(B2431) wrote in message ...
From: (robert arndt)


(Chris Range) wrote in message
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I have an utterly stupid question. What is the difference between
these two fighters? From a distance, they look exactly the same.


Well, in rather simplistic terms the F-15 Eagle is a terrestrial-based
(land dependent) USAF premiere air superiority fighter that was later
adapted into a limited strike aircraft in the E-model. A further
paint-scraped version was used for a series of world speed and height
records before losing them to the Su-27 Flanker.
The F-14, OTOH, is a naval carrier-based fleet defense interceptor
with swing-wings, a backseat RIO, and a nasty ultra long-range
Maverick missile for knocking out (back a couple decades ago)
predicted enemy "Bear" long-range Soviet bombers.

Teuton, congratulations, you have set a new low for yourself. Mavs are air to
ground.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

See thread apology/correction. It would be nice if you actually
bothered to read all the posts in the thread before commenting.
Somebody already corrected the slight mistake(which just about
everyone makes here at RAM from time to time)and I thanked him for it.
Everything else I said about the F-14 and F-15 was right on the money.

Rob