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Guys,
Very interesting responses...thanks its a pleasure.
FOG...
Looking quickly over some dates the A300 programme predates the F/A 18 programme...being more contempary to the YF-17.....remember the Airbus took even longer to appear as a product.
But that's beside the point...I would however grant the systems are not nearly as 'able' as those of a highly agile multi-role aircraft...and they certainly don't have ejection seats.
On a wider issue I'm interestes in the apparent difference in flying 'philosophy' between close communities...especially the A/B: C/D 18 communities..I do not know the differences in sufficient detail between the versions but from the outside it is difficult to see why such differences exist....more interesting still is USMC/USN differences in flying the same type of a/c...is not the basic training common and all specialist training to the same standard? Again forgive my ignorance.
Air,
Very interesting....thanks..
To me this thread is one of the prime reasons why this board is so good..
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