Canada should buy the IP from Northrop Grumman and put it into production.
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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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My MSF teacher played a cop in Rainman. Ironically his line is "Stay in your car." He was a retired real cop.
This just showed up in one of my feeds. The F-15 is undefeated in air combat. One could argue that qualifies it as the greatest fighter of all time. It's also the only jet fighter that ever shot down a satellite in space. Have a read.
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Post stated it was shot today 12-22-20 in a Florida boneyard.
Caption.
We never grow old, just get bigger toys.
Post stated it was shot today 12-22-20 in a Florida boneyard.
Caption.
We never grow old, just get bigger toys.
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I'm amazed the Tomcat is 50 years old.
The F-15 first flew in 72. The MIG-29 5 yrs later in 77. It's considered a peer. The F-15 is 5 and 0 against the 29.
Put another way, the F-15 is a 48 yr old design, still standing guard on active duty... and still undefeated. Maybe it's other peers are afraid of it. 
Yeah, but who was flying the Mig 29? Not the Russians for sure.
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You got almost everything right... my subjective opinion of course... I would throw a McDonald Douglas F-15 Eagle in there somewhere. It has definitely stood the test of time. It would fit anywhere on your list. The B-17 belongs for sure, but if you have to pick 10, it might not make it.
I'm going to pick my own #1. I'm going to base it on extensive and ongoing experience.
Boeing 767
Boeing 767
For me #1 is the C-130 and only because I got to fly on one in New Zealand. In August 1976 a US Naval Vessel (Trucson) was in Wellington Harbour so the dock workers went on strike. My family was left stranded needing to cross to the South Island so the NZ Government flew us across. Our car crossed in a Bristol Freighter - do they still fly? On arrival in the South Island the fire engines all came out to greet us, or was it because one of the turbo props died??. On the C-130 we had three other cars packed in with us. Not bad for my first ever flight.
For understandable reasons not on everyone's list but ground breaking for sure.
Impressive that there is a flying example!
Impressive that there is a flying example!
Betcha dint' know the engines were pull started just like a mower... on the original Junkers engines I mean.
There's a lanyard that starts a little 2 stroke in the nose cone. The 2 stroke starts the engine. Some call it the first APU
I didn't know about the pull-start starter motor, or that there is still an airworthy example of the 262. The Germans developed a lot of advanced weapons systems during the war, most of them too late to see much action. I might have previously mentioned the Me 163 rocket plane? Lethal. To the pilot. If it crashed on take-off, the plane exploded. Or if it didn't explode, the rocket fuel dissolved the unfortunate man. An interceptor, with four minutes of engine power, used to gain altitude above the enemy bomber stream. Then it became a very fast glider and the pilot had a brief opportunity to shoot down a B17. Before attempting a high-speed landing on a tiny metal skid.
Said to be the first aircraft to exceed 1000 kmh in level flight.
Said to be the first aircraft to exceed 1000 kmh in level flight.
I'd forgotten about the 262. A pretty little plane for sure!
First jet fighter flown in combat, wasn't it? England had the Gloucester Meteor before the end of the war as well.
First jet fighter flown in combat, wasn't it? England had the Gloucester Meteor before the end of the war as well.
Put another way, the F-15 is a 48 yr old design, still standing guard on active duty... and still undefeated. Maybe it's other peers are afraid of it.
The Aeroplane is perhaps good .. But ( pardon my French ..not doing this to upset anyone and certainly no veteran or defense force minded and / or patriot ) is it not the Air to Air missiles that is in a class of its own .. with total combat support .
I got the impression the word on the street is that fex AMRAM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM
Is the real deal so to speak .. I may be wrong but the saying goes that ..that long distance firing capability and then turn home. Makes the difference. The proverbial " Rocket Scientist " has performed .. If the planes comes within range of Russian planes .. Which there is no need for if the saying is true. Well what happens then ?
There are videos of Russian planes on the net displaying scary maneuvering capabilities.
At times Unbelievable
