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aloft · March 18th, 2005, 13:40

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Gotta say that I majorly disagree with ya bro! Maybe I'm biased but the Hornet is a far more capable aircraft in comparison to the Falcon.
Bout the only thing the Viper has on the Hornet is raw speed.

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Nope, but thanks for playing! The Hornet is faster and has a MUCH better radar, but the Viper is more maneuverable and more difficult to see, especially at extreme aspect angles (seriously, beyond 5 miles or so, the second a Viper puts you on its 12 or 6, it pretty much becomes invisible).

As far as the Blues/Thunderbirds debate, it ain't about the jets, it's what they choose to do with them. The Blues just hang it out more. Probably the best aerial demo I've ever seen was a 12th AF F-16 demo team dude, he really wrung it out--I didn't know a jet could do some of the things he did!

March 18th, 2005, 13:40	#16
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 7,162	Re: Blue Angels [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Gotta say that I majorly disagree with ya bro! Maybe I'm biased but the Hornet is a far more capable aircraft in comparison to the Falcon. Bout the only thing the Viper has on the Hornet is raw speed. [/ QUOTE ] Nope, but thanks for playing! The Hornet is faster and has a MUCH better radar, but the Viper is more maneuverable and more difficult to see, especially at extreme aspect angles (seriously, beyond 5 miles or so, the second a Viper puts you on its 12 or 6, it pretty much becomes invisible). As far as the Blues/Thunderbirds debate, it ain't about the jets, it's what they choose to do with them. The Blues just hang it out more. Probably the best aerial demo I've ever seen was a 12th AF F-16 demo team dude, he really wrung it out--I didn't know a jet could do some of the things he did!