There are hard limits to what can be done with a given weapons system however
The best piston prop fighter ever made was built in the later stages of WW2 and the laws of physics simply do not allow for the creation of a piston prop fighter with superior performance.
It is therefore possible that the F15 really does represent the very pinnacle of what can be achieved with a non stealthy, in atmosphere, jet powered fighter.
Wrong.
There are prop fighter that are more aerodynamically efficient, they all have thinner wings and stronger engines.
If you wanted to make it stealth it would be even weirder
Best fighter ever made against it's contemporaries? Sure. And still more than adequate against Russia. But times have changed and China is fielding stealth fighters, the F-22 and F-35 are just more modern platforms for air superiority.
F-15 every single time in a 1v1. The only exception is if both start low and slow and the F-15 just decides to ignore the spare power it has. >JUST keep the power on bro he doesn't have the lungs to come up here and get us. >GG every time
>The F-15 is the best fighter ever made,
This is something that one could write a book about...
To put it short (contemporary speaking):
Thanks to superior avionics, yes.
As a design, no.
The engineer Bros say the 6th gen stealth fighter is ready flying and blowing expectations out of the water.
Crazy how a closed group of aerospace professionals can build good shit without political shit involved.
The F-15 is amazing, but this is fricking cope. The F-22 is the best fighter in the world by a wide margin. >inb4 stealth
Take away its stealth, it will still mop the floor with the F-15 or anything else.
F16 exists.
Best fighter YET made.
We'll build a better one eventually. We always do. Believing anything is the end of history is a fool's game.
There are hard limits to what can be done with a given weapons system however
The best piston prop fighter ever made was built in the later stages of WW2 and the laws of physics simply do not allow for the creation of a piston prop fighter with superior performance.
It is therefore possible that the F15 really does represent the very pinnacle of what can be achieved with a non stealthy, in atmosphere, jet powered fighter.
Pretty sure some of the later eurotriangles dab on F-15s. Maybe add "aerodynamically stable" to your list and I'll agree.
Wrong.
There are prop fighter that are more aerodynamically efficient, they all have thinner wings and stronger engines.
If you wanted to make it stealth it would be even weirder
Mike Tyson was better.
part are falling off
Shedding weight of course, not that it's needed to compete with a fat lard like the f-15
>I'm thrust vectooooooring
So, what game is it? DCS?
Thrust vectoring rules the skies.
So, what's the point of doing that kind of tomfoolery?
Dabbing on vatBlack folk who think air shows = Combat training
Russia plane can do that without malfunctioning and shooting sparks while burning out the engines.
Best fighter ever made against it's contemporaries? Sure. And still more than adequate against Russia. But times have changed and China is fielding stealth fighters, the F-22 and F-35 are just more modern platforms for air superiority.
Strike Eagle is still incredibly based though.
>tfw you don't live in the timeline where the x-29 was mass-produced
I live in hope that in the distant future spacebound point defence fighters will have forward swept wings for no better reason than how cool it looks
What happened to the F-17 and the F-19?
Prime numbers anon.
YF-17 evolved into F-18, we don't talk about F-19 if you know what's good for you
This vs the F-18, which one wins?
F-15 every single time in a 1v1. The only exception is if both start low and slow and the F-15 just decides to ignore the spare power it has.
>JUST keep the power on bro he doesn't have the lungs to come up here and get us.
>GG every time
The transitory phase between the AIM-7 and AIM-120 is the most kino Eagle loadout
The F-35s number is more than double as high.
Yes but f15 has double the engines
*blocks your path*
>The F-15 is the best fighter ever made,
This is something that one could write a book about...
To put it short (contemporary speaking):
Thanks to superior avionics, yes.
As a design, no.
>isn’t the Super Hornet
Nice opinion, but it's still fricking wrong and always will be.
The engineer Bros say the 6th gen stealth fighter is ready flying and blowing expectations out of the water.
Crazy how a closed group of aerospace professionals can build good shit without political shit involved.
The F-15 is amazing, but this is fricking cope. The F-22 is the best fighter in the world by a wide margin.
>inb4 stealth
Take away its stealth, it will still mop the floor with the F-15 or anything else.
It's one of the finest 4th gen ever made. I'm not ready to give it the crown as THE finest, though.
F-22 exists.