US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet

YF-17 Cobra

I would put a U.S. pilot, in a Super Hornet, up against any pilot in any MiG/Mirage/Sukhoi, from any nation any day of the week.

Exacto, but the pilot has to be trained properly in order to dominate in a dogfight/air superiority engagements. Mostly the Super Hornet is match for Sukhois, they have superior slow speed handiling and large weapon loads. But since the Russians don’t have AIM-9x and JHMCS…. The Super Hornet will probably destroy the Sukhois. The Cobra maneuver is mostly a maneuver to flank a missile. I don’t think any of the cool Sukhoi maneuvers could defeat any aircraft in a dogfight, beacuse they have more advanced radars/missiles/helmet cueing displays.

as far as i know we aviation enthusiast know that the super hornet is a superior air superiority platform. you know there are such stupid criticism claims on the super hornet that’s far not true, i was searching some super hornet info but found such idiotic threads from super hornet criticism/propaganda things, it talks about its not a good plane. mabye i guess to much air power Australia reading/ saying stupid things on the super hornet? super hornets superior air superiority capabilites should match the sukhois in WVR combat.

but we know that super hornet lacks stealth, range, acceleration.

Yes Super Hornet is a definite match for Sukhois, but it’s matchable with other planes in within visual range.

The first paragraph has to be the most agreed. Seriously, there’s always a critized super hornet from a idiot that thinks it sucks but Super Hornet doesn’t. Probobly he’s mostly agreeing with the people critizing the super hornet.

Even people say its not good in air superiority but can’t think how much stupider they can be
Super Hornets a good air superiority fighter in the US Navy of today, it has superior air superiority capabilites in WVR and BVR and it’s matchable to the Sukhois and MiG’s, but the super hornet lacks the intercepting role as far as i know, (top speed Mach 1.8 isn’t a acceptable Mach to intercept)

When on a super hornet thread, when people critize it, makes me Luagh so hard that they are very wrong. I only agree on when the Super Hornet lacks its kinematics like top speed, range. It’s going to recive Block III upgrade, at some sort people are getting happy on the new Block III upgrade. Coincidence mabye?

Well, it does…

Yea really… it doesn’t matter, it only matters to get the kill.

But it doesn’t really go faster than any other fighters such as F-15’s, 16’s, Rafales, Gripens, Flankers, Hawks, Harriers etc etc when involved a dogfight. Sure it’s got great energy but is it actually flying faster in a dogfight, no, not really.

Doesn’t matter how fast your plane is to dogfight. It matters to get your kill and return to base or on the boat.