Su-27 Documentary

[britgliderpilot]

Correct me if iґm wrong, but iґve read that the f18 is mediocre in all aspects. (but then people says the same of f16 as a fighter). Apart from the f18e(inexistent by the time), its seems many pilots stated it is unruly at low speed with a lot of nose woobling, even to land on a carrier, and its performance high speed was nothing special. They also added the fact that f18 couldnґt stand as weapon platform due to short range, radar inadequacy (refering to phoenix of course). At least it seemed all in all the pilot where saying was :

We prefer f14 at least it has many good points, while the f18 doesnґt perform good at no task.

but then those infos are old. Whats the rummors bout f18 now.

 

The F/A-18 doesn't have the outright performance of the F-14. I don't think anyone can argue otherwise.

 

What it does have is better maintainability, better avionics, and apparently better maneuvrability in certain areas.

 

 

The new plan is to kill the enemy BVR through complex technology . . . . not through brute force and speed ;)

 

The other really cool thing about the Hornet is that you can upgrade it's handling and control with a software update. Somewhere there's a press release saying they managed to increase the maximum alpha by two degrees just by changing the FBW software . . . .

 

 

It's a shame the F-14 speed machine has gone - but the Hornet's cheaper to run and works just as well in the real world.

 

Putting it in a photocopier and pressing enlarge didn't work too well aerodynamically for the Super Hornet, though.

[D-Scythe]

Correct me if iґm wrong, but iґve read that the f18 is mediocre in all aspects. (but then people says the same of f16 as a fighter). Apart from the f18e(inexistent by the time), its seems many pilots stated it is unruly at low speed with a lot of nose woobling, even to land on a carrier, and its performance high speed was nothing special.

 

The F/A-18 was the most agile low speed fighter in the U.S. inventory, prior to the introduction of the F-22, so I'd like to see proof of anything that criticizes the low speed characteristics of the Hornet. The F-16 was obviously the most agile US fighter at higher speeds (>350kts), while the F-15 performed well across both speed regimes.

 

The new plan is to kill the enemy BVR through complex technology . . . . not through brute force and speed ;)

 

Well, maybe that's a Navy thing - the F-22 and F-15 are still around ;)

 

Putting it in a photocopier and pressing enlarge didn't work too well aerodynamically for the Super Hornet, though.

 

Haha, that's an excellent way to describe it.

[Pilotasso]

Any bad critics out there such as that above must come from F-14 drivers. They will put it down any time of the week. Too bad they are all mentaly raped and forced to fly those superbug Hornettes now :D haha well served

[tflash]

Slaunyeh, the Navy doens't need rumours about the Hornet. It is providing sterling service day after day, hour after hour in difficult conflicts for decades. I guess by now they know what it can bring to the battlefield.