wrote in message
ups.com...
guys have been talking about the eagle and the tomcat as dogfighters -
either one have been really ever vaunted
as good turning jets. they are bvr platforms. the hornet and viper can
easily defeat both the eagle and tomcat in
practically any turning engagement

aesa radars in elmendorf based eagles are very, very good...

Spoken from cockpit experience? I thought not.

I grant that both aircraft are more difficult to fly well in the "knife
fight in a phone booth" environment (particularly so when compared to the
point-and-pull Hornet). Easily defeated? Hardly.

R / John