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MiG-25 Vs F-15: Why the Foxbat was faster than the F-15
The design of the MiG-25 was directed entirely at achieving high speed and high altitude.
Originally developed to intercept the North American B-70 Valkyrie,...
How fighting against “VIFFing Harriers” taught Eagle Drivers to win air engagements against fighters with thrust vectoring
‘VIFF stood for “vectoring thrust in launch forward flight” and entailed rotating the variable angle jet nozzles mounted to the sides of the fuselage...
The F-4 Phantom II that set 16 world records between 1959 and 1962
Despite its imposing dimensions and a maximum takeoff weight of over 60,000 pounds, the F-4 Phantom II was capable of reaching a top speed...
When an F-14 RIO and his pilot outran a USAF F-15 aggressor during a TOPGUN mission with their “Bombcat” fully loaded
“We loaded an F-14B Tomcat with 4 x MK-83 in the tunnel, 2 x drop tanks, 2 x AIM-7 Sparrow, and 2 x AIM-9...
Why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties
‘One of the interesting discoveries from the Eagle Bait was that F-15s couldn’t even find us when everything was shut down and we told...