For me F-14 will always be number one. Probably because of Top Gun. It does look great and was the preferred model as a kid.
After that, always loved the P-36 and the F-15. Mostly because video games. The F-15 was the first model I built.
Always liked the look of Russian fighters. ALWAYS Liked the MiG-15, 21, and 29. Su-27 also, looks like a bigger MiG-29.
That being said, I saw a firepower demo of the Warthog. I feel sorry for whoever is on the other end of an attack from one of them. Jesus that was incredible.
The coolest thing I saw at an air show was a simultaneous flyover of a Fokker, P-51 and an F-15. Side by side. The F-15 was full flaps up just to stay with the other two. It was cool.
That being said, I saw a firepower demo of the Warthog. I feel sorry for whoever is on the other end of an attack from one of them. Jesus that was incredible.
The coolest thing I saw at an air show was a simultaneous flyover of a Fokker, P-51 and an F-15. Side by side. The F-15 was full flaps up just to stay with the other two. It was cool.
Steve, yeah the demo with two A-10s attacking from perpendicular angles, never more than 8 seconds off target is frighteningly awesome.
The P51 is tiny even compared with the F-16. Stuart FL just had an F-22 with F-16, A-10 and P-51. The F-22 was actually strikingly large, not far off the A-10 in size.
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If you like the p-38, check out the P-61 Black Widow night fighter
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Believe the Japanese called them the forked tail devil's.
If you like the p-38, check out the P-61 Black Widow night fighter
That one looks right out of the original Star Wars.
So great.
Firing up an F4U Corsair - ( New Window )
So great. Firing up an F4U Corsair - ( New Window )
That was pretty badass once the engine turned over, but the 3 minutes it took to get it going was a little like getting my old Chevy Vega started on a cold morning.😀
Lightning Mustang, Corsair, Falcon, Warthog.
Top trainees request the A10 over fighter planes now.
My grandfather was a crew chief for a P-47, so that one has a place in my heart too.
I went to the aviation museum in Farmingdale a few years ago and they had a P-40 flight demonstration. Man, the powerful roar of that engine was something else to experience, and the P-40 wasn't even one of the more powerful WWII fighters.
WW2 Corsair F4U-1C
50-60s Phantom II
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F-15 gets so little love despite being such a capable aircraft.
There is a great podcast currently running on the development and operational history of the F-14 called “the Tomcast”; link below.
Redcircle.com/shows/f-14_tomcast - ( New Window )
F4U Corsair - the pirate of the Pacific.
Supermarine Spitfire - the soul of a man lives in the beauty that helped win the Battle of Britain.
Fw-190 - the butcher bird.
P-47 Thunderbolt - tank, train, and airplane killer DeLuxe.
P-51 Mustang (especially D and later models) - Goering said he knew the war was lost when he saw them over Berlin.
A-10 Wart Hog - there's a reason it's the Thunderbolt II.
Chance Vought Crusader - moveable wing machine foretold the future and lasted a long, long time as a first line fighter in an age where most things were already obsolete when they were introduced.
F- 104 - the missle with a man in it.
With a lot of love for the Fokker Eindecker, the Goshawk, the P-40 Warhawk, the Wildcat, the Hellcat, the Bearcat, and the Cougar, the Viggin (Sweden), and the Hornet.
That was the Germans.
Did you know that the Corsair almost missed being a carrier-based fighter because visibility for the pilot was so poor they kept crashing. It too the Brits to figure out a modified, somewhat sideways approach that provided the needed visibility.
I used to love the F-14 the most but I've become more of a fan of the F-18's look. The Jolly Roger tags help.
Talk about coincidence, I'm watching "Smokey and the Bandit" right now.😂👌
During the ground offensive in Desert Storm, a pair of A-10's decimated a column of Iraqi armor that was headed towards our positions. I have no idea how many vehicles were in the column as the action took place over a ridge line but the distinctive roar of the cannons lasted for extremely long time. (I'm assuming the Iraqis abandoned their vehicles when the attack started and the planes made multiple runs to ensure that they destroyed every last vehicle.)
Afterwards, when my unit was taking command of close to two thousand prisoners, an F-15 did a low level fly-over directly above their heads. I'm guessing, he was about 30 feet off the ground so no one was in danger but the effect on the prisoners was tremendous.
You forgot the ‘MOH’ for Medal of Honor recipient.
Had a Revell version of ‘Lulubelle’ hung from the ceiling as a kid.
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beautiful, fast and deadly. The first carrier-based aircraft to exceed 400mph. The 'gull wings' were necessary to be able to mount the extra large propeller. The oil coolers at the base of the wings made a unique whistling sound and the Japanese called the Corsair "Whistling Death".
Did you know that the Corsair almost missed being a carrier-based fighter because visibility for the pilot was so poor they kept crashing. It too the Brits to figure out a modified, somewhat sideways approach that provided the needed visibility.
Visibility and the fact that the landing gear struts were so long the early dampening was calibrated incorrectly and the long travel would make the plane pogo after the first bounce.
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beautiful, fast and deadly. The first carrier-based aircraft to exceed 400mph. The 'gull wings' were necessary to be able to mount the extra large propeller. The oil coolers at the base of the wings made a unique whistling sound and the Japanese called the Corsair "Whistling Death".
Did you know that the Corsair almost missed being a carrier-based fighter because visibility for the pilot was so poor they kept crashing. It too the Brits to figure out a modified, somewhat sideways approach that provided the needed visibility.
Visibility and the fact that the landing gear struts were so long the early dampening was calibrated incorrectly and the long travel would make the plane pogo after the first bounce.
Yes, a multitude of problems that were, fortunately, solved. Great plane and perfect for the Pacific Theatre.
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so that was always a favorite for us kids. But as for new age, my brother and I split between the F14 and the F16. The Curtiss P40 Flying Tiger always has the coolest paint job.
My grandfather was a crew chief for a P-47, so that one has a place in my heart too.
I went to the aviation museum in Farmingdale a few years ago and they had a P-40 flight demonstration. Man, the powerful roar of that engine was something else to experience, and the P-40 wasn't even one of the more powerful WWII fighters.
very cool. i've seen a P-47 and one or two others over Montauk the last decade or so.
...I grew up with Pappy.
Give me any modern single seat fighter, F/A-18E, F-22, F-35C.
If so, one can only wonder what advances were gained as a result of it's development