The Five Worst Fighter Aircraft of All Time

National Interest - Commentary ^ | 1-11-2013 | Robert Farley

[tanknetter]

Don't run with that wing!

That. Is. Awesome.

here's one back at you

[Future Snake Eater]

That was....odd!

BTW, the third and final second lieutenant shown in that sequence from “Starfighters” is none other than “B-1” Bob Dornan!

[Yo-Yo]

the F-111B could probably have used Pave Tack shoved in the weapons bay like the F-111Fs did (assuming it could be cleared for cat shots and arrested landings ..

That wouldn't have been a problem since the Pave Tack pod rotates up and into the weapons bay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WpPO9_Zed0

[tanknetter]

I know ... ;-)

But was the mounting for it strong enough to survive a carrier landing without braking loose?

[North Coast Conservative]

He can say whatever he wants about the F4 Phantom, but what is his background? Pencil pusher?

The plane was flown by the Air Force, Navy, and Marines, it saved a hell of alot of US and Vietnamese personnel, and killed a lot of VC.

It will always be number one in my list of The Best Planes.

Semper Fi.

[rmlew]

The Me-110 turned into a good nightfighter.

[taildragger]

IAI’s (Israel) F-4 “Super Phantom” or F-4-2000, which could exceed Mach 1 without afterburners, was displayed at the 1987 Paris Air Show.

Pratt and Whitney F100 powered aka the F-16 F-15 engine. From a former Pratt guy I know now in his 90's retired noted, it did things a Phantom never should have done...

[GeronL]

Cool