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A4 Skyhawk, built as a Aricraft attack. How would you rate as a fighter?

The A4 is essentially a design 50. How qualify as a fighter against 60 and 70 aircraft. F-16, etc. In fact, "school Top Gun 'used A-4 to whup @ ss on the F-15, F-16 and F-18. There is a difference between perception and reality.

agile. notes were used by the squadrons aggrssor yet be subsonic, and without radar, he would suffer in aerial combat the 60ites 70. i can not be compared with the MiG 21 in spite of which was used to mock the MiG. which are basically very different, MiG has been optimized for supersonic flight. indeed, I think the A4S used to act as the MiG 17 fresh instead of Mig 21s. F-5 was used as the Mig 21 and F4 were used to act as Mig 23 Flogger. so F4 least the use of paper on the floor 23/27 suipport MiG was mentioned in a documentary about a red flag. citing wiki:> versions coach Skyhawk remained in Navy service however, to find a new life with the advent of adversary training, where the nimble A-4 was used as a substitute for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 in the formation of different air combat (DACT). He served in that post until 1999. <> With renewed emphasis on air combat maneuvers (ACM) training carried out with the establishment of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in 1968, the availability of A-4 Skyhawk, in rags and composite instruments squads Master Jet Bases appealed disposable agile Skyhawks had become the preferred substitute for the MiG TOPGUN-17. At that time, the F-4 Phantom was being exploited at all its potential as a boxer and had not worked as well as expected against smaller opponents in North Vietnam MiG-17 and MiG-21. TOPGUN introduced the concept of different air combat training (DACT) using the A-4E in the stripes "Mongoose" configuration with fixed blades <*** Hey Ladies, with 53 assists, not mean it is capable of Air to air combat. the fire control device, the air interception .*** Of course, if you place the A4 against F16/f18 to fight against this maneuver, the pilot best tactic to win, especially if the pilot is Professor A4 you there, and the F16 of the student. However, combat air is not just about dogfighting. in real life the odds would be against the A4 in terms of range of 30 kms 14 kms Amraam against the best sidewinger. interceptor aircraft also have the advantage of a better understanding of the situation.

 

Chu Lai VietNam VMA 225 A4 Skyhawk 1965 Carl's Video Part 0