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From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix)
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Subject: Re: variable geometry wings
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Date: 11 Apr 90 03:17:01 GMT
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From: fiddler@concertina.Eng.Sun.COM (Steve Hix)

> From: uwm!carroll1.cc.edu!tkopp@uunet.UU.NET (Tom Kopp)
	[ in _Top Gun_ ]
> In article <15230@cbnews.ATT.COM> nelson_p@apollo.com writes:
> >   And on another topic, it appeared the filmmakers chose F5 Tigersharks
> F-5E Tiger II's to be precise.  The 'Tigershark' was the (now abandoned)
> F-20 project.  The two planes do look very similar, however.
> >   for the "MIG"s in the final dogfight scene.  Any idea why?  What 
> 
> Actually they used them for "MiG-28s" in the opening and closing sequences,
> as well as one of the aggressor aircraft at Top Gun.  Why?  See Below.
> 
> >   MIG would this plane most closely resemble?  Since they were getting 
> >   the cooperation of the DoD in this film, would it have made more
> >   sense to try to use, say, F15's, which somewhat resemble MIG29's?

F/A-18 Hornets would look quite a bit more like MiG-29's than do F-15's.

The F-5 is roughly the same size as a MiG-21, which is flown by lots of
different countries.  Above 30,000' or so the MiG-21 has a distinct edge,
and below 15,000' or so the F-5 has the edge.

The F-5 (and A-4) make pretty good sense as agressor mounts for roughly the
same reasons.

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   we daren't go a-hunting for fear of little men..."
('cause Fish and Game has taken to hiring axe-carrying dwarves)