A navy test pilots perspective as a navy test pilot on an air force exchange tour, i have the best job in the world. Aerial fight dutch f16 vs us f15 over north sea english. The only thing the eagle can do that the f16 cant do is it can carry more. Team room news tv podcast books shop crate club academy gear. The f14 is a 2 seater while the standard f15 configuration is a single seater. Of course, in that comparison, theres also the navy versus air force. Air force for nearly 40 years and will likely serve for decades. However its the precursor to the dance that very often. So to the question to which was the better fighter, winebrenner answers that depends on the mission, on the roe, on the threat.
To say the f35 cant beat an f16 in bfm is shortsighted and sensationalist at best, so lets break down the truth in a recent engagement. After taxiing and taking off from leeuwarden air base the f16 is flying over the. Both are considered top of the line fourth generation fighter aircraft. But the pilot would probably wise up to it, get behind him using cloud cover, then use a missile from behind. F16 was designed to be a cost effective, light multirole fighterbomber jet that could be. How would f15, f16 and fa18 fighter jets fare one versus the other in. F15 vs f16 fighting falcon difference and comparison. It is worth noting both the f15e and fa18ef are produced by boeing.
An old article, but still interesting to read i guess. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. In the case of a clean f16 big mouth big motor vs a clean pw220 f15c, if the f15 attempts to fight a sustained turning fight it will have a disadvantage. The f15 is considered one of the most successful and formidable fighter aircraft ever built, with over 100 aerial dogfight victories and zero dogfighting losses. If you have ever seen the f15 demo doing a 360 degree turn, then you know that it can get around pretty quick. Su model tops the training exercise pitted against f16 f15 f35 even f22. Its the most awesome and agile fighter the world has ever seen.
Who would win in a hypothetical dogfight between a f15 eagle and. Fred spanky clifton is one of the most experienced aggressor pilots ever, having flown the f15, f5, f16 and the notorious mig29. I was almost certain i was correct, but i looked online and found an overwhelming amount of evidence proving the case for the f15. If some sort of airforcenavy who is more superior conflict startedthen the f15 would be the one that is most likely to win. The russian su27 flanker could easily compete with the. This is who would win a dogfight between an f15 eagle and su27 flanker harold c. Enough with the indian mig21 bison versus pakistani f16. As far as fighters, there would be one f16, two f15s, one f4 and three a10s. Seeing as how the f15 strike eagle has never actually been downed in airtoair combat, the f15 is faster, has a better rate of climb, a better max altitude, and far more airtoair armaments on the account of it being made primarily for airtoair combat. The lockheed martin f16 fighting falcon is the western worlds most. The f16 is very agile and would probably beat an f15, but the larger and more powerful f15 can carry more toys and may be able to shoot the f16 down before it even has to dogfight.
Recently, i was shat on here for pointing out that the f15 is a better air superiority fighter than the f14. F15 eagle vs f16 viper, which wins the day in an airtoair engagement. For those who wonder about the worth of the opinion of a general sitting behind a desk, bear in mind that hostage flew the f22, as well as most models of the f15 and the f16. Home military aviation f15 eagle vs cf18 hornet vs f16 fighting falcon. In the 1980s, the f14 tomcat and f15 eagle were contenders for the title of biggest airtoair badass. The f15 eagle is a twinengine, allweather tactical fighter used by the u.
Today, when we talk about a dominant plane in airtoair combat, the conversation starts and ends with the f22 raptor. The f15 can trace its origins to the early vietnam war, when the u. Although i have four times as many hours in the f16 as i do in the fa18. Who would win a wvr dogfight between an f16 and an f15.
While it has a bit of a size advantage, the f15c has. F16 pilots explain how the viper dogfights and wins against. In this webonly original short, we imagine what would happen if a 1,000foottall alien tripod faced off with an f15 fighter jet. Go pro images from the cockpit of a dutch f16 fighting falcon.
Robert cricket renner for their book viper force 56th fighter wingto fly and fight the f16 about flying the viper against various dissimilar aircraft, he said, the f 16 is still very capable versus the f15 or f22. Is eurofighter better than f18 super hornet answers. When you engage a dissimilar aircraft you try to maximize your advantages and use the other planes disadvantages against them. The fa i 8ef super hornet is nowhere close to the vipers thrusttoweight. I think the f16 can beat just about any fighter in the world today. F15 pilot paul skid woodford trained against the best fighter aircraft the us had in the 1980s. What happens when russias su35 attacks an f15 or f. The 173rd fighter wing is the premiere f15 schoolhouse for the united states air force.
The best way to win is with a beyond visual range kill, waaaay before a dogfight. Who would win a 1989 dogfight between a tomcat and an. With an aesa, the f16 could probably hold its own against the su35 at longer rangesbut it would still be a challenge. In december of 2017, two f22s engaged two su25s over syria after the russian jets crossed the deconfliction line entering territory claimed by the u.
Usafs deadliest f16 pilot talks f15 retirement, syria. The mcdonnell douglas f15 eagle is an american twinengine, allweather tactical fighter. If the f15 with its aesa with possible ew attack modes detects the f16 first, then it has the advantage. We thought it would be interesting to compare the americas f15 eagle against russias su 35 flanker, and determine who would most likely win in a theoretical dogfight in this video. Usafs deadliest f16 pilot talks f15 retirement, syria, and pilot shortage we go indepth with dan hampton, one of the most decorated fighter pilots of. Who would win a 1989 dogfight between a tomcat and an eagle.
Usafs deadliest f16 pilot talks f15 retirement, syria, and pilot. The f15 eagle an airsuperiority fighter that has dominated the dogfight arena sine it was introduced into service, then. Wvr engagements versus the fa18ef super hornet can be quite. How does the f16 perform against its adversaries in dogfight. The f15 and the f14 are both aircraft that belong to the same nation. The eagle was built from the ground up to be an air superiority fighter not a pound for air to ground the f16 is a multirole aircraft. You know its so convoluted and messy now compared to what it could have been. Navy fought each other over future tactical aircraft.
The dragon could probably make it into a stalemate by tiring out the f16s ammo by tanking it while ethereal. The f15 is a twinengine fighter jet capable of extremely high speeds and altitudes, while the f16 is a less powerful but more maneuverable singleengine fighter aircraft. Who would win a dogfight between an f15 and an f16. One needs to be aware that both mig29 and f16 were developed in different circumstances, which had an impact on different requirements towards the jets. In this series, a pilot who flew both shares the differences in flying both planes as well as the navy vs air force aspects. In the case of a clean f16 big mouthbig motor vs a clean pw220 f15c, if the f15 attempts to fight a sustained turning fight it will have a disadvantage. Although they are two different airframes, the f15 and the f18 have similar avionics, as. Both have exceptional radars, cueing systems, engines, and technology.
F16 fighting falcon and the middleweight navy mcdonnell douglas fa18 hornet. Its twin engines give it the capability of flying a perfect vertical ascent. I do know that, in the right hands, an f15 can actually turn with an f16particularly the older onesand defeat it in a. The f15 eagle is the number one air superiority fighter in the us arsenal. The f14 tomcat is a now retired supersonic, twinengine, twoseat fighter aircraft, developed for use by the united states navy. The two engines put out a lot of power to move the jet around. How an old f15 might kill russias new stealth fighter. Its performance and payload capabilities match its handling to far exceed the f16 and even the f18 hornet. But the question was who would win in a dogfight, so i put my monney on the falcon, regardless of radarconfig. Rico malebranche, the f16 can do very well against the f15. With his upcoming book about charles lindberghs historic.
This would mean that in a fight where two skilled pilots compete, the russian would win probably in a 7 to 3 ratio. Heres whod win in a dogfight between russias and the uss top fighter jets. December 10, 2012 dario leone military aviation 39 the lockheed martin f16 fighting falcon is the western worlds most prolific. Enough with the indian mig21 bison versus pakistani f16 viper bullshit the amount of garbage commentary and skewed analysis on the whole shoot down has been unbelievable. Ok both look equally impressive, but as far as looks are concerned i think the f14 tom cat is the most beautiful plane the us ever built. Renner for their book viper force 56 fighter wingto fly and fight the f16. Follow pauls aviation adventures on his blog here and an indepth interview about flying and fighting in the f15 eagle.