tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262139668364464901.post-1485848983995440432007-11-12T13:26:00.000+08:002007-11-18T00:24:27.941+08:00Top Ten Fighter Aircraft<p align="right"><font size="1"><em>There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying.<br /> The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.<br />- <b>Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy</b></em></font></p><p align="justify">Here are the top ten fighter aircrafts according to the Discovery Channel. Criteria include kill ratio, fear factor, innovation, production, and service length.</p> <p align="center">10. F/A 22 Raptor<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_F-22_10-Oc_Over_Mountains_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_F-22_10-Oc_Over_Mountains_lg.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />9. Sea Harrier FA/2<br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/SeaHarrier.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/SeaHarrier.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />8. Sopwith Camel 112<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/sopwith_camel_original_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/images/sopwith_camel_original_500.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />7. ME 262<br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Messerschmitt_Me_262A_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Messerschmitt_Me_262A_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_USAF.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />6. Spitfire<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk/supermarine/spitfireI-III/spitfire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/types/uk/supermarine/spitfireI-III/spitfire.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The next two planes tied for the fourth place.<br />4. Mig15<br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/MiG-15_RB1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/MiG-15_RB1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />4. F86 sabre<br /><br /><a href="http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Oshkosh2002/Samplers/PostWw2/F86Banking20DegreesLeft.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Oshkosh2002/Samplers/PostWw2/F86Banking20DegreesLeft.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />3. F4 Phantom<br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/F-4_Phantom_II_in_flying.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/F-4_Phantom_II_in_flying.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />2. F15C Eagle<br /><br /><a href="http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/lm.broers/picswar1/f15c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/lm.broers/picswar1/f15c.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />1. P-51D Mustang<br /><br /><a href="http://www.vg-photo.com/wallpaper/1024x768/Mustang2_DSC_3436.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src="http://www.vg-photo.com/wallpaper/1024x768/Mustang2_DSC_3436.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p><p align="right"><font size="1"><em><br />Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.<br />Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? <br />- <b>Airplane! (1980)</b></em></font></p>Novice Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01179175891720082013noreply@blogger.com