[Drew68]

I suppose an F14 or a Warthog would be okay also.

I'll miss the F-14 Tomcat. If the F/A-18 Hornet is the "Porsche 911 Turbo" of the aviation world, the F-14 is the '68 Dodge Charger with a 440 Magnum. Pure American muscle!

I was fortunate to be able to stand on the flight deck of the USS George Washington (CVN-73) and watch Tomcats belonging to CVW 7 participate in flight ops. Those planes were so loud they literally shook my balls! I could feel my teeth rattle! The Hornets are cool but an era ended when the Navy retired the Tomcats.

[midwestmidnight]

F-14: overweight, overly complex and until late in its life, greatly underpowered.

F-15: Light for it's size, excellent weapons load, zero losses in combat, thrust to weight greater than 1:1. The best until...

F-22: Stealthy, manuveurable, FAST

I've always been partial to the A-12/SR-71 though.