Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:41 am
Personally, I like them in this order:
F-100D
F-105
F-101
F-104.
The F-100 was the first airplane ever, that I saw flying up close, when the Thunderbirds visited Guatemala, and one of them flew so close down to the ground where I was sitting, that the grass caught fire... and as a very neat thing, I distinctly remember the pilot looking at me! For a 5 year old, that was heaven on earth!
It was also the first airplane ever, that I have seen and heard going supersonic. Many years later the F-4 also went supersonic, but it was never the same.
But, if I had to really choose, the RF-101 would win hands down; there is something inherently beautiful on the photo Voodoo that makes it look really cool.
Saludos,
Tulio
F-100D
F-105
F-101
F-104.
The F-100 was the first airplane ever, that I saw flying up close, when the Thunderbirds visited Guatemala, and one of them flew so close down to the ground where I was sitting, that the grass caught fire... and as a very neat thing, I distinctly remember the pilot looking at me! For a 5 year old, that was heaven on earth!
It was also the first airplane ever, that I have seen and heard going supersonic. Many years later the F-4 also went supersonic, but it was never the same.
But, if I had to really choose, the RF-101 would win hands down; there is something inherently beautiful on the photo Voodoo that makes it look really cool.
Saludos,
Tulio
Last edited by Tulio on Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:14 am
Tulio wrote:But, if I had to really choose, the RF-104 would win hands down; there is something inherently beautiful on the photo Voodoo that makes it look really cool.
I think that should be RF-101 not 104......
Anyway the F-8 was the closest thing to a real aeroplane the US had from this era.........
Fri Nov 19, 2004 2:39 pm
Not even a typo is forgiven anymore! Jeezuuuus!!!
Saludos : )
Tulio
Saludos : )
Tulio