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From: awillis@gara.une.oz.au (Andrew Willis)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Air to Air F-16 vs. F-18
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Date: 6 Jun 91 01:10:29 GMT
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From: awillis@gara.une.oz.au (Andrew Willis)


edat!brian@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Douglass) writes:
> Not really.  Any jet jock will tell you, it's not the plane, its
> the man.  I personally have seen jocks in F-5s with the 57th FWW
> Agressor Squadron wax F-15s, 16s, and 14s.  All due to superior
> flight skills and training.  A great plane does not make up for
> poor tactics.

I read an article in an old aviation magazine, title unrecalled, about
a flight of RAF Buccaneers that went to one of the Red Flag exercises
and for entire duration, only TWO were seen by the opposing force and
one actually attacked (It escaped with minor damage).

By the end of the exercise, the opposing force had F-15, F-4, and F-16
after the RAF aircraft. I agree with the point that it is the pilot who
makes the plane, not the plane who makes the pilot.

-- 
Andrew Willis
awillis@gara.une.au.oz