Favorite Jet Fighter?

Erik Tracy
Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
edited February 2013 in The Clubhouse
Got a favorite jet fighter that has lines and that look you love?

Mine is the F-86...'Last of the Sports Model'

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    The Hornets of VMFA-122 will always have a place in my heart...
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    Now if you had asked about prop-jobs...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,526
    edited July 2012
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
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    http://www.planeaday.com/images/2010/June/Lockheed%20F-104%20Starfighter,%20060928-F-1234S-003.jpg

    Ah...the 'widow maker' the F-101 Starfighter.

    Sleek, but not very stable...if you believe the writeups.

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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited July 2012
    F-14 "Tomcat"

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    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    Pic number 4 is an F-15 Eagle Decal...:lol:
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    decal wrote: »
    F-14 "Tomcat"

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    Able to deploy the Phoenix AAM....but so damn big!

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2012
    For nostalgia sake, I have to go with the F4 Phantom, since I repaired it's fire control radar while in the Navy.

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  • Erik Tracy
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    edited July 2012
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    The Hornets of VMFA-122 will always have a place in my heart...
    vmfa122.jpg



    Now if you had asked about prop-jobs...
    corsair.jpg

    Had a job at Pax River waayy back when the F-18's were coming on-line - got to sit in the cockpit and work the avionics during testing.

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    For nostalgia sake, I have to go with the F4 Phantom, since I repaired it's fire control radar while in the Navy.

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    "Pigs in Space!!!" :cheesygrin:

    Strap a jet to a brick and it'll fly....

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Had a job at Pax River waayy back when the F-18's were coming on-line - got to sit in the cockpit and work the avionics during testing.

    I got a backseat ride in a F/A-18b when my squadron was being transitioned. To this day, the very best(and worst) ride of my life. Took a couple hours to clean up the mess!:mrgreen: The best part after the take-off roll was getting about 15 minutes with my hand on the stick.:cheesygrin: Never will forget that as long as I live.
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    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Able to deploy the Phoenix AAM....but so damn big!

    That's not a Tomcat in that shot... No doubt it is an Eagle, and the missile is a sparrow.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited July 2012
    There is an Air Force base about 40 miles from where I live.
    I can remember when I was younger passing bye and seeing all the Super Sabres lined up.
    Man they were LOUD!
    I always thought the front of the F-100's looked cool.
    They had some performance also.

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I got a backseat ride in a F/A-18b when my squadron was being transitioned. To this day, the very best(and worst) ride of my life. Took a couple hours to clean up the mess!:mrgreen: The best part after the take-off roll was geting about 15 minutes with my hand on the stick.:cheesygrin: Never will forget that as long as I live.

    ****....:evil:

    I was the target of attempted recruitment as a green GS summer hire by the stationed pilots at Pax - almost got a ride in an A-7 but it fell thru.....they did take me to the O club and got me pukin' drunk on several occassions to their amusement though...

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    pepster wrote: »
    There is an Air Force base about 40 miles from where I live.
    I can remember when I was younger passing bye and seeing all the Super Sabres lined up.
    Man they were LOUD!
    I always thought the front of the F-100's looked cool.
    They had some performance also.

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    Oooh! The Super Sabre! Nice.

    Saw them once as the AF Thunderbirds!

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  • Erik Tracy
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    edited July 2012
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    That's not a Tomcat in that shot... No doubt it is an Eagle, and the missile is a sparrow.

    This one, right?
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    Good catch!

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    Another classic.. The YF-12a, Most forget that before the Blackbird went dark, she was a fighter jet.:cheesygrin:
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited July 2012
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    Strap a jet to a brick and it'll fly....

    Doesn't glide very well though. :lol:
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    aka the A-12....

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Doesn't glide very well though. :lol:

    Who needs to glide when you have two GE J-79s? It's all about the thrust baby!

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited July 2012
    Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited July 2012
    My favorite craft is a special bomber that could, if needed, fight off the fighters of the day !:cheesygrin: I go to Virginia at least once a year to visit Enola.


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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    My favorite craft is a special bomber that could, if needed, fight off the fighters of the day !:cheesygrin: I go to Virginia at least once a year to visit Enola.


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    Not technically a 'fighter' or a 'jet'...but....she's pretty and important!

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,325
    edited July 2012
    gdb wrote: »
    My favorite craft is a special bomber that could, if needed, fight off the fighters of the day !:cheesygrin: I go to Virginia at least once a year to visit Enola.


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    The B-29's only effective defense from fighter attack was to fly 15,000 feet above them. The radio-controlled turrets could lay down some impressive fire, but couldn't track a moving aircraft as effectively as a trained gunning crew could.

    I tip my hat to your selection however, as the Superfort's could deliver the fireworks. The -29's also ushered in technology that lay the foundations of modern air travel and combat jets, including service as in-flight refueling platforms for the first jets and the 707's pressurized cabins that would come a decade later.

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    My under-dog favorite is the F-20 "Tigershark".

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    Sleek...built on the proven F-5/T-38 platform...very capable.

    Too bad it never really 'took off'...

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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited July 2012
    F-16 Fighting Falcon for the win, followed closely by a nostalgic vote for the F-4 Phantom. My dad worked on F-4's during 2 tours in Thailand during Vietnam, hence my love for them. I think his F-4 got his squadron's lone mig kill during his second tour.

    We were stationed at Nellis in the early 80's, as my dad was an instructor for F-16 mechanics during that time. The Thunderbirds were already flying F-16's by then, so I got to see them a good bit during those 4 years. What an amazing jet to watch perform. Still gives me chills thinking about it....

    Great thread Erik, I'm geeking out on all the great answers here!

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    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited July 2012
    And interesting choice with the F-20 Erik. I've still got a framed picture somewhere from Northrop that my dad gave me back in the early 80's.

    My personal favorite was a picture of the U-2/TR-1 pilot in his suit, walking to plane with the slogan "At 60,000 feet this pilot stands alone."
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    jflail2 wrote: »
    F-16 Fighting Falcon for the win, followed closely by a nostalgic vote for the F-4 Phantom. My dad worked on F-4's during 2 tours in Thailand during Vietnam, hence my love for them. I think his F-4 got his squadron's lone mig kill during his second tour.

    We were stationed at Nellis in the early 80's, as my dad was an instructor for F-16 mechanics during that time. The Thunderbirds were already flying F-16's by then, so I got to see them a good bit during those 4 years. What an amazing jet to watch perform. Still gives me chills thinking about it....

    Great thread Erik, I'm geeking out on all the great answers here!

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    Proud salute to your dad for his service!!

    My dad flew the F-86 in the Korean 'conflict'...so maybe that explains my favorite.

    Ah...Nellis....just outside of Vegas baby!

    Spent many weeks at Nellis.....Red Flag!

    Used to work for a company that installed the air combat training system there - got to spend lots of time on the flight line watching the jets take off!

    Home of the Thunderbirds!

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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited July 2012
    Not really a fighter but the Thunderbolt II is one of my favorites! Low and slow for ground suppurt but also armed for air-to-air.
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    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited July 2012
    Got the traditional Independence Day flyover by the local F-15 Eagle pilots this morning as a part of their annual buzzing of various regional parades. Good stuff!
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited July 2012
    zane77 wrote: »
    Not really a fighter but the Thunderbolt II is one of my favorites! Low and slow for ground suppurt but also armed for air-to-air.

    You mean the A-10 "warthog"? :cheesygrin:

    And the awe inspiring M61 Vulcan 'gatling' gun firing depleted uranium rounds?

    Rockin'!!!

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