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I wouldn't bet on that. I just built the Revell 1/48 F/A-18E, and all that detail is there. Its even got the struts linking the landing gear doors together.

Oh, my! Those will be neat additions. Y'all forgot the Avro Arrow.

LUCKY PUTZ!

Just out of curiosity, is there any difference between AoA and Alpha?

Such a horrifying thought!

Here's hoping the C-5M does better.

I'd be surprised if it had the loiter time for ASW or the pulling power for MCM. It'd make a great CSAR bird with its speed.

It looks like a Jaguar clone.

I wanna see that done with either an F-14D, an F-16D-62 (with the F100-PW-232 engine making 37,000 pounds of thrust in AB), or an F/A-22. Waco, you up for a little race?

In flight test, the F-14A, with its stall-happy TF-30-P-412 engines, managed to demo controlled flight at +90 to -50 degrees AoA.

Here's one I took myself. It's an F-14D from VF-101, at about .85 Mach, judging from the wing position. The Cat is the consummate predator: Swift, deadly, and silent At least until it flies past...

That's gotta be the radiator or something. Ramjets just don't ignite below about Mach 2.

But I find that the closer we come to that Final Sortie, the more I resent the Super Tick and the cheaters in the Hornet Mafia in NAVAIR and in Congress.

don't say that! {sobs} <_<

Don't forget Rick and Vinnie from Orange Country Coppers. In ep. "Dave Mann II" they got to ride in F-16s. Vinnie even joined the Niners (he survived a 9 G pull).

I'll not have anyone start another Tomcat vs. Hornet debate over this, but when the Super Tomcat is gone, the Super Hornet will represent the first decrease in the potency of CVWs because while it saves the Navy maintenance costs, it will more than make up for all the money saved with the increased wear and tear on the tanker fleet that will be incurred when they have to start flying more missions to support the shorter ranged aircraft. And the CVBG will still be limited by the short legs of the remaining Legacy Hornets. THAT was the principle advantage of the F-14D: The extreme range and hi

That's more than just a tail conversion. The Rotor hub cover on the pictured RAH-66B is completely different than the one on the RAH-66A kit. The Longbow radar is also quite different from the one used on the Apache.