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To: buccaneer81

The F-5 is still a nimble and dangerous weapons platform is the hands of a good pilot. They gave the Top Gun students many headaches.


12 posted on 10/25/2011 5:58:48 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
The F-5 is still a nimble and dangerous weapons platform is the hands of a good pilot.

True, but in the hands of a poor pilot, like all other aircraft, it is a hole in the ground waiting to happen.

15 posted on 10/25/2011 6:03:51 PM PDT by magslinger (To properly protect your family you need a Bible, a twelve gauge and a pig.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
The F-5 is still a nimble and dangerous weapons platform is the hands of a good pilot. They gave the Top Gun students many headaches.

Agreed, but today I imagine a pair of Raptors could render the Kenyan Air Force defunct in five minutes.

25 posted on 10/25/2011 6:54:18 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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