Favorite Military Aircraft

AztecWarrior · 2003-07-13, 01:52 PM

Note that I said "Military Aircraft". The A-10 Thunderbolt II, Jaguar, and Tornado ECR are not fighters. I didn't want to leave any of you strike fighter fans out.

Post an image/link and say why you like it as your favorite. Posting a 747, the Wright flyer, or da Vinci's Orthinopter will make you look like an idiot, but if you seriously think the Sopwith Camel will take down an F-16, post away.

http://aeroweb.lucia.it/~agretch/RAFAQ/Su-35.html

This is the Sukhoi Su-35. This plane is built to be a match for any Western fighter, but the cool thing is the combination of vectored thrust (as on the F-22 Raptor) and front canards enable it to actually fly BACKWARDS under control. I don't have the video clip, but it's visible on the Discovery WINGS channel.

Onizuka · 2003-07-13, 02:11 PM

my 2 favorite planes of all time are the F-117 nighthawk and the b-2 stealth bomber.

The b-2:

and the nighthawk:

but new and recent developments have shown that the b-2s stealth is affected by weather conditions.

click here for the full story.

Lonehunter · 2003-07-13, 02:14 PM

F-14 Tomcat

Only becouse my Grandpa helped design and test it

Edit: Pic not available

Double Edit: Nevermind

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-13, 02:23 PM

I'm gonna have to say the F18 Super Hornet, l I really like it...

EDIT: Here is a pic of a Tomcat for the above user:

Spider · 2003-07-13, 02:24 PM

I got no pictures... but The NightStalker

A small helicopter with two gatling gun and troop (4 guys sitting on the sides) transport capabilities

That thing is super fast and rips apart a jet

It can also be armed with missiles depending on the type of operation

It's made for quick drops and quick pick ups no time to waste on the ground or near it (unlike the black hawk)

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-13, 02:28 PM

I knwo that the picture below is of an heli with the name NightStalker given to it by some...

Spider · 2003-07-13, 02:33 PM

That's the one

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-13, 02:34 PM

Yeah I don't think I would want to go up against that unless in something of equal power/agility or I had a Stinger or some other AA on me lol...those rocket pods and MG's look scary

*hides in shadows*

LSnake23 · 2003-07-13, 02:38 PM

I'm gonna let Nighthawk post the pics for me

But my favorite is the F-15 Eagle and the UH-60 Blackhawk.

Lonehunter · 2003-07-13, 02:40 PM

Originally posted by NightWalker XI

EDIT: Here is a pic of a Tomcat for the above user:

Thank you NightWalker

Mr1337Duck · 2003-07-13, 02:42 PM

Is that heli a cobra? My pastor used to fly a cobra during Vietnam.

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-13, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by LSnake23
I'm gonna let Nighthawk post the pics for me
But my favorite is the F-15 Eagle and the UH-60 Blackhawk.

You got to introduce me to this Nighthawk guy, he has a cool name...

F-15 Eagle

UH-60 Blackhawk

NightWalker XI · 2003-07-13, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by Mr1337Duck
Is that heli a cobra? My pastor used to fly a cobra during Vietnam.

No, that Heli is a AH6 Nightstalker...

This is the AH1 Cobra:

EDIT: Here is a better pic...

Mr1337Duck · 2003-07-13, 02:49 PM

ohh.... oki. B-2s are cool, they fly over my town sometimes on the way to Fort Riley or wherever the heck they're going.

Spider · 2003-07-13, 03:05 PM

Eh even with some kind of AA weapon I would be afraid of it, It's so damn nimble it dodges alot of things and its radars are so damn advance

And depending on the variation it can be silenced so the chopper it self doesnt do much sound and can come up behind you and shoot you before you notice :

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