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From: thi@mips2.ma30.bull.com (Saigon Smuggler)
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Subject: Re: Air to Air F-15 vs. F-14
Keywords: Bat Turn
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Date: 16 May 91 13:31:58 GMT
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From: thi@mips2.ma30.bull.com (Saigon Smuggler)


Al.Conte@EBay.Sun.COM (Al Conte) writes:
> [...good explanation of manuevers deleted...]
>The F-14 is a superb platform, as time has shown, but if you ask any
>pilot what he would rather fight in, they would say the F-15 eagle.
>It's performance is superior in all flight regimes compared to the
>Tomcat.  Two pairs of eyes aside, (we could argue that for eternity)
>equal capable pilots in each plane, the F-15 would win almost all the
>time.  Give Miramar NAS a call, they will tell you the same.

Would the F-15's superior flight regimes diminish when compare to the
F-14A-Plus or the F-14D with its more powerful GE engines?  Would then
the F-14A-Plus be able to do the accelerating vertical spiral maneuver
due to its better than 1:1 ratio between thrust/weight?

Thanks

-tt