Cool Military Pictures...

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by MikeSP1

That's not an easy feat because the F-16 was designed as a dogfighter and be more agile than anything else (ability to cut inside the turns of every other aircraft of its day).

Vectored Thrust FTMFW!

[smileyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Q6Vb9xJM0

check out the other cool videos in this link..

[AquaPython]

Originally Posted by shmike

Awesome pics.

I actually like the 3rd link best of all.

stop trying to be different

[fatbuckRTO]

Originally Posted by smileyman

check out the other cool videos in this link..

That climb as soon as he takes off looks impossible. Looks like he just gets to the top of an invisible cliff and carries on at a leisurely strole.

[smileyman]

It can almost hover and with those huge ailerons it can turn on a dime. Not that anything is gonna get close enough to dogfight one but wow! The F35 has some good capability too. 4 different versions of the 35 provide carrier service, VTOL, and various electronic/weapons packages.

[AquaPython]

the 35 is sick, is it officially in service?

[smileyman]

Originally Posted by AquaPython

the 35 is sick, is it officially in service?

I know the orders are in but I don't know if they have produced enough yet for a unit to be organized...

[Rider]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I know the orders are in but I don't know if they have produced enough yet for a unit to be organized...

There are currently 6 in production. More on the way as we speak.

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by smileyman

Vectored Thrust FTMFW!

Skunkworks ftmfw!!!

Honestly I wonder what kind of shit is really out there. The F-117 had use in Vietnam but no one really thinks of those until the Persian-Gulf war in the early 90s. The fucking SR-71 I think had use before Vietnam but wasn't mentioned until much later on and still dominates in top speed (If they were still flying). So I assume there has to be some crazy shit out there.

As for anyone touching hte F-22. I'm not sure if Russia has made any progress past the Mig-25/29(can't recall off the top of my head) and maybe Iran has some fine Sopwith Camels that are slow enough to make a supersonic jet inaffective. But I wonder when is the last time we had a full blown bullets to bullets dog fight.

[Porkchop]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

Oh, I know. I grew up with a father in the Air Force and knew everything there was to know about jets. The F-16 was the shit to me because I knew how well it could manuever. To watch the F22 (a jet I played on a video game from years past as the YF-22) own it like that was amazing to me.

F22 Lightning baby.......