We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:19:29 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification No, not Wonder Woman or Supergirl.Just an Eagle.An F-15 Eagle fighter flies over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex during Red Flag-Alaska on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, April 29, 2009. Red Flag is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. and coalition forces flown under simulated air-combat conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher BoitzGiven the discussion we had in the comments on this post, this seemed appropriate.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html Fri, 08 May 2009 07:24:04 -0600
In fact, there's a healthy category of fighter aircraft who mostly saw action in the Pacific, vice Atlantic/European theatre. The Corsair demonstrated great speed, maneuverability, excellent load-carrying ability, and the reliability of a radial engine. One wonders what the Luftwaffe would have made of it... :)

]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88577 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88577 Sun, 10 May 2009 00:21:58 -0600 The F-4U was even before my time LOL http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88559 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88559 Sat, 09 May 2009 10:10:59 -0600 What...no love for the F4U Corsair? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88555 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88555 Sat, 09 May 2009 08:00:08 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88553 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/speaking_of_pre.html#comment-88553 Sat, 09 May 2009 04:09:53 -0600
Continuing in that vein, the F-22 looks more like -alas- a 2006 GTO.

Earlier examples of elegant design should include the Spitfire, Mustang (-D model), and FW-190A; not to mention the classic Mitsubishi model Zero.

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