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I think that the F-20, which is based on the F-5 series, should have been put into service along side the F-16.


Quick thought came to mind.

Neither was “best” at anything but it was a good plane that could be made in numbers and was maintained easily.

But to make it a winner you had to be a pilot.

The wildcat wasn’t best of anything at its most operational time but good pilots new how to win with it.

It was probably lazy thinking -we will have to flight train and dogfight too much, just give them the future - stand off capability and all they have to do is fly the missile to within range.

I’m guessing the instructors in the aggressor team at places like top gun “smoke” a lot of students in later generation fighters flying these.


Disclaimer - I am not a pilot and don’t know shit. Just theorizing.
 
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