On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 21:53:24 GMT, Patriacia@homealone.com wrote:
>My Dad flew this type in VA 44, the instrument RAG for the Atlantic fleet.
>Said it was a better performer in the short, turning game than the F4.
>
One is subsonic, the other supersonic, one is 10,000lbs. empty the
other is 30,000lbs. empty, etc. The F-4E with wings slats was
remarkably maneuverable but it could not out-turn the Fokker Dr.I.
Both the A-4 and F-4 had their strengths and shortcomings hence the
advent of the F-14, F-15, F-16 and F/A-18.
Remarkably, the Greeks and Turks still fly the F-4E with upgraded
avionics and radar and they perform impressively.
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"Your leadership, however, has shown little of these qualities. Through
your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children,
humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a
nation."
- Admiral William H. McRaven (To Donald Trump, 2018)
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