Posted on Apr 23, 2015
What is your favorite military aircraft and why?
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I have been partial to the F4J and the P38 for as long as I can remember. My Father flew the F4 as a RIO in the Navy.
The F4 is just a mean looking aircraft any way it is looked at. In an ever evolving world of fighter aircraft, the F4 is still flying. It is loud, smokey, and reminds me of my Dad everytime I see one.
The P38 is a fascination of mine and in my belief, the best US aircraft in WWII. Our most successful aces, Bong and McGuire, both flew the 38. When employed by a skillful pilot, the 38 was an absolute beast in the air. This, coupled with the 4 .50s and one 20mm made struck fear into the enemy. The brilliance of Kelly Johnson and the counter rotating props just add to everything. She is grace, beauty, and death rolled up into one very attractive airframe.
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The F4 is just a mean looking aircraft any way it is looked at. In an ever evolving world of fighter aircraft, the F4 is still flying. It is loud, smokey, and reminds me of my Dad everytime I see one.
The P38 is a fascination of mine and in my belief, the best US aircraft in WWII. Our most successful aces, Bong and McGuire, both flew the 38. When employed by a skillful pilot, the 38 was an absolute beast in the air. This, coupled with the 4 .50s and one 20mm made struck fear into the enemy. The brilliance of Kelly Johnson and the counter rotating props just add to everything. She is grace, beauty, and death rolled up into one very attractive airframe.
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I don't know much about military aircraft but what I do know is I love that brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt sound of an A-10 warthog firing it's gun.
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I am fascinated with the P-47 Thunderbolt. Long range, multipurpose, heavily armored, and heavily armed. 8x .50 caliber machine guns, rockets, and bombs. She could fight in the air with just about anything, and bust tanks in the same day. She excelled the best in an air to ground capacity and close air support roles. I personally believe that she's the great grandmother of the A-10.
Thunderbolt------------>Skyraider------------>Skyhawk----------->Warthog.
Thunderbolt------------>Skyraider------------>Skyhawk----------->Warthog.
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A-10 Warthog for modern plane and P-51 D Mustang for WWII. Warthog because it is nothing fancy can take a beating and was great to watch in Iraq 1. The mustang had slick look to it and it was a very good air to air combat plane.
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CDR Michael Goldschmidt
I've always been partial to the fork-tailed devil, myself. The F-4, though, was a flying piece of pipe, testament to the fact that anything will fly if you put big enough engines on it.
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CDR Michael Goldschmidt I understand, heard it my entire life. The Phantom does not hold up well to most of today's aircraft. It is a mean looking plane, though and it holds a ton of sentimental value. When I saw F4s as a kid, dad was coming home :).
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I was a gate guard at MacDill in 1972 when it was a RTU for Phantom guys with 80% going direct to Vietnam. They flew day and night and that year even the Thunderbirds flew Phantoms. They'd fire up at the far end of the runway just blowing that black smoke and just come screaming down towards you and then pull back and away and you'd watch those afterburners go off and the planes would just sort of vanish into the trail. There were so many great aircraft: RB-66 Canbara, F-105s, F-104 Starfighters (beautiful but fatal), F-111s and SR-71s. Sometimes when I'm boarding a flight somewhere I'll get a whiff of jet engine exhaust and I'm right back there.
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I feel the same way, we used to wait for dad to get back from cruise in the hangars. I love that smell, it puts me right back there.
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Ohhhh boy you would ask lol. I love all aircraft even the Russian birds.
F-15, F-16, A-10, F-4, F-105, F-100, B-58, etc. Eagle to me just an art of an aircraft. She is a sight to see up close and I have been in the fuselage tank a few times :). C-5 is majestic and looks as if dancing with angels under her wings. I could go on all the way back to the old Curtis biplanes. I enjoy them all.
F-15, F-16, A-10, F-4, F-105, F-100, B-58, etc. Eagle to me just an art of an aircraft. She is a sight to see up close and I have been in the fuselage tank a few times :). C-5 is majestic and looks as if dancing with angels under her wings. I could go on all the way back to the old Curtis biplanes. I enjoy them all.
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