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From: eachus@aries.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)
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Subject: Re: F-14 vs. F-15 vs. F-16 (was Re: Mig-29 operated by Iraq)
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Date: 24 Jan 91 03:48:25 GMT
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From: eachus@aries.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)

In article <1991Jan21.041637.5577@cbnews.att.com> martens@cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) writes:

   In article <1991Jan19.043412.6425@cbnews.att.com> anthony@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Anthony Lee) writes:

   >Sorry to disagree but I think the F14 is more maneuverable then you think.
   >Back in the early days of the F15s, the Navy F14s used to regularly 
   >beat the F15s in dogfight simulations.

   More recently (say 3 years ago) a friend of mine who flew F-15s for
   the USAF claimed that, all other things being equal, an F-15 can
   almost always beat an F-14 in a dogfight, and an F-16 will almost
   always beat an F-15.  By "almost always," he said he meant "15 of 16
   times."

    He is right but...All other things frequently aren't equal, in
this case the experience of the pilots.  Since aircraft carriers at
sea almost always have CAP aircraft aloft, F-14 pilots get LOTS of
practice time compared to F15 drivers.  Also Navy pilots tend to spend
more of their careers in cockpits, so both of the above statements are
probably right.  However, with the current goings on in the Persian
Gulf, this should even out very quickly. (Although the F-16, F/A-18
and F-15E pilots may spend a lot of time hauling freight while their
buddies fly CAP.)
--

					Robert I. Eachus

     Our troops will have the best possible support in the entire
world.  And they will not be asked to fight with one hand tied behind
their back.  President George Bush, January 16, 1991