What is it like to fly a Jet Fighter?
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What a bunch of girls; Junior Service with your stationary airfields 
I tells ye, until you've fought the mighty puff jet to the hover alongside the pitching hover pad, in the dead of night in an Atlantic gale, shipping it green and with giant Krakkens trying to grab your undercarriage, you've not flown a jet fighter 
Edited to add: the Krakkens may be a slight embelishment.
I tells ye, until you've fought the mighty puff jet to the hover alongside the pitching hover pad, in the dead of night in an Atlantic gale, shipping it green and with giant Krakkens trying to grab your undercarriage, you've not flown a jet fighter Edited to add: the Krakkens may be a slight embelishment.
I heard the Lightning can climb to 50,000ft in a minute, how fast can the Eurofighter do it?
The F6 and F2A with the bigger ventral tank were not quite so quick.
I've flown the F1A, F3, and F6.
Perhaps Newt or someone can fill us in on the F2A.
The Typhoon is quicker, but not by that much considering the two aeroplanes are just about half a century apart.
The F2a was definitely the best of all the marks I flew and they include Mk1, Mk1a, F2, F3, F6, T4 and T5.
Thanks 1.3VStall for reminding me of that little incident! The Boss reminds me every time I see him!
Maybe you would like to post one of your memorable events?
Thanks 1.3VStall for reminding me of that little incident! The Boss reminds me every time I see him!
Maybe you would like to post one of your memorable events?
Yes LM and just off to Norfolk to stay with the worlds smallest WIWOL and play golf with some other WIWOLs! A few pints of foaming ale and a lot of war stories I hope!
Cheers Newt
Cheers Newt
You don't know the answer 'til you've tried it.
I am the Off Spring of an FAA fast jet man. When I was 15 I didn't know sh*t from puddin' (still don't at times).
Way back then, it soon dawned on me I was not going to follow my old man into the FAA or RAF. I thought it would be easier in the AAC(apologies to the Greens,) but I soon learned that military aviation is of a certain standard, regardless.
My point is this: we all have dreams, some we win, some we lose.
Far be it for me to go up against a man of Mr Farley's standing. He is far more than I can ever aspire to in my wildest dreams, but I think his comments re the original poster are a little unfair.
I am 46 and I would still love to find out what it is like to fly a fast jet...................
TN
Way back then, it soon dawned on me I was not going to follow my old man into the FAA or RAF. I thought it would be easier in the AAC(apologies to the Greens,) but I soon learned that military aviation is of a certain standard, regardless.
My point is this: we all have dreams, some we win, some we lose.
Far be it for me to go up against a man of Mr Farley's standing. He is far more than I can ever aspire to in my wildest dreams, but I think his comments re the original poster are a little unfair.
I am 46 and I would still love to find out what it is like to fly a fast jet...................
TN
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Seems to me with the advance in the US of the X-47B that the uniform for future fast jet pilots might be tee shirt, jeans and sneakers as they sit in their simulator 1,000 miles from the action. No need for medicals, or even particularly good eyesight ....... wonder what sort of training they'll get ..... playstation?
The wouldn't be 'fast jet pilots' - they'd merely be drone operators....
....who might like to think that they were fast jet pilots....
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BEagle's quite right - unless your little pink body is experiencing the accelerations and your senses the smells, sounds and visual and unless you are going to hit the ground with the jet and go to the bar with the boys, you ain't a fighter pilot.
