Like Sweeper said, worse than F-15C in missiles and probably avionics; better in dogfighting. Worse than the F-22 in likely every way.

Filed under “shit that would get a lot more attention if it hadn’t been said by Gloria Steinem”

If you honestly can’t tell a difference between a sovereign country intentionally destabilized by Russia like the Ukraine or Georgia, and a “sovereign” country ruled by an illegitimate leader and collapsing via civil war like Libya, you’re either 1. too blinded by anti-Americanism to tell, 2. dumb, or 3. a Russian.

Same

Real thing, just exaggerated.

Maybe keep it in your pants when it comes to qualified colleagues...

Cut to... montage!

Ahhh, yes, just like how the 750...errr, 648...errr, 339...errr, 277...errr, 187 F-22s replaced ALL the F-15Cs.

Not a bad point, and maybe a cultural barrier to progress.

His point as well, although I would disagree with the idea that manned aircraft are necessarily more aware. A human being only has one pair of eyes (two in a two-seater), a machine can have many. And an unmanned aircraft can free up tons of things a pilot used to do through automation.

Saw this on Twitter, LOVED IT.

Maybe his Tomcat was custom fitted with British throttles?

That’s what I’m thinking. Great if you’re an aviation fan, but slightly less compelling as a movie.

...yes, I will eliminate ALL the stupid in Top Gun, except for the volleyball scene. ;)

Yep, thanks to new experiments in aerodynamics at high subsonic and transonic speeds given the advance of technology enabled by jet engines. (As 52ndstate pointed out)

Another serious question... does anyone else ever wish they could make a version of Top Gun without the crap/dumb/unnecessary/cringe-worthy parts?

While negative Gs can be dangerous for the pilot due to red out, it’s also an issue for the airframe. Most aircraft aren’t designed for those kinds of stresses.

1. Flat spins

3 years ago Russia wasn’t invading their neighbors or intervening militarily in the Near East

Sure, I guess they don’t have ~100 Gripens...