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They were designed for different things. It's like comparing Concorde and a 747.
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747 > Concorde."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Not a troll, common sense.Originally posted by Krill
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Look at the crash rate of the Concorde. Typical Euro crap."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Max. speed of Mach 2 is useless in dogfights. Harrier has beaten faster planes because the thrust vectoring made it more agile than conventional aircraft.BlahComment
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Exactly one Concorde crash against how many of B 747?Originally posted by Asher
Look at the crash rate of the Concorde. Typical Euro crap.BlahComment
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rate, you crazy Euro.Originally posted by BeBro
Exactly one Concorde crash against how many of B 747?
Max. speed of Mach 2 is useless in dogfights.
It reached mach 2 at 3/4 thrust. The latest version before it was cancelled for political reasons was to hit mach 3.
And you don't dogfight in such jets. You zoom into weapons range, release your weaponry, then zoom out.
You also fail to mention that the Arrow was actually faster than the missiles of the day available..."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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"rate" is meaningless, it's still one crash against many others - FACTOriginally posted by Asher
rate, you crazy Euro.
Not in the 50ies (and not for a while longer), crazy Asher, because guided missiles were pretty ****ty back then. Also most early long and medium range missiles were not "fire and forget" ready, so the pilots simply couldn't "zoom out", but had to keep the target locked on.Max. speed of Mach 2 is useless in dogfights.
It reached mach 2 at 3/4 thrust. The latest version before it was cancelled for political reasons was to hit mach 3.
And you don't dogfight in such jets. You zoom into weapons range, release your weaponry, then zoom out.Last edited by BeBMan; January 16, 2007, 13:52.BlahComment
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No kidding. Perhaps it was an asset to move much faster then your opponent. The Harrier was actually not that maneuverable when in full flight. Being able to take off and land vertically was its only asset, and it was an economical one for the pathetically poor Brits."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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And the B-52 has been flying since 1952 and is still one of the best modern bombers.Originally posted by Krill
Considering the fact the Harrier was designed in the early 60's and introduced in 1969 I'd agree it needs upgrading...comparing it to modern fighters is a good troll though Asher
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That's 'cos there haven't been many bombers built to do the duty the B-52 was designed to do. Some have been built with stealth in mind, others to be smaller and more nimble...but to just carry massive bomb loads in the manner of the B-52? you're looking at mass use of Cruise missles as the more modern equivalent IIUC.You just wasted six ... no, seven ... seconds of your life reading this sentence.Comment
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you're looking at mass use of Cruise missles as the more modern equivalent IIUC.
At over a million bucks a pop? No way. Pinpoint strikes on very important targets, maybe, but the bang/buck of a B-52 sortie is far better than a cruise missile strike.Comment
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bollocks, its way more maneuverable than the vast majority of those planes made before fly by wire computer assisted designs came inOriginally posted by Asher
No kidding. Perhaps it was an asset to move much faster then your opponent. The Harrier was actually not that maneuverable when in full flight. Being able to take off and land vertically was its only asset, and it was an economical one for the pathetically poor Brits.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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When the two of you were told that data is not plural of anecdote... well... they didn't mean that data is singular of anecdoteOriginally posted by BeBro
"rate" is meaningless, it's still one crash against many others - FACT
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