What is your 3 favorite aircraft.... and why :)

[Alfa]

* MiG-29K

* Su-33

* F/A-18C

 

.....because they fly from ships :D

 

Cheers,

- JJ.

[warthogmadman987]

It is too hard to name only 3!

B-17G

P-51

A-10

F-22

F35B

[Brit_Radar_Dude]

F-8 Crusader, the original MiG killer with a great record in 'Nam. Long lasting - entered US Navy squadron service in 1957 and the French navy finally retired theirs in 2000.

 

E-2 Hawkeye. Not the first carrier based AWACS, but the most successful, it has even sold to countries without carriers.

 

Tu-95 the classic Russian heavy bomber. In service since 1956, likely to be in service till 2010 or beyond. Versatile - strategic bomber, recce, naval strike, ELINT, Anti-submarine.

[Olgerd]

More I know regarding a particular bird - more I like she. ;) Especially I like any one I am implementing (as knowing it inside - till any bolt, and wire, if it is possible).

 

Talking about priorities... Well here is a list:

1) MiG-29 - for elegance and power.

2) F-15 - for power.

3) F-14 - for elegance. :)

[Olgerd]

F-16: Hard to find another non-stealth plane that is so dangerous in so many ways.

 

Ahh... Illusions... (no offense) :D

[Frostie]

Supermarine Spitfire - Sound and Beauty.

 

Tornado GR# - Patriotic pride and overwhelming Bias for my country :p always loved this plane. Probably to be changed to EF2000Typhoon soon:D

 

F-14 - Since my youth its been ingrained into my system ,something todo with shooting down mig28F5's or something I can't remember now and I don't want to.

[Guest IguanaKing]

1. A-10- Definitely an underdog before it was proven in combat. Congress wanted to give it the axe, but it proved it could still do the job it was designed for. It has been well-known for bringing its pilot's back home alive, when other aircraft would have given up on them and left them to be captured.

 

2. F-111- The TRUE tank killer of ODS, with no losses in that conflict, BTW. It had a rocky beginning, but went on to be one of the greatest precision strike aircraft. Unfortunately, it was retired from USAF service. Oh well...at least the Australians were smart enough to keep them.

 

3. B-52- Well...its the Buff...enough said! :icon_supe I don't know of any other aircraft out there that will have been in service for 100 years by the time it is currently slated for retirement. It gets to live that long because it is still very effective in its role.

[S77th-konkussion]

Ahh... Illusions... (no offense) :D

 

hehe none taken :cool: I didn't say it was the only one- justone of my favorites.

[christopher m]

3 fav's

 

The list is dynamic (subject to whim)

 

1. A4 Skyhawk, Beautiful and Nostalgic,

2. Tornado, Something about British Pilots on Suicidal Bombing Runs,

3. Mig29, "New Favorate" since LO Beautiful and Functional,

 

and of course like everyone else the list is too short,

 

I really like the Russian influence on this board makes us westernized

VP's think a little.

 

Regards,

[Bublik]

Su-27, F-15, F-18 <- just like the way they look and fly :D

[Mizzy]

Well it's amazing the variation of result :)

 

From a Cessna to a 747 to Concorde but I think it was Rugg who mentions the F86 and the mention of the Mig 17, well worth me finding out about you lot and your favorite airframes.

 

See how hard it is to name only three ;)

 

Regards

 

Mizzy.

 

PS Olgerd, where is our piccy of the new Mig 31 model??? :)

[Shaman]

P-38 Lightning, F-14 Tomcat, Su-27 Flanker

 

I've fallen in love from the first sight.

[Groove]

1. B-2 Spirit - You should fear it. And one costs the half of a Nimitz Class CV

 

2. F-15 E Strike Eagle - Just beautiful

 

3. Su-27 - Natos Nightmare in the 80s !

[Fjordmonkey]

Favorites:

 

Supermarine Spitfire. Wonderful in every way

 

Su-27-family (27/30/32/33/34/37). Looks, Grace and Power combined.

 

Third must be a shared spot between:

 

Ka-50 Hokum. Agile, fast, un-orthodox and deadly.

F-16. Will forever be one of my favorites after working on them for a year.

[Galaad]

1) Rafale

2) Mirage 2000

3) Mirage III

[Pilotasso]

F-16: Hard to find another non-stealth plane that is so dangerous in so many ways.

 

 

Ahh... Illusions... (no offense) :D

 

Your looking around for bandits untill you start chasing after a bug buzzing up on top of your canopy untill a falcon greets you on your 6 ;)

 

So yeah its an illusion untill it fires at ya.

[Mizzy]

1) Rafale

2) Mirage 2000

3) Mirage III

 

I was wondering when the French would come in :) Great design the Mirage emm... that links to someones favorite being Concorde....I see the similarity now :)

 

Mizzy

[GGTharos]

Your looking around for bandits untill you start chasing after a bug buzzing up on top of your canopy untill a falcon greets you on your 6 ;)

 

So yeah its an illusion untill it fires at ya.

 

 

.. and then it realizes it's been owned BVR by any real interceptor out there :D

[Pilotasso]

...with an RCS the size of a barn ;)

[GGTharos]

Which doesn't really matter ... the F-16 has a significant enough RCS to be picked up well beyond it's own ability to pick up said interceptors. This is -just- reality.

[Pilotasso]

well now that you bring it up. Its not so straight forward as that.

While the interceptors your mentioning are powerhowses, they still use the very same weapons as the F-16 does, the alternative is to go after the russian birds and their SARH R-27's wich havent hit much of anything yet.

 

About the RCS FYI my countries F-16 MLU's (they had 3 other upgrades besides MLU) were given a RAM coating and have already flown across europe in exercises outdetecting their oposition including other F-16's.

 

They wont cut it with the 4rth generation fighters armed with the meteor. That I reckon but then my country is not a power thats going alone VS a global player.

 

Oh BTW this hasnt much in relevance to the matter but my brother who is at Laughlin AB texas has recieved a visit by 2 F-22 Raptors. They had both problems during their stay including a cockpit complete MFD blackout on take off. This hapened about 2 to 3 weeks ago. The info about the RAM coating on the F-16 also came from him. Both planes made it back, wich hints the problem about a localized software failiure (but this is speculation on our part).

[Cobra360]

The F-22 does suffer form software glitches and the odd computer crash here and there. In tests last year they were aiming for five hours without a crash! Thats the price for cutting edge software I guess.

[jj_pt]

It seems they're using Windows OS. ROFL!

 

You may get more info here.

 

During its development, the Raptor was delayed several times because of software problems that caused its computer operating system to blank out in flight, requiring the pilot to reboot the system. It still happens, though far less frequently than during the peak flight-test period, Hecker said.

 

“All of our airplanes now have an upgraded software package,” he said, which “has reduced a significant number of those lockups.” They happen about “one out of every 100 sorties,” Hecker noted, compared to one in three several years ago. The reboot takes three minutes or so and if “you’re just about to go into an engagement, that can seem like an eternity.” Still newer versions of the software will further reduce the lockup problem, and USAF officials expect it will disappear completely with a software version expected in about 18 months.

[STAR_80]

OV-10D Bronco for me.

 

 

In all its non glamour.

[Guest IguanaKing]

The F-22 does suffer form software glitches and the odd computer crash here and there. In tests last year they were aiming for five hours without a crash! Thats the price for cutting edge software I guess.

 

Heh...its no secret to many here how much I despise glass cockpits. :D

 

Must be an Avidyne or Meggitt system. LOL.