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July 25th 03, 05:05 AM
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My list of revolutionary fighters
Fokker Eindekker (guns through the propeller arc, monoplane, wildly successful for it's time) I-16 (I'm told this one) Me-109 (first low-wing retractable gear used in large quantities) Me-262 (First jet used in large quantities) Harrier (VTOL) F-117 (Stealth) My list of other revolutionary aircraft Bell Huey (first helo used in large numbers????) AH-1 (first custom attack helo) V-22 (first tilt-prop if it gets fielded) B-70 (huge performance over other bombers but never fielded) SR-71 (huge performance over any fighter) E-4 AWACS (unique for it's day) What's missing is the first fighter with a real AA missile/radar system that worked well. Would that be the Mig-21/F-4/MirageIII or something else? Finally, note I'm tempted to put the F-22 on this list not because of it's stealth or it's performance (since these things have been done before) but because of it's networking abilities. Would this be reasonable? 
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