On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 07:47:14 -0000, "killfile" wrote:
"Alan Minyard" wrote in message
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On 2 Nov 2003 19:13:22 -0800, (robert arndt) wrote:
Alan Minyard wrote in message
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On 2 Nov 2003 02:39:53 -0800, (robert arndt) wrote:
(Tom R. Rastell) wrote in message
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because the French are frogs and frogs canīt fly!
Oh really? Then please explain why Americans were flying French a/c in
WW1. Ever heard of the Lafayette Escadrille? Nieuport or Spad ring any
bells? Moron.
Rob
Let's see, 85 years ago some US pilots flew French aircraft, so current
French
aircraft must be wonderful. Really strange logic at work there.
Current French aircraft, while not exactly "crap", are not state of the
art and
are clearly inferior to their US counterparts.
Al Minyard
Funny how the French had the Dewoitine D.520 and M.S.406 during the
first year of the war and how good they were. The M.S.406 while
inferior to the Me-109E still racked up 175 kills from 1939-40. The
D.520 OTOH was the best French fighter up until the surrender and was
certainly equal to the Spitfire and Me-109 of the time.
After WW2, the French sold many of their aircraft to the Israelis who
racked up more kills and got a lot of mileage out of the aircraft
against the Arabs: Ouragan, Mystere, Super Mystere, Vautour, and
Mirage.
Currently the French have the Mirage 2000 and Rafale, both very
capable aircraft.
You just don't like anything foreign Al.
Rob
Not when they are clearly inferior. The F-15, F-16, F-14. F-35 and F-22
are all clearly superior to anything ever produced in France. And
quoting unverified numbers from a war that France lost in record time
does little to bolster your case.
Look at the export sales of the Rafale compared to the export sales
of the F-35.
Al Minyard
The Republic of Korea Air Force seem to think that the Rafale is superior to
the F-15 and F-16, as well as the Su-35 and Eurofighter.
Oh, that must be why they bought the F-35 instead of the rafale.
The clearest thing is that nothing is superior to the *price* of the F-22
... I'll certainly bet the six Rafales or Eurofighters you could get the
price of one F-22 against that lone F-22 in combat.
The F-22 would kill all of them before they knew it was there.
Al Minyard