For all the time I was flying fighters I knew two things for certain - 1) everyone gets slow in a dogfight, and 2) no jet could last against a Hornet in a slow speed fight. Even an average jock could make it sing.
But speaking as a Hornet devotee? Looking over my shoulder in a brawl and seeing a jet that could do the things this airplane can do would make my heart die inside me.
The crazy thing? This is what the USAF is willing to show.
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dan kardas
// Sep 22, 2008 at 6:22 pm
hello
i have enjoyed your site tonite and watched the raptor do its stuff. and i have seen the hornet do its stuff. i do not see what you see as i have never learned to fly. all i see when i watch any of these birds fly, even the old ww11 planes, is wonder.
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