:25pm

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Let me make a correction, I was not a pilot, I was a back-seater on F/A-18Bs. While the B model was used primarily fro training, we did work on suitability of a two seat version for operational use. Most of our work was used to create the F/A-18D Hornet for the Marines. I sat in the back and pushed buttons and was a second pair of eyeballs to watch for the Tomcat trying to sneak up on us. Sorry for the confusion.

Sean

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