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Originally posted by WestPoint23
.......But to get back on topic the F-15 and F-16 are old so we need more raptors to make up for them when they leave service.................. To sum it all up we really do need more than 300 raptors.
Each new generation of aircraft is always more capable than the last - and if that isn't quite so then the designers need sacking along with the procurement staff and new people brought in!
(what was all that about secretly being 50yrs advanced? Hmmm?)
A one for one replacement is most certainly not justifiable. But hey, it's your taxes.
Originally posted by WestPoint23
Umm... no you don't need the publics opinion or agreement
all you need is the pentagons decision.
Also the 50 years thing are black projects that are only used in secret so we only uses those in a World War.
Originally posted by RealisticPatriot
Horrible idea because even ppl like us on this board know that its the PILOT not the PLANE that wins dogfights...If i was flying a f-22 and Chuck Yeager was flying a f-4 he�d whup my ass to kingdom come.
or maybe its something in-between I heard the US pilots were up against unfair numbers. In that situation, its really tough, no matter how good one is, how many can one fight simultaneously?
Originally posted by rvfried
Can anything be said about the cutbacks in our pilot\'s airtime? Since the budget cutbacks, I understand most pilots are getting less time in the air. Would more time in the aircraft help with some of the problems we encountered?