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09-03-2007, 10:15 PM
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#541 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | i like the lightning for sheer speed..... Thats the speed freak side of me...
Like the harrier 'cause it is differn't and it has such versitility....
Like the Su 27 because it looks freakin good.....
Overall Harrier..... though...
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09-04-2007, 02:14 PM
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#542 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | The Harrier is not a fighter though you do realize that?
I dont understand why it is in the poll.
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09-10-2007, 03:46 PM
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#543 | | Junior Member
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Country:  | Harrier...
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  The Harrier is not a fighter though you do realize that?
I dont understand why it is in the poll. |
Actually I tend to disagree with you....at least in todays modern versions...
Here is a great pic I've found of 2 harriers. http://www.airforce-technology.com/p...s/harrier2.jpg
Its of Two AV-8B Harriers in service with the US Marine Corps.
Out of the list, I do have a strong feeling about the Harrier being the top of the list. Especially the modern versions. Harrier II Plus (AV-8B) VSTOL Fighter and Attack Aircraft, as it is called Is a FIGHTER. It is a VSTOL fighter and attack aircraft operational with the US Marine Corps, the Spanish Navy and the Italian Navy.
The Harrier II Plus extends the capabilities of the Harrier with the introduction of a multi-mode radar and beyond-visual-range missile capability.
It seems to me a multi purpose aircraft is what they are all struggling towards. | |
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09-10-2007, 09:59 PM
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#544 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Negative the Harrier that is in service with the USMC is for strike, ground attack, and ground support missions. As with any modern Attack aircraft (minus the A-10) it can be used as a fighter if needed but it is first and formost a Ground Attack aircraft.
The Harrier is terrible for maintenance but I am impressed with its air to ground capability. We had Harriers supporting us when were were flying missions in Iraq.
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09-15-2007, 06:38 AM
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#545 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | no other aircraft to my knowledge has the kill ratio that the sabre has, but i'll probably be corrected soon  | |
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09-15-2007, 06:50 AM
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#546 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Nope the F-15 has the best kill ratio. It has never been defeated.
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11-09-2007, 09:31 PM
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#547 | | Senior Member
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Country: | 1. the f-18
2. the f-4
3. the f-14
i am a navy person.
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12-13-2007, 10:55 AM
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[quote=DerAdlerIstGelandet;273216]The Harrier is not a fighter though you do realize that?
The FALKLANDS. The Harrier WAS a fighter !!!!!!
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12-14-2007, 09:54 AM
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#549 | | Junior Member
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Country:  | I would say the title for the greatest aircraft ever has be a one among 3 aircrafts:
a) F-86 Sabre - its combat record in the korean war and other local conflicts (Indo-Pak war being a good example) speaks volume about its versatility and combat prowess.
b) MiG 15 Fagot - Same legacy as the F-86. In hands of experienced soviets was always an equal adversary of the Sabre. Gave birth to a whole line of magnificient fighters.
c) F-4 Phantom - No words can better exemplify this brute of a plane with the ultimate compliment as 'The world's largest distributor of MiG parts'. Helped many countries to aquire air superiority and is a strong contendor for the post of the greatest aircraft ever built.
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12-14-2007, 10:00 AM
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#550 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | The technically superior fighter on the list is the F-22.
The fighter with the best record on the is the F-15.
The fighter that has had the largest impact on air warfare is probably the F-4.
The fighter that is just kick ass though is the English Electric Lightning for just being so f*cking ace, so its the greatest.
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12-14-2007, 10:15 AM
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#551 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Quote:
Originally Posted by AVRoe
The FALKLANDS. The Harrier WAS a fighter !!!!!!
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It was used as a fighter. It is not a fighter. Its main role is ground support!!!!!! (see I can use exclamations too!!!!!  )
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12-23-2007, 01:48 AM
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#552 | | Senior Member
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1) F/A-18 Hronet
2)SU-37 Terminator
3)Y/F-23
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12-23-2007, 03:12 AM
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#553 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Exclimation marks get us nowhere Adler......
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12-23-2007, 03:21 AM
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#554 | | Senior Member
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Country: | top 4 choices for me from that list would be the F 4 Phantom, F/18, E.E Lightening and Sabre.
I'm coming to like jets more, I'm still a prop kinda guy though 
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12-23-2007, 03:37 AM
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#555 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I'm with Heinz except my top 4 would be the Harrier, E.E lightning, Su 27 and the Foxbat.
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