Comments for Don't even step to your jets, boys--you're already dead.

Don't even step to your jets, boys--you're already dead.

2008-03-17T22:58:40Z

Me.

Seeing as how I'm in England (going to Fwance tomorrow), my time to elaborate is limited. I will do so ASAP. In the meantime, suffice it to say this airplane is the aviation equivalent to a cannon that can shoot around a corner. That is all -Attila

Comment from Casey Tompkins on 2008-03-19

2008-03-19T18:12:45Z

LongTabSigO, that's not saying much! :) After all, the Mitsubishi A6M was far more maneuverable than anything we Americans had for a long time, but they still got chewed up at prodigious rate. The irony is that -for all the talk about dogfighting- virtually all WW2 US fighters emphasized speed and acceleration over maneuverability; mainly because America made the best radials around, and Rolls-Royce dominated the in-line market... Zoom in, hit 'em hard, zoom out. Think Dodge Super-bee vs. turbocharged Civic. :) BTW, I recently read over at Strategypage that they need to stack up at least six Eagles against one Raptor, just to give the Raptor driver a challenge. Whew.

Comment from BillT on 2008-03-19

2008-03-19T12:34:45Z

*All* cannons can shoot around a corner. They just do it the long way -- over the roof, into the troposphere and then back down again.

Comment from dave on 2008-03-17

2008-03-18T04:04:50Z

watched one of those flying in close formation with p-51s, f-86's, an f-4, f-16, f-15 and a-10s last weekend. practicing for heritage flight demos. i was sporting wood... living here in tucson and driving by the boneyard everyday it always amazes me. we mothball better aircraft than the rest of the world flys active duty. and now this one. guess we'll be seeing the eagles in the boneyard next...

Comment from LongTabSigO on 2008-03-17

2008-03-18T03:16:24Z

It would be interesting to see it (F22) in a dogfight with some vintage aircraft. Put the F22 in a relatively tight box (10 Sq Miles?) and see how that maneuverability helps/hinders. Just a thought.

Comment from Neffi on 2008-03-17

2008-03-18T02:05:51Z

Aw sheesh- dang kerosene burners wit all the fancy-shmancy ee-lectronics and such. I could take it down with a Spitfire Mk IX or above... um, if it would hang around long enough. Harrumph

Comment from kat-missouri on 2008-03-17

2008-03-18T01:02:17Z

To paraphrase my AF brother: the most awesome thing ever.