I’d rank the Douglas F4D Skyray or the Grumman F11F Tiger over any of the straight wing jets or the Cutlass. The pre-hump A-4’s and the A-5 are great choices - such beautiful airplanes.
…and every one of em are mad bad and dangerous to know, especially the early versions of the Tomcat as Kara Hultgreen found out.
But then that’s naval aviation for you. Ensign ‘Ed’ Nabucket (a pukin’ dog back seater, retired 41 not out) would be a great interview to get some perspective on these salty types. Her time developing and testing the Airfix landing simulator - code named ‘Super Flight Deck’ would give a unique take on dealing with ramp strikes, something that Rear Admirable ‘cold-shot’ Thatcher used to great effect in the picket wars of the mid 80s, launching and recovering over 5 super Harrier aquaphibians to strike at the heavily defended naval wing headquarters of the NUM on Wigan Pier. Legend…
I’d rank the Douglas F4D Skyray or the Grumman F11F Tiger over any of the straight wing jets or the Cutlass. The pre-hump A-4’s and the A-5 are great choices - such beautiful airplanes.
…and every one of em are mad bad and dangerous to know, especially the early versions of the Tomcat as Kara Hultgreen found out.
But then that’s naval aviation for you. Ensign ‘Ed’ Nabucket (a pukin’ dog back seater, retired 41 not out) would be a great interview to get some perspective on these salty types. Her time developing and testing the Airfix landing simulator - code named ‘Super Flight Deck’ would give a unique take on dealing with ramp strikes, something that Rear Admirable ‘cold-shot’ Thatcher used to great effect in the picket wars of the mid 80s, launching and recovering over 5 super Harrier aquaphibians to strike at the heavily defended naval wing headquarters of the NUM on Wigan Pier. Legend…