An aircraft is nothing but a weapon delivery platform and judging by that the only comparison can be made is in accords to weapon systems yes agility and Flight characteristics are important but how an Aircraft (A weapons system platform/Weapon delivery platform) actually delivers the weapons is...
I dont know much about the Angola war I would be interested in the Air-Air component if you could shadow a little for me that would be greatly appreciated. Its sad to see Rhodesia begone like that was the attempt same for south africa.
The answer is it depends----F-16 is known for agility and turning--the Mirage Not so much the only time I see a mirage 3-5 beating a F-16 is in a low-high energy stance where the Viper is low on energy and the Mirage is high and attacks within the turn circle and keep it between Lead and pure...
There are no mediocre's in flying ---Either you know what you are doing to a high standard or you dont, Obviously with time and Experience one can be superior than the other----It all boils down to team work, situational awareness and aggression.
on this 27 feb in our uni there was the Indian student federation concert in the main campus library and they were singing some Indian patriotic songs-------It just happened to be that I was sporting my Pakistan Air Force patched bomber jacket with F-16 Fighting Falcon on the shoulder and...