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Old 10-09-2013, 03:59 PM
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In Korea we did depot level maintenance on F-15s, F-16s, and A-10s along with several helo types. Our GFR is an F-15 pilot. He told me that F-15 pilots are taught to fight by zooming up and down in the vertical plane, all a matter of energy transfer. F-16 pilots are taught to fight on the horizontal plane, because it can turn so sharply. His brother is an F-22 pilot and I asked our GFR what the 22 did in a fight. His answer, "anything they want".

An F-16 managed to "shoot down" and F-22 and a silouette was painted on his fuselage. Higher command ordered it taken off.
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