Originally posted by RichardPriceI highly doubt that because 1 Russian pilots are very well trained even scince 91, and a 1985 F-15 would be the early modle F-15C which would be tracked and engaged before it could do any real type of manovering, to avaid be shot down, in your zeal describing the mythical U.S. great trained piloting doctrine over the Russkies, you used a very bad example, putting the first F-15c model up against a MiG-35
Originally posted by deltaboy
If the F15 and MiG35 were in close dogfight, the F15 could lose cause it would be outmaneuvered by new MiG because of the thrust vector.
[edit on 3-12-2008 by deltaboy]
The better pilot will always win, no matter what he is flying - even up against the top of the range Mig-35, a well trained USAF pilot in a circa 1985 era F-15 will be more than a match.

[edit on 5-12-2008 by 121200]


