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The F-14 was a huge hangar queen too; requiring an inordinate amount of work between flights. It had a terrible set of engines until the F404 arrived. F-22 was
by greedo 11y ago
The F-14 was a huge hangar queen too; requiring an inordinate amount of work between flights. It had a terrible set of engines until the F404 arrived.
F-22 was a mess with it's oxygen system.
F-15s mysteriously broke apart in mid-air, though this was unexpected wingbox fatigue late in their lives.
The Navy had the "Gutless Cutlass" Vought F7.
The USAF had the F104 nicknamed the Widowmaker; IIRC, more Luftwaffe pilots died flying this type than any other aircraft.
- abrowne 11y ago> The USAF had the F104 nicknamed the Widowmaker; IIRC, more Luftwaffe pilots died flying this type than any other aircraft. This sentence made no sense until I realized the German air force is still called the Luftwaffe.