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F-22 Fighter Loses $79 Billion Advantage in Dogfights: Report
The United States has spent nearly $80 billion to develop the most advanced stealth fighter jet in history, the F-22 Raptor, but the Air Force recently found out firsthand that while the planes own the skies at modern long-range air combat, it is "evenly matched" with cheaper, foreign jets when it comes to old-school dogfighting. (news.yahoo.com) Ещё...
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Interesting why this seems like news on yahoo. The US hasn't been in a dogfight in ages, therefore why spend the money on it?
I would still not want to go against an F-22, even if it was 10-1 odds!
I would still not want to go against an F-22, even if it was 10-1 odds!
Thats true.
Very true. It has guns. They didn't make the same mistake with it as they did with the F4 and it sounds like it held it's own, but as you say, blow 'em out of the sky before they even know you are there
Once again, the news media must make news. The comparisons within the article are correctly written, but why the yellow press headline? Just the facts, please, just the facts. Keep your opinions to yourself.
Exactly. If there are Raptors in the area, nobody with a brain in any current aircraft would be likely to challenge them. The likelihood of an actual "old school" dogfight taking place is very slim. That's precicely why it's "old school".
No need to dogfight when you can blow the enemy out of the sky before he even know's you are there!