nastle
August 23, 2017 at 8:43 am

Maneuverability of multirole fighters

How maneuverable were the 80s versions of the F-16 and F-15 when laden with offensive weapons for air to ground strike missions ?
were they still rated as 9G if lets say they are carrying 4 x 1000 lb bombs and an external fuel tank ?

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By: TooCool_12f - 5th January 2019 at 09:58

like anybody else, no fighter in the 1980’s (and even today) will sustain 9G when fully laden with ground ordnance.. you may get 9G in instant turn when you have depleted a good amount of your fuel and carry only air to air armament, but that’s about it

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By: nastle - 5th January 2019 at 02:48

so lets say during the cold war if F-15s or F-16s are flying in combat with a full load of A2G munitions then they would need escorts to protect them even against 2nd rate enemy fighters like mig-23/25 ?