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

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:52

Lopéz said:
I don't think the Tornado is pretty, but it looks purposeful. We get them flying low over the Beacons here which is always worth seeing.

The F-16 was always a bit.... poofy for me

The tornado is so loud, we had one come over our house oneday and we thought the world was ending :O And i mean real low.

William · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:54

Fusion said:
Not sure why we're discussing SR-71's and B-52's when the topic is jet fighters.

I'm discussing them because I think they are amazing.

Lopéz · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:55

-Tauren- said:
Agreed. But the Mig-31 Foxhound is such an awesome bit of kit, the shear speed of it is amazing.

The MIG-25 is a more pure looking design I think.

Hell of a piece of kit, built more like a tank than a jet, with an engine so powerful you can't use it at full whack or it destroys itself. Didn't they fly one through such tortuous moves that the airframe was bent like a banana? Anything that can fly itself apart is cool by default.

Tru · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:56

NicktheNorse said:
I just don't find the Tornado to be good looking enough!

The F-16 on the other hand is a beautiful and curvacious beast!

Yeah the Tornado isn't sexy by any stretch, but it looks mean as hell and sounds just as frightening.

Trifid · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:57

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/Trifid/firefox1.jpg Such a shame that it is fictional.

I quite like the F series of fighter jets, favorite hmmm... (Goes on flight sim and decides.)

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 11:58

Lopéz said:
The MIG-25 is a more pure looking design I think.

Hell of a piece of kit, built more like a tank than a jet, with an engine so powerful you can't use it at full whack or it destroys itself. Didn't they fly one through such tortuous moves that the airframe was bent like a banana? Anything that can fly itself apart is cool by default.

Haha. For sure. Anything that can warp or twist the airframe is an awesome piece of kit by default. I'd love to fly in one of those over sea level at 900mph. I've neverh eard of one destroying itself because of the engines being on full whack though. But it is an amazing interceptor. I think you can't beat a good russian plane. Look at the SU-47, such a good looking plane.

Edit: wait... im getting confused here. Migs are russian, not chinese, right? I think i may be getting migs and SU's mixed up. Ah nevermind, scrap that i was right lol.

Lopéz · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:02

-Tauren- said:
Haha. For sure. Anything that can warp or twist the airframe is an awesome piece of kit by default. I'd love to fly in one of those over sea level at 900mph. I've neverh eard of one destroying itself because of the engines being on full whack though. But it is an amazing interceptor. I think you can't beat a good russian plane. Look at the SU-47, such a good looking plane.

The Americans clocked it at something crazy like Mach 3.2 across the Sinai desert if I recall the incident correctly. When some Russian chap defected to the West he took a brand new MIG-25 to do it in. The Americans stripped the thing to bits and sent it back to Russia in component form.

They questioned the bloke (I can't remember his name - Pavel/Dmitri/Yuri or something) and he said the engines could power the plane to exceed Mach 2.8 but they would be destroyed in the process. They weren't supposed to exceed Mach 2.5 because the throttle control would become unstable that high it could jump about between Mach 2.5 and Mach 3 with the pilot having little say in the matter, destroying the engines in the process.

We're far too conservative to build something like that

And yes, MIG and Sukhoi are both Russian. Are the government still considering merging them?

Wyvern971 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:04

I'd have to say the Mig 29 anyday

-Tauren- said:
Edit: wait... im getting confused here. Migs are russian, not chinese, right? I think i may be getting migs and SU's mixed up. Ah nevermind, scrap that i was right lol.

The Mig is Russian

Spunj99 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:06

Difficult to name a single favourite fighter jet. Gotta love the Tornado because it looks like it could hit a mountain and just get back up on its feet, so to speak. The Harrier for pure entertainment and amazement. And I'd have to agree with Lopez here about the Mig-29, easily the best looking of the 'modern' jets.

However, if i'd have to choose one to be in in a conflict as a front line pilot, it would have to be the Eurofighter; seen it at 2 air displays now and the thing is incredible, seen it pull off manouvres which i had previously thought impossible, saw it go into a vertical stall and actually power out of it and continue it's vertical climb :eek:

and the noise sends a tingle down my spine.

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:06

Lopéz said:
The Americans clocked it at something like Mach 3.2 across the Sinai desert if I recall the incident correctly. When some Russian chap defected to the West he took a brand new MIG-25 to do it in. The Americans stripped the thing to bits and sent it back to Russia in component form.

They questioned the bloke (I can't remember his name - Pavel/Dmitri/Yuri or something) and he said the engines could power the plane to exceed Mach 2.8 but they would be destroyed in the process. They weren't supposed to exceed Mach 2.5 because the throttle control would become unstable that high it could jump about between Mach 2.5 and Mach 3 with the pilot having little say in the matter, destroying the engines in the process.

We're far too conservative to build something like that

And yes, MIG and Sukhoi are both Russian. Are the government still considering merging them?

See, now thats a REAL plane

lol. Hold on, you say mach 2.5, but what height is this at? The air is thinner further up in the atmosphere so you get less drag, what can they do closer to sea level? Lol. Even so. I take back what i said, those quick migs are my favorite planes. 25/31. I'd love to go two up in one of em but i doubt it'd ever happen.

Edit: the best looking modern jets are the SU family IMO.

scarab · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:17

Visage said:
The Spitfire.

i concurr. Thee most sexiest and efficient fighter ever

. Listen to that rngine roar as it passes you..........compared to the horrific scream of the jet

D4VE · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:18

scarab said:
i concurr. Thee most sexiest and efficient fighter ever . Listen to that rngine roar as it passes you..........compared to the horrific scream of the jet

jet > prop

However, I am partial to a Lancaster Bomber

VeNT · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:19

F-14 tomcat
always wanted one of those! (when I win the lottery I'm gonna buy one damnit!)

out of all aircraft, the Hawker Hurricane rules realy. shot down more aircraft during the battle of britan than the spitfire even tho the spitfire got the glory.

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:20

D4VE said:
jet > prop

However, I am partial to a Lancaster Bomber

Agreed. I've been and sat inside the plane used in the memphis belle though. Nice bit of history. It was stuck in guernsey for about a year due to engine problems lol.

Ice Globe · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:23

The B1B Lancer is my favourite aircraft:

But for a jet, I would say my favourite would be the F-18

D4VE · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:23

-Tauren- said:
Agreed. I've been and sat inside the plane used in the memphis belle though. Nice bit of history. It was stuck in guernsey for about a year due to engine problems lol.

Memphis Belle is a B17.

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:24

D4VE said:
Memphis Belle is a B17.

Yeh I know. I mean while we were on about the old world war 2 planes i thought id mention it. Lancasters are english. Lol.

D4VE · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:26

Indeed. I love the old bombers with all the machine guns :cool:

Robdav · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:27

Visage said:
The Spitfire.

the A10 and if this counts, the apache.

Mobius 1 · 2 Aug 2006 at 12:29

D4VE said:
Indeed. I love the old bombers with all the machine guns

Yeh, with like, the gun bubble on the bottom of the B-17. That'd be a crap job to do. lol.