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Location: Northern California
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I can't see the vid, but from what I read here I suspect it isn't a T-38; more likely the fighter version which is the F-5. More power, higher top speed, etc. The T-38 is a blast to fly, so I can guess that the F-5 is a notch or two better. USAF uses F-5s as aggressor aircraft since they are very difficult to see and very maneuverable. Could very well jump an F-22.
The F-35 will be the Edsel of combat planes, imo. As for missiles-only air superiority fighters, there is a term for a fighter without a gun: Dead. Some lessons we apparently just don't want to learn.
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