Re: Fastest fighter plane my ass.

Post #120,626 by lincoln 10/9/03 12:44:06 PM Reply	Re: Fastest fighter plane my ass. While no one can dispute the YF12A's speed, information from the link you provided doesn't mention it ever being used as an actual fighter plane. And except for the few mentions of missle tests against drones, there's no mention of any armament or weaponry. Because of its speed and altitude capabilities, it's primary function has been to do radar and photo recon missions over the Soviet Union, China and SE Asia, where it has been a total success. lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #120,638 by Andrew Grygus 10/9/03 2:45:13 PM Reply	I doubt any weaponry but missiles . . . . is likely to be useful at 2000 mph. It is correct that the YF12A was never deployed, because forces in the Pentagon were dead set against it because it would negate a Soviet threat they were shrilly promoting. Since there were no other planes that could intercept modern bombers like the Backfire, "intelligence" and the Pentagon were either lying about the Soviet threat, or they were perfectly willing to compromise national security for political gain - your choice. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #120,745 by dmarker 10/10/03 8:43:44 AM Reply	I go with andy on this 1 - even Raptor is out gunned by that But flying a raptor is just amazing. The fun part is that it accelerates so fast (vertically) that it is in space & ready to flame out before you realise it. Raptor turns so fast that you have to be strapped in all over so your head does keep going in the peior direction. One other characteristic is that it flies such tight turns that the pilot needs to be highly resistant to g-force blackout. Cheers Doug
Post #120,774 by Andrew Grygus 10/10/03 11:18:24 AM Reply	Guns became problematic quite a while ago . . . . for air to air combat. I think an F104 was the first fighter to shoot itself down by forgetting where it's fire stream would be a few seconds later. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #120,820 by Ashton 10/10/03 3:43:19 PM Reply	"Travelling at the speed of light with the headlights on":-\ufffd
Post #120,766 by dlevitt 10/10/03 10:17:26 AM Reply	YF12 details - Link [link\|http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/yf12~1.htm\|http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/yf12~1.htm]

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