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Re: Jet question
Posted by Scott WRG Editor on Sun Feb 16, 2003 01:11:01 AM
In reply top Re: Jet question posted by Tulio on Sat Feb 15, 2003 11:48:21 PM
I agree with Tulio for the most part. Either the Me 262 or the Mig 15 for the shear impact they had when they arrived.
The Mig 21, while a capable aircraft for its time, owes most of its significance to philosophical diffences in thinking about what a fighter was. The US fighters initially were treated as missile platforms and the crews were trained this way. The Mig 21, being more of a dogfighter could take advantage of this. Once guns were installed in the Phantoms and crew training changed the impact of the Mig 21 was lessened. Besides, the Vietnamese were have the same initial success with the Mig 17 and Mig 19. they probably could have been somewhat successful with sidewinder equipped Mustangs at that time period. It was the situation and not really the aircraft that defined those events. At least in my opinion.
Scott WRG Editor
: Wouldn't the Me-262 be as important, not because of the nu
: mbers built, but because it became operational so long ago
: , and had a relatively good success?
:
: What about the F-16?
: What about the F-5?
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: These have been built and sold to many countries, and have
: been used for many years now.
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: I would easily include the T-33 / TV-2 family, for their e
: xtended life-span, and for having helped to introduce many
: pilots world-wide, to jet flying.
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: If we go for impact, then the MiG-15 should be included, g
: iven the shock that its initial combat performance caused
: on the US forces in Korea, and overall in all the airforce
: s of the world.
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: Saludos!
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: Tulio