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July 24th 03, 01:37 AM
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:54:14 -0400, Charles Talleyrand wrote:
This thread isn't about 'best'. It's about 'very clearly superior for it's time'. You can argue the F-20 was better or worse than the F-16, but it was not very clearly superior. To use a naval example, I'm looking for Dreadnoughts and not Queen Elizabeths. Revolutionary designs and not just good planes. How about these: Fokker Eindecker. First fighter, can't get more revolutionary than that! Bf 109. First monoplane fighter with retractable undercarriage and fully enclosed cockpit. Me 262. First operational jet fighter. Not sure what was the first supersonic jet fighter to successfully use AAMs. Probably one of the MiG-21 or Phantom. Harrier. First VSTOL fighter. F-22. First stealth air superiority aircraft. ????. First unmanned fighter. ????. First weapon that makes combat aircraft obsolete. -- Phil "All alternate timelines need airships" -- Steve Glover 
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