End of a legend

[DONSMARK]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm

[Lynn in StLou]

DONSMARK wrote:
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm
From the article....

> • Sophisticated missiles have made its specialty, aerial dogfighting, obsolete.

Where have we heard this before?


--
Lynn in StLou
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[FatKat]

"Opposing aircraft target each other from miles away, often before the
pilots can see each other except on radar."

Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
Today? From all the references to "Top Gun", you'd think these guys
consider "Entertainment Weekly" a primary source. No mention of
Iranian F-14's, and a painful lack of any understanding of the F-14's
mission - how else could you take their characterization of the F-14 as
a casualty of the age of radar-weapon warfare. The F-14 was one of the
greatest long-distance interceptors. Even if this vaunted age had
arrived, the F-14 would probably be the last of the 70's era fighters
to fall to obsolescence. Of course, it all comes down to cost, but
don't expect more than a cursory mention of that in a puff piece.

[Paul]

"DONSMARK" > wrote in message
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> http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-16-navy-tomcat_x.htm
>

I think all anyone with a bit of sense can say - even today... you would
not want to be on the receiving end of a flight of F-14's with a combat
load.....

[[email protected]]

On 21 Feb 2006 16:21:52 -0800, "FatKat" > wrote:

>"Opposing aircraft target each other from miles away, often before the
>pilots can see each other except on radar."
>
>Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
>Today?

Sure. "People," "Us," "Soap Opera Digest," etc.

From all the references to "Top Gun", you'd think these guys
>consider "Entertainment Weekly" a primary source.

They also watch "E!"

No mention of
>Iranian F-14's, and a painful lack of any understanding of the F-14's
>mission - how else could you take their characterization of the F-14 as
>a casualty of the age of radar-weapon warfare. The F-14 was one of the
>greatest long-distance interceptors. Even if this vaunted age had
>arrived, the F-14 would probably be the last of the 70's era fighters
>to fall to obsolescence. Of course, it all comes down to cost, but
>don't expect more than a cursory mention of that in a puff piece.

What do you expect from people who can't put the Civil War in the
right century and don't know who Winston Churchill was?

Bill Kambic
Haras Lucero, Kingston, TN
Mangalarga Marchador: Uma Raça, Uma Paixão

[DONSMARK]

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In article . com>, "FatKat"
> wrote:

> Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
> Today? From all the references to "Top Gun", you'd think these guys
> consider "Entertainment Weekly" a primary source. No mention of
> Iranian F-14's, and a painful lack of any understanding of the F-14's

It was a pretty lousy article.

What really surprised me was that they never even mentioned stealth.

[FatKat]

DONSMARK wrote:
> What really surprised me was that they never even mentioned stealth.

Proves that Stealth works against USA Today. If we ever go to war with
USA Today, the F-117 will work perfectly.

[Jeb Hoge]

That. Was. HYSTERICAL. Especially the first point. Classic.

Although I also cocked an eyebrow at the one Navy officer's assertion
that the F-14 was the last of the pure fighters. I'm not sure, but I
think the F-8 still deserves that honor.

[Glenn Dowdy]

"FatKat" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> "Opposing aircraft target each other from miles away, often before the
> pilots can see each other except on radar."
>
> Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
> Today?

"USA Today - America's Favorite High School Newspaper".

Glenn D.

[Mike Kanze]

Among my business traveler peers, it's called the "McPaper."

--
Mike Kanze

"Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull."

- George Carlin's New Rules for 2006

"Glenn Dowdy" > wrote in message ...

"FatKat" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> "Opposing aircraft target each other from miles away, often before the
> pilots can see each other except on radar."
>
> Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
> Today?

"USA Today - America's Favorite High School Newspaper".

Glenn D.

[Andrew Venor]

Glenn Dowdy wrote:
> "FatKat" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>"Opposing aircraft target each other from miles away, often before the
>>pilots can see each other except on radar."
>>
>>Dies anybody at USA Today actually read anything other than...USA
>>Today?
>
>
> "USA Today - America's Favorite High School Newspaper".
>
> Glenn D.
>
>

Otherwise known as News McNuggets.

ALV

[John C]

Its a sad day in Navy history. This sucks
"DONSMARK" > wrote in message
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