AnonymousER99 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 OK We had the top 5 RAF Cold War Aircrat. Now lets make it more interesting. Lets see your top 5 from around the globe Here are mine 1. SR-71 Blackbird 2. F-15C Eagle 3. Mig-25 Foxbat 4. TU-95 Bear 5. B-52 Stratofortress There are so many more but I look at these as the most influencial IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 1. F-14 2. A-7 3. A-4 4. F-8 5. CANBERRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 OK here are my top 5 non-RAF Cold War Aircraft based on most influential. F-4 Mig-21 C-130 Mirage F-5 David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 what about the hustler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedfellows Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 MIG 21MF Phantom FGR2 EE Lightning MIG 29 Got to be the F14 Tomcat!! Schoolboys dream! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) what about the hustler! If going on sexy looks only and non RAF so I can't say Victor and Vulcan or Hunter 1 Hustler 2 Vigilante 3 Early Mig 21 4 XB 70 Valkyrie 5 Tu 22 Blinder 1st sub off the bench - B47 Stratojet 2nd sub F104 Starfighter ah nostalgia ain't what it used to be John T Edited October 9, 2009 by JohnT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) In no particular order and for no good reason other than there's a fair amount of colour schemes between them... Mirage III/5 MiG 21 - any version F100 Super Sabre F104 Starfighter SAAB Draken Wez Edited October 9, 2009 by Wez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) And you call yourselves Britons ('hoo are the Britons?)??? WHERE'S THE VULCAN BOYS!?!?!? J Edited October 9, 2009 by Jennings Heilig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 1, F14 Tomcat 2. MiG 25 (Foxbat) 3. SAAB Viggen 4. Dassault Mirage III 5.Fiat G91 Kes (who has deliberatley not included anything from the UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalguru Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 F-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 F-100 Ok that's 1.......only 4 to go Mental Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalguru Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Ok that's 1.......only 4 to go Mental OK- cos its you- A-4 B/C F-4B Lightning Il-28- cos it just looks so cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 OK- cos its you-A-4 B/C F-4B Lightning Il-28- cos it just looks so cool The IL-28 is COOL isn't it? Nothing strikes more fear into you than knowing you are going to get attacked by a Beagle!! LOL Its a neat looking jet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) EE lightning F4 Thud Starfighter Vulcan and hunter Edited October 9, 2009 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 EE lightningF4 Thud Starfighter Vulcan and hunter Its funny you bring up the Hunter Tony. I was never really a fan of the jet until I saw the one down at the Pima Air museum. Graceful lines and really, much smaller, than I had thought it was. It is growing on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Its funny you bring up the Hunter Tony. I was never really a fan of the jet until I saw the one down at the Pima Air museum. Graceful lines and really, much smaller, than I had thought it was. It is growing on me It was a gracefull jet that sort of moulded around the pilot, one of the last true sleek fighters, devoid of size and humps and bumps... well if you look in the new addition to the walkround section there are some nice hi res close ups of the intake blanks........would look nice in revells 1/32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 My five would be, judged solely by the Top Gear "cool wall" principle 1/ EE Lightning 2/ Sukhoi Su15 3/ Viggen 4/ F15 Eagle 5/ Sea Vixen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin S-K Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Dear All, Top 5, world wise, Cold War use...based upon tonnage of bombs delivered, numbers of aircraft, number of nations that ordered and flew them...... and significance of actions. Obvious..... Number one, F 100 Super Sabre Number two, F 4 Phantom Number three, F 16 Number four, Mirage III/V/Kfir family Number five, F 86 Although I would debate number five.... and if you really wanted to go for it, 1, F100 2, F 4 3, F 16 4, F 86 5, F 84 ...and I am not a fan of USA power, but you cannot deny the influence they have had.... Right or wrong. Thought provoking question..... Colin If you really thought about 'significance' of the aircraft in the Cold war era, then C 130 would probably be number 1........ Edited October 9, 2009 by Colin S-K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHREAK Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Canberra FGR2 Mirage III F-104G Lightning I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwentsider Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Ok,not counting any British designed aircraft here goes; F-105 Thud F-4E Phantom F-8 Crusader F-100 Super Sabre SAAB Draken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchet Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) I'll save the brit ones for the other thread 5. A-44. Mirage III3. Draken2. Viggen1. F-4 Edited for JarJar Binks spelling Edited October 9, 2009 by hatchet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennings Heilig Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 1. (far and away above the others) RC-135 of any variety, but especially RC-135S's. They *were* the Cold War. 2. MiG-21 3. F-4 4. B-52 5. KC-135 (ever watched Dr. Strangelove?) 6. Vulcan 7. P-3/EP-3 8. Tu-95/142 Bear 9. Well, I could go on and on... J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 There shall be only one Firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 In no particular order: 1. C-54. Backbone of the Berlin airlift, which was - arguably - the first significant employment of air power in the Cold War. Certainly in [jargon alert] doctrinal terms, it remains perhaps the best case of air power for strategic effect seen since 1945, if not of all time [/jargon alert]. 2. Canberra. In terms of sheer numbers and longevity of service. B-52 is only just catching up in terms of the length of time the aircraft was in use with the air force of the country from which the airframe originated. 3. S-55/Westland Whirlwind. First helicopter to make a real difference in low intensity warfare, proving the importance of the support helicopter to military operations in Korea (as H-19) and Malaya. 4. And if we mention the S-55, then we can't ignore the UH-1. Numbers, significance (both in terms of part played in Vietnam and elsewhere and as an icon of the Vietnam war), longevity - scores on all counts 5. This gets difficult now, since I have one spot left, and haven't yet mentioned The F-4 (Vietnam, Arab-Israeli conflict, Wild Weaseling in Iraq, backbone of the USN and USAF, essential to the IDF/AF, not exactly unimportant to the RAF and RN, significant for the Luftwaffe, and still going strong with the Greek and Turkish AFs) The SR-71 (the technical achievement, the significance of its recce product, the world records) The MiG-21 (not the most capable aircraft out there, but a hell of a lot of them, and performed well in the right hands; still going) The Saab Draken (for the sheer 'how the hell have they managed that with their budget?' aspect) The T-37 (remind me how many pilots it's trained again??) The C-135 family. Mmmm... I think the C-135 family wins the final spot (remember in no particular order) for sheer all round versatility, longevity and the fact that for a long while there was the chance that it'd be the aircraft from which the order to leave the world without the need for streetlights for the next 14,000 years would've been delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousER99 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 [*] The SR-71 (the technical achievement, the significance of its recce product, the world records) Not to mention the absolute fear it instilled in the Soviet upper echelon. They developed aircraft AND SAM's to counteract the Blackbird. To me, sorry Jennings, no other aircraft in the cold war had more significance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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