Poll: Best fighter jet

[LegendaryAce]

Sorry, new to this topic, but three things.

1) I honestly prefer the Raptor, since A) it's a great looking plane B) It's PSM ability is a first for a Western Fighter, and C) it's powerful Raytheon AN/APG-77 radar system combined with its AIM-120C missiles make it deadly.

2) Are fictional fighters allowed in debate? If so, I'd go with the X-02 Wyvern.

3) If we're going with WWII fighters, there's a few that stand out. The Heinkel He-162 was a pretty cool plane, though sadly built in low numbers. It's top mounted jet engine was quite unique.

The Soviet Yak-3 was a real effective plane, and when not in the "Tank Destroyer" arrangement, could take on almost ANY fighter below 5,000 feet.

And lastly, I could say that the P-51 is my favorite American WWII fighter, but that honor goes to the Bell P-39Q-20 Airacobra. While not as illustrious as the Mustang, the Airacobra was nevertheless a very useful plane, and it's unique 37mm cannon was a real behemoth.

[cantab]

On 14/07/2017 at 10:46 AM, S4qFBxkFFg said:

I'd guess the F22, but as others have said, how do you define "best"?

One-on-one it could probably knock anything else out of the sky, but it would cost the same as 2-and-a-bit F16s.

On the other hand, didn't the exercises show that one F22 could probably beat a whole bunch of F16s?

[memes in space]

On 7/20/2017 at 0:04 AM, Lo Var Lachland said:

HOW DARE YOU!! The F/A-18 is one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the past 2 decades! And Boeing does not "suck."  Commercially, they built the 737, which was is a great plane. Besides that, they built:

1. The V-22 Osprey. (Okay, so maybe that one kinda maybe did suck)
2. The F22 raptor, (A very successful plane, mind you)
3. The Apache helicopter, 
4. The F-15,
5. the 'friggin B-17, (Which had a very nice reputation for coming home half exploded)
6. The B-29, (Which dropped the Gosh darn ATOM bomb,
7. The B-52, a VERY nice bomber, (which is still being used)
8. The VC-137/707, (The first Jet Air Force one)
9. the CH-47 Chinook, 
10. The KC-135 stratotanker, (I have a friend who was a pilot on that plane, and really enjoyed it)
11. THE FREAKING SATURN V!!!! (Well, most of it. *heh* heh*)
12. The 747, (which is the MOST successful airliner in the WORLD, with a VERY clean service record)
13. The E-3 sentry,
14. The B-1 lancer,
15. The 737, (Which is another, maybe first most popular airliner in the world)
16. Space Shuttle DISCOVERY,
17. and VC-25. (AF1)
18. They also built the X-45, the first operational carrier-based drone,
19. and the KC-10 tanker. 

Btw, my Father worked at Lockheed for a short time, so if you dare insult them.... 

1. There you go

2. Only a small part.

3. True

4. True

5-8. we're talking about fighters

9. True

10. Yeah that was awesome.

11. Most of it. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

12. Airbus is better mate

13-14. We're talking about fighters (I'm making exceptions for helicopters and things i thought were cool)

15. Airbus is better mate

16. The space shuttle was a waste of money. it sucked.

17. Literally the 747 but with features

18. they made drones? wow nobody's ever done that!

19. Also cool.

And don't worry, Lockheed is way better. Just because Lockheed is freakin awesome doesn't mean they haven't made the FF-35