"Very few aircraft are going to be able to get into a turning fight with this aircraft, they're not going to be able to get into that dog-fight zone," he said.
What's the one common thread that links every high scoring fighter ace since WW1? The dictum
"Never, never, never get yourself involved in a turning dogfight."
Even if the F18 jocks wanted to ignore this sage advice, they'll never get the chance to do so if the other side is equipped with a superior fighter with a long range missile.