Air-to-Air dogfighter champ?
Question to all of the F-15, F-16, and F-18 fighter pilots out there...which jet holds the advantage in dogfighting (assuming the pilots are relatively equal in experience)? Does one do better in a slower knife fight and the other in a higher speed fight? My theory is the Viper has the advantage in medium to high speeds and the Hornet has the advantage in slow speed because of its good high-alpha capabilities. I am thinking the Eagle does best at high altitudes, since it cannot compete in turning performance with the other two jets. Although the F-15 has a great thrust-to-weight ratio, which I am assuming pilots will use to their advantage. I left the F-22 out of this question since it probably has all three of the other jets clearly beat.