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Old 07-10-2007, 01:07 PM   #55
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LOL, no, but I do have a brother in law (ex military pilot, current test pilot) and a love of fighter aircraft. I'd be interested to hear which ones you think are better!
Well, asssuming you mean in an air-superiority role, the F-15 is hard to beat (Over a 100 kills and no losses in combat).

but without thrust vectoring (like the Su-30/35 and the F-22) don't you think the current F-15 is at a disadvantage?

Sure the F-15 is no slouch, but most of its kills are by the Israelis a llloooong time ago....how would it stack up against more modern competition? I would suggest that it would still be competitive but not dominant...
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