Mine is the AC-130U Gunship, what's your's?
2007-08-19 21:23:50 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I'm partial to the F-15 series. Any craft that can hold a combined kill record of 104 kills to 0 losses in air combat has something going for it.
2007-08-19 21:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jim K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The RAF's WW11 Mosquito Bomber, their Dakota's (which I assume were USA Planes) and their Beverly's. Both the Daks & the Bevs used by UK's Airborne forces and I jumped from them many times.
Did manage to have a squint at the lancs, sunderlands and spits before they were either finally sold off or consinged to the breakers yards.
Use to watch the Vulcan V Bombers who for years operted from the east coast of Lincolnshire. They only making 1 flight in anger - to the Falklands - and what miserable failure is was to watch! We being plastered at the time by the Argentine Airforce who, we all agreed, were damned good and showed the RAF pilots by comparrison - to be no more than ameturers! The UK Fleet Air Arm also above reproach!
2007-08-20 00:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
F-14D Super Tomcat
It leaks like crazy and breaks pretty much constantly but it is just intimidating when the wing go from sweep to full spread.
Always had good memories of watching a 14 wet start and throw 50 foot flames out of the engines.
And it's manuverablility can't be beat at least by American Aircraft.
2007-08-19 21:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by WCSteel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OOOOOH, good choice.
I'd have to pick the A10 for my first choice, though.
With the extra pod-mounted guns instead of pod-rockets or missles.
Guns that point forward, and built like a flying tank.
A "pilot's" aircraft!
(The AC-130U would be my second choice though. Did you see the "tracer tornados" created by nightime raids using them over Somolia? Jeeeezzzz!)
2007-08-19 21:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old school: F-86 Saber
I find that the old style of WWII design with the integration of the first jet engine very interesting.
New school: A-10
Anything that has a 30mm cannon, can carry a mixed load of various A-G munitions, can lose complete hydralic pressure, couple feet off each wing tip, 30% of it's tail, an engine and can still fly desires some praise.
2007-08-19 21:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by Animal 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
P38 Lightning from WW2
A10 Thunderbolt
B52 Stratofortress My Dad was a 52 gunner for 22 years, same squadron all that time, 26th Bomb Sqd/ 11th Bomb Wing. He served longer as an active tailgunner than anyone in the squadron's history. Makes me proud!
2007-08-20 11:40:10 · answer #6 · answered by GRUMPY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ju-88, Mig-21 and F-4
2007-08-19 21:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by reichmanix 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. It was built over forty years ago and still nothing matches it performance. The SR-71 is still the fastest and highest flying true aircraft in history.
2007-08-19 22:15:58 · answer #8 · answered by wichitaor1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
P-38 lightning
F6F hellcat
A10 Warthog
2007-08-19 21:32:14 · answer #9 · answered by applebeer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Herc
2007-08-19 23:48:54 · answer #10 · answered by eetrapnoel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋