MIG-29 OVT - My favourite jet fighter. What's yours?

Mickey_D · 3 Aug 2006 at 09:25

Skii said:
Mickey - thats the legendary Avro Arrow

nice choice

Yeah, and the world's greatest government ****-up. That plane was SO far ahead of its time. And the stupid govt of my home country yanks the funding out from under it right as it hits its prime... :mad:

Skii · 3 Aug 2006 at 09:30

Mickey_D said:
Yeah, and the world's greatest government ****-up. That plane was SO far ahead of its time. And the stupid govt of my home country yanks the funding out from under it right as it hits its prime...

Yep - just like the TSR-2

Mickey_D · 3 Aug 2006 at 10:36

Skii said:
Yep - just like the TSR-2

Yeah, but at least you folks have one or two around to look at. The stupid Canadian govt destroyed ALL of the prototypes and the blueprints so they could never be made again!! :mad:

Grrr, and to think I was proud to be a member of thier Air Force.....

mejinks · 3 Aug 2006 at 10:51

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present the jet that does it for me:

The Tin Triangle

Another Pic

Isn't she beautiful?

Yas786 · 3 Aug 2006 at 11:07

William said:
But its got Clint in it, who would make even the most masculine and homophobic of men paint the inside of their trousers white with glee at the sight of his slitted eyes and stubble.

It may well have but dunno i just cant get excited or orgasmic over a old dude

Another fave plane of mine i forgot to mention is the F/A-18, another awesome plane from the F series of fighters. I remember as a young kid seeing a few of them flying over my house in Canada...truly awesome machines.

If im not mistaken i think Canada still has quite a few of them unless they replaced them with something else.

Kaed · 3 Aug 2006 at 11:37

Skii said:
How many pages and no TSR-2? People I'm dissapointed

Believe me, if this was just 'your favourite jet' I would have mentioned it, in fact, I was thinking of my favourites, but a lot of them had to fall by the wayside because it was your favourite fighter jet.

I wanted to mention the TSR-2, The Valkyrie, the Vulcan, the Lancer but I couldn't

fozzybear · 3 Aug 2006 at 11:41

Saw a programme on the F-22 on C5 last Monday. What a machine. :eek:

HEADRAT · 3 Aug 2006 at 11:51

mejinks said:
Isn't she beautiful?

She is but she's not a fighter she's a bomber

HEADRAT

Skii · 3 Aug 2006 at 11:59

Kaed said:
Believe me, if this was just 'your favourite jet' I would have mentioned it, in fact, I was thinking of my favourites, but a lot of them had to fall by the wayside because it was your favourite fighter jet.

I wanted to mention the TSR-2, The Valkyrie, the Vulcan, the Lancer but I couldn't

yeah very true, lots of bombers and what-might-have-beens in a fighter thread, but what the hell, I reckon the TSR-2 deserved a mention seeing as numerous other bombers had crept in there

Spend_day · 3 Aug 2006 at 12:41

mejinks said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present the jet that does it for me:

The Tin Triangle

Another Pic

Isn't she beautiful?

Avro Vulcan my favourite too
the A-10 Thunderbolt is awsome aswell but more of a bomber than a fighter

Iraklis F.C. · 3 Aug 2006 at 13:41

A-7 and especially this one

Sadgeek · 3 Aug 2006 at 15:46

OzZie said:
I like the MiG29 and Su33. Both awsomely fast aircraft and can match the F-15c Eagle (well just about )

Yep, Su33 was very impressive when I saw it launch off a carrier before the russians decided to tie them up until they rusted.

The Vulcan has to be my all time favourite jet though. Just thinking about it and the noise sends a shiver down my spine.

Curio · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:20

Hawker Siddeley / MD Harrier
What can you say. Groundbreaking, versatile and still hard to replace after all these decades of service. Still a show stopper.

A-5 Vigilante
http://www.military.cz/usa/air/post_war/a5/a5carr.jpg
Just because I think it looks stunning

English Electric Lightning
An old favorite from a simpler time. No computers or gadgets - just stick some poor dude on top of a giant missile and launch!

F-16
Boring choice, but so versatile and a top all-rounder. There's also a squadron of them sitting just a few miles down the road from me

Dassault Rafale
http://frenchnavy.free.fr/aircraft/rafale/images/rafale-014.JPG
Another one I'm picking on looks if nothing else.

Digital Punk · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:34

Mickey_D said:
Yeah, but at least you folks have one or two around to look at. The stupid Canadian govt destroyed ALL of the prototypes and the blueprints so they could never be made again!!

We don't have any, cos our Government did the same thing.

Zip · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:35

Does anyone know if there are any Australian jet fighters or bombers?

PinkFloyd · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:37

F14 - Just love how it looks. Probs because its in Topgun too.

Harrier. Because it does this:

Panavia Tornado. It looks so meaningfull, its just itching to kick some ass

William · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:40

Zip said:
Does anyone know if there are any Australian jet fighters or bombers?

No you only have air defense.

The closest thing you had was somthing built by the UK in the 1950s for an Austrialian specification.

Comically, in the 40s you had a prop thing called the Boomerang.

Zip · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:40

Just saw this on Wikipedia :cool:

William · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:42

Its built by Saab you eejit.

Although it is cool.

Von Smallhausen · 3 Aug 2006 at 17:46

Is that not a Saab Viggen ?