The F-16 is Not the Best Fighter Jet But...
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- The F-16 is Not the Best Fighter Jet But... The F-16 jet is cheap and pretty good at everything, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the first of the US Air Force multi-role fighter aircraft, is the world’s most prolific fighter with more than 2,000 in service with the USAF and approximately 3,000 operational F-16s are in service today in 25 countries, by some estimates, F-16s make up an outsized 16% of the total number of jets flown by militaries around the world, a testament to what is easily the world's most successful, combat-proven multi-role jet fighter ever produced. The fast and agile F-16 Fighting Falcon isn't just one of the top fighters it is also amongst the most cost-effective. While it lacks the range and payload of the larger twin-engine F-15 Eagle, it also costs less than half - which is why the fourth-generation F-16 has been in use since the 1970s and will likely keep flying for many more years to come.
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It’s crazy that I built plastic models of F-16s as a child and over 30 years later this plane is still in use around the world
This fighter will service until the 2040s.
I also built F16 plastic planes 30 years ago and now i see the real thing on a regular basis as we upgrade the greek fighting falcons to vipers. Let me tell you I am still as excited to watch them now as i did 30 years ago!
🇹🇷 sagt: unverzüglich ausliefern und до свиданья !
I drawn the sketches of it 40 years ago as a school student.
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One of the most beautiful and elegant Fighter Jet design. Timeless !
Well said!
Couldn't agree more!
Cost effective and battle proven. Sometime things don't need to be cutting edge just useful and reliable.
Very true!
That's the beauty of American culture. We learn from others, innovate yet stick to the essentials.
@@marcelowilliams4535 cant say that about f22
I'm 51. When I was 13 and people asked what I want to be, I told'em I want to fly a USAF F-16. It's the fighter jet of my lifetime. It has the most aesthetic lines I keep drawing it in my passives.
The bubble canopy all the way down to your hips makes it all time best pilot view. My father once asked why I liked it so much. I answered him it is the most agile athletic that can make tightest turns.
Still, today, bullets per bullets, one on one dog fight to any fighters, bring'em on.
Awesome your memory
I'll tell you something you would have really enjoyed cuz I worked on the very first ones for many years.. speaking of the bubble canopy I've got pictures somewhere and you may be able to find a video of Frozen chickens being shot out of a Howitzer at those polymer Lexan canopies to see what would happen from a bird strike. The canopy was bolted down and when the chicken struck the canopy it " warped" and literally threw it to the side instead of cracking or shattering ! just a crazy unreal video if you can imagine this but it really happen cuz I witness it
@@1stviper589 Same thing a tech working at Lockheed told me about the F-35.
When slick (nothing hanging on it) it is the most beautiful jet fighter ever made in my opinion.
It entered service in late 1979 so it's really only started getting wide spread use in the early 80s, not in the "70s" as the video suggests.
Yes actually I was in the very first F-16 operational Fighter Wing the 388 which transition from F4s... we took this bird everywhere like Norway and flew off of roadways straight out of the Mountainside hangers, we ended up in Egypt, torrejon Spain, kadena, Misawa Japan, wild weasel in Germany, Australia and Taiwan, and I worked with the Wolfpack in Korea not to mention winning The International bomb competition so Many Nations have come to utilize and appreciate this extraordinary dogfighter which turned out to be a really precise bombing platform
We love our F-16🇵🇹
It's also considered a 4.5 generation jet capable of handling itself against many 5th generation fighters!
The F-35 makes short work of it in bvr and dogfights. It's more maneuverable and accelerates faster. The infamous F-16 vs F-35 dogfight that made people think the F-35 can't turn or dogfight was literally a prototype F-35 using the F-16 as the benchmark for updating the flight control g limits.
@@saltyfloridaman7163 I said many 5th generation fighters if you paid attention! I didn't say it could hold it's own against all 5th generation fighters! The F35 happens to be one of about 3 5th gen fighters that would completely outclass it unless, you just have much superior pilot!
It's just an awesome looking aeroplane it wouldn't look out of place on Star wars
latest version with new avionics is the f 16v and still a formidable fighter jet.
I worked on F-16s in the early years. I was at Hill AFB in 1981. I remember working on 79-004. The 4th production F-16. Balls 4.
A lot of people don't understand that the f-16 is a potent ground attack aircraft. And it also has a nuclear bite.
Well! You didn't tell us about the Avionics of the new block 70 and 72 F 16. I seriously love the Falcon / Viper more than any other fighter in the U.S. inventory.
AYE AYE
Still my favorite war plane of all time. Followed closely by the A-10 Warthog. Simple but highly effective purpose driven designs.
My two favorites also !
Beautiful aircraft with serious duty.
Grandad worked on F-16's at McEntire in the 80's. He loved them to death. He'd be on the edge of his seat with the current conflict.
It is the cheapest fighter in the world considering its superior performance in the battleground than any others developed in Western Europe or Russia since 1990's.
Plus, Chuck Yeager was one of the original Test Pilots of the F-16!
I had the privilege of meeting General Chuck Yeager in Lakeland Florida at the Sun and fun fly-in in the late 90s while he was working with the young Eagles Aviator program and got to speak with him about some of these aircraft Adventures which included flying over 300 different types of aircraft in his life including German and Russian aircraft... he certainly enjoyed those tests Pilots years in the X1 but most of all I think he enjoyed the F-15
For a 1974 interceptor it does SUPER well as a multi-role aircraft - even air-to-ground. The successor to the A-7 and a nimble and grand aircraft.
It definitely epitomize the multi-role aircraft title because being fortunate enough to work in the very FIRST operational wing of these aircraft we had so many things to work out such as the 9g turning capability of this aircraft which was unheard of, you would simply blackout without the reclined ejection seat that brought your knees close to your heart and the inflation of the g-suit to keep blood in your head not your feet! Quite amazing and initially very problematic was the fact that since you had a side stick controller NOT a central stick it only took one quarter inch of movement on that side stick to ROLL the aircraft ! yes you read that right... the visibility from the one-piece lexan canopy was another amazing new innovation that made you feel like you were riding ON the front of the aircraft!! It was designed as a pure dogfighter but as we quickly learned it had immense capability as a bombing platform which you saw as the Israelis who trained with us used it to take out the Iraqi nuclear facility and we actually won an international bomb competition with this bird
I agree with you and it doesn't get credit it is due because the also excellent F-15 gets more notoriety
Love this video
The Viper will always have a special place in my heart such a beautiful design and one of the best rate fighters out there
I saw an interview with one of the Israeli pilots that bombed Saddam's reactor in 1981. Israel had just received the F16 back then.
He said that the original F16 - before the upgrades and extra "boxes" bolted onto the later variants - was the best plane he ever flew. "A true pilots plane" he said. Very elegant and agile.
He didn't enjoy flying the later upgraded variants as much as the original, in spite of their enhanced features.
Here's a story for you,I was in the 388TFW, the first operational ready F16 Wing in the world at HillAFB,UT. The spring of that year 81 we had six desert camouflage F-16 Israeli Birds show up since we were the first to work on them they came over to learn with us and practice bombing out over Windover bomb range near the utah-nevada border. They did not know what their assignment was at the time but as it turned out they were working on the bombing proficiency of those aircraft...WHY?? Because even though it was the most Nimble turning dog fighter in the world at that moment, it turned out we had the best bombing platform available also in fact we had won the international bomb competition with them. The Israelis went on to drop 2000 lb to destroy those nuclear our facilities while F15 provided cover. The f-16s used ccip which is continuously computed impact point for precise bombing from such a performance aircraft created tremendous success bombing
@@1stviper589 very interesting. One of those pilots you met must have been Ilan Ramon - who sadly died in the space shuttle disaster.
@@WildReefer WOW! This was unbelievable! I just went through something in my garage having just moved I found the front page of our newspaper dated Sunday February 2nd 2003 exactly 20 years ago the front page is completely covered with the Columbia disaster and at the top are pictures of the seven astronauts and the furthest one on the right is Ilan Ramon with the Israeli patch on his left shoulder
F-16 Fighting Falcon and we all appreciate you calling it by its proper name!
Yes it definitely was called the Fighting Falcon initially because I worked on the very first ones starting with serial number 001 thru the 90s and then into three to five hundred when I was at the Wolfpack in Korea... it picked up a Viper name from the pilots in the 80s and stuck
@@1stviper589 Falcon is the fastest Raptor in the world and why anybody would want to call it after a snake is beyond me! The Marine corps has a helicopter named, AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter! So when somebody on the battlefield says, send in a Viper, I would say, jet or helicopter! I'm just trying to make a loose point!
Whenever i see a F-16, my head screams Iron Eagle 😎
The F-16 is highly respected in the world. In my country Venezuela, 14 F-16A are still in service, these are the second line fighter of the Venezuelan Air Force and together with the Sukhoi Su-30Mk2, the most powerful pair in South America.
Here it is known for participating in many incidents, for example, the Crisis of the Corvette Caldas, where the F-16A were ready to face the Mirage 5COA fighters of the Colombian Air Force, they were about to face two of these aircrafts when the last day the corvette was withdrawn.
The second was during the coup d'état in 1992, two F-16 fighters loyal to the government were present in the first air combat in the history of the country and, consequently, shot down two rebel OV-10s with their M61 cannons being the last air-to-air shoot down by cannon so far.
It is undoubtedly an excellent fighter for what it was designed for and will continue to be highly respected in today's world.
Greetings from Venezuela.
I will tell you a quick story about the Gatling gun, one day I was on the crew ladder leaning over into the cockpit and the weapons troops were working on the same aircraft with the Hydraulics turned on and suddenly the whole aircraft started to shake as I turn my head to the right I saw all those barrels spinning and all I could think Was Here Comes 20 mm shells at me!! So I ejected myself immediately from that ladder about 9 feet into the air to escape what I thought were shells coming at me but fortunately it wasn't loaded
@Military TV Can you please do a video on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block 3
This fighter Jet proves that good design and low operational cost survives era's of stealth technology. Number matters to encircle enemies, and an expensive F22 has an important role of persuades enemies to not enter in your space just if they think F22/F35 are there. It is like nuclear submarines.
Bold typo, it entered Eervice?
Here in Thailand the airforce used it for a fly-by in an ash scattering ceremony for airforce general's father.
Multi-role indeed!
Such graceful looking aircraft
BUT It's One of the best
You know which one is the best fighter jet? The one with the best pilot.
You are spot on! The a F16 got stir down by a mig21
I was the Chief Engineer of this bomber.😊
They should make a unmannered one to make use of the the untapped gs it can pull
Very wise observation, I know the guys from the 53rd weapons evaluation group at Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle that somehow survived that CAT 5 hurricane couple years ago destroyed basically everything on the base. But now they are in operation with bright orange painted F-16 that they do test out over the Gulf of Mexico
Fighters--when they look good, they are good. Namely the F 16, the F 86 Saber, the P-51 Mustang and the Spitfire
F-104 , A6M2 , Heinkel 112 , they all look good
The new block 70/72 honestly ruin the sleek design of the F-16.
The US Navy wanted the F-16 too... but because of Navy doctrine.. ALL carrier based jet fighters must have two engines. So, the Navy bought the USAF reject f-17, now the F-18. The Navy does have a few F-16s they use in training. They still love 'em. And thats the rest of the story.
Strangest thing about the F-16 is that it’s still the Futuristic Looking Aircraft even today!
It looked like Alien Technology almost 50 years ago and sill looks like Alien Technology today! 👽 ✈️
I'll tell you something Alex, in the left strake that goes from the rear of the canopy/fuselage area blending into the wing is the Gatling gun. One day I was on the crew ladder leaning over into the cockpit and the weapons crew had Hydraulics running on the aircraft while they were working and at that moment the whole plane started shaking and I turn my head to the right immediately and saw those barrels spinning and basically i ejected myself from that ladder 9ft in the air to get out of the way thinking those 20 mm shells were coming OUT!!
Whoa that's a crazy story!! I bet your heart rate was about as high as possible after that!
A beast on the deck
Two typos in your slides.
Not every opponent is going to be fielding cutting edge technology. The F-16 is still a formidable adversary to 95% of the combat aircraft currently flying.
I guarantee, 200-300 F-16s would be very welcome in the Ukrainian air force now.
Wauuu, I taught everything from --- is the best ,,,
F16s the enemy fears them yes bingo you hit it even f15s keep them all going these new fighters can be computer dead by the enemy during fights not the f15s or f16 what a fighter
STRATEGY OF WAR IS IMPORTANT IN ANY KIND OF WARS. AND ITS THE SPECIALTY OF U.S. AND ALLIEDS
It´s probably not better than what many of us think. Despite all the bling bling the original problems remain. It was a fantastic fighter, no doubt. But now it´s obsolete. SAAB JAS Gripen 39 is the Champion since 2006 (Red Flag)
IT IS ECONOMICAL
Is Saab Gripen E cheaper each fly-hour ? Gripen is a more smart airplane
Wasn't the entire concept of the F 16 already around and pioneered by the F 104 Starfighter?
Right up there with the MiG-21 as far as successful jets. 16 is newer and better but both have seen use all over the globe
I Love F16 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Still the best pure stick and rudder dogfighter of its generation. MiG-29 is pretty good to but F-16 is king… and it’s good at other stuff too
Had they switched to the f16xl early on in production? It'd be better than the f15
Well having worked on them for many years I certainly had a heart for the XL models also(both built) and seemingly with enough horsepower they would still be a very viable aircraft however the Airforce wanted the longer-range capabilities fuel-wise and the"safety" of that second engine
I didnt know this plane still flew.
It still has a 92:13 kill/loss ratio. There aren't a lot of non-western planes that can hurt it.
These were big back in the 80's
Title of the video isn't the best choice. "Best" is entirely subjective. One can argue that being the most widely proliferated (sales & service record) jet fighter in history that is "pretty good at everything" a.k.a. an excellent multi-role fighter that can hold it's own against most any opponent might qualify it as the "best". If you alter the qualifiers--such as effective range or most stealthy--then no, it's not the best.
It's one hell of an aircraft, that I can state unequivocally.
As good as these planes are even retired F-15 & 16 pilots wouldn't take on a 5th generation fighter. NOT downing these pilots as I have huge respect towards them but pointing out the technological advances since this plane came out.
Well the F-35 was literally designed to combine the best traits of the F-16 and Super Hornet and none of their drawbacks as a requirement under the revised development guidelines for the JSF program. As a result you get a jet that rate fights and hits sustained Gs better than the F-16, accelerates better than the F-16, has a higher top speed than the F-16 in combat load, and has a better nose authority and 1 circle performance than the Hornet, and the ability to bleed its energy when needed better than the Hornet. It also has better EW performance than the E/A-18 Growler and a version for the Marines to combine the best features of the Harrier and Hornet
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Wow, thanks for that synopsis. The F-35 is an amazing plane indeed.
F 16 is the porche of the sky , its the best in dog fight better than anything else on this planet.
not best but most beautiful ❤🔥
The F-16 is still a jet that enemies like North Korea should not wanna be messing with. Also there should paint a hyena on the F-16 and name it Hyena Squadron.
It was the best available when missiles were very short range or very heavy. Nowadays, rocket launcher sized missiles from rocket launchers have range in excess of 100km, which is many times the visual-range of high-vantage points. There are so many alternatives and so many weaknesses of using fighter jets that air-forces around the world are going back to propeller(not even gas-turbine types)
I'm not sure why you haven't been brought into the highest levels of intelligence. The knowledge you bring is nearly unmatched. You should demand respect in your field.
@@royagservicesllc387 unintelligible
How would it perform in Ukraine against russian jets and aa deffence? And how good is igla?
Realistically you will never know because it has no particular purpose being over there because you're not going to be shooting down Russian jets,Russians are preferring to launch missiles into the country because that does not really risk any of their aircraft or other assets and they really don't have anything in Ukraine much to attack other than civilian entities. The Russians will not send fighter aircraft into attack Ground Forces often because the potential risk is way too high and the reward for attacking small Ukrainian groups or tanks is minimum, the F16 is an extraordinary dogfighter but as a aircraft of bombing capability its much greater than you believe. I have worked on them and we even won an international bomb competition with them
@@1stviper589 ofc most likely f16 it will be used to bomb the russian ground forces, I m glad if it so good at this, it will support Ukraine ifvs and tanks when they will perfrom a counter offensive
It would be very tough. The F-16 will have to face the Russians in combat, the fighters they should face are the Sukhoi Su-35S (the king of the Ukrainian skies) and the MiG-31BM (the most feared fighter), both aircraft have been fighting the Ukrainians on many occasions and have achieved air superiority in many areas of the front (Bahkmut for example), incidentally, they are armed with very good missiles such as the R-27, R-77 or the most feared R-37M.
Russian pilots are already combat-hardened and clearly, that experience will be put against the F-16s arriving in Ukraine. It is not the same to face trained pilots, but without combat experience, than to face pilots who are experienced in difficult combat.
Another problem would be the defenses, this is the most restrictive war in terms of air defenses, both sides have AAA systems such as the S-300 or S-400 (for Russia), Buk M1/2/3, S-125 Neva/Pechora and many MANPADS. This is something that makes it difficult to operate in Ukraine, although many experts continue with the premise that the Russians do not achieve air supremacy over the weakened Ukrainians. When you obviate that Russia is not facing a depleted Iraq or a chaotic Libya or an unchecked Syria. Ukraine is very well prepared for this one (hell yes since the 2014 war they have been preparing). So don't doubt that F-16s will take losses against AAA systems.
Greetings from Venezuela.
@@jesusandresramirezblanco2134 very true ,the fact remains is it there just WON'T BE any engagement or any missions, because there realistically isn't anything(MUCH) for F-16 or any other American aircraft to engage on Ukrainian soil and they certainly are not going to be going into Russia..... there simply is no reason to send a 60 million dollar aircraft into eastern Ukraine to attack a few tanks or AAA ..the risk is very high the reward is minimal that's why it won't happen
The F16 is no doubt a great aircraft, but the F4 has by far the largest number of kills of any combat jet ever put into service (306), though it does have the most losses to arial combat (106) but many of these losses were early in the Viet Nam war, before training was improved and issues with missiles were resolved. You should not fault the aircraft for the shortcomings of the armaments. Once the pilots learned to use the superior speed and power of the F-4, guns where installed, and the AIM-4 issues were resolve the kill ratio climbed dramatically. Also, the Viet Nam war was a long conflict with numerous large air combat engagments, where as these later jets were almsot always flying in conditions where the US had established air superiority and had AWACs to ID the threats. The F14 Tomcat has more kills than the F16 (135 vs 76) though with a slightly higher loss ratio. The F15 has 102 kills with zero losses, but many of these kills were radar missile kills. The F4 radar simply was not as advanced. The Mig 21 has 240 air to air combat wins but over 500 losses to both air and ground fire. For whatever shortcomings the F4 had, in the end, it dropped more ordinance and downed more enemy jets than anything else with an "F" and a jet engine.
Better then most if not all Russian aircraft. Most Russian aircraft still use 1950's tech PESA radars.
But shot down by 3rd gen mig21
Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while...countries all over the world are calling you an idiot. which is well deserved commie.
Yes because the mig 21 has similar performance, comes down to the pilots in this case , problem with mig is that it's a death trap if not flown by very well trained pilots and it doesn't have a very big range before it has to head back home so it can't fight for very long, it was very impressive for it's era , Russia proper never had the mig 21 in its inventory because they knew of its problems
Keep in mind that those'r still no definitive conclusion whether at that day, the mig21 had really shot downed the falcon or not.
But one of the analysist said ,if that's true, according the data, the falcon was in the middle of withdrawing when the mig21 closing in at full speed. It finally got shotdowned ,because the falcon didn't really got his chance to dogfight nor get out of the mig21's control zone, due its primary mission was to go back to its territory as fast as possible (but w/ the cost of its pilot).
Both jets have similar top speed 2.100+km/h; but the mig21's pilot charging at the falcon ,was already determined to shoot it down at all cost since the very beginning of the engagement. (while at the same time, the said falcon were distracted by adversary's *Flanker*)
@@thunderboltcougar5626yup, it's the pilot capability, not the machine in a dogfight.
@@thunderboltcougar5626 As you know at that time F-16 was the only aircraft to fire AAMRAM missile in the Pakistan Air force. But they denied that F-16s were not used that day.
And when you go through the ISPR updates of that day, you will know that ISPR was frequently changing their statements that 3 Indian pilot were caught, after sometime 2 pilot and at last they said just one Indian pilot was caught.
F16 Zero - Mig21 one
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I’ve heard U.S. pilots that fly the F-35 asked what jet would you want to fly other than the F-35 what would be their second choice and A LOT of them said the F-16. If the U.S. and allies wouldn’t have been so scared of Putin and his nuclear black mail in the beginning of the war, they could have been training Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 and they would be in Ukraine already saving the lives of Ukrainian ground troops.
unlike you, the generals in NATO are well aware of the real possibilities of Russia and therefore they are scared. soon you will see. Because as we see you do not want to stop this war.
F16 never lose dog fight in history that's mater of fact. F16 its defender of democracy.
Maybe not as good as the F-35 which is the best fighter jet ever made but certainly much much better than any Russian plane in every possible way
F22 is better and that is coming from a Brit; shame our government did get that to go with the Typhoons. F35 should just be used for RN’s carriers
The present f-16’s are not good enough! Need Mach 5 or greater and needs to be more deadly with ammo, possibly laser capabilities or Star Wars type of technology!!
WOW! Well that's an interesting concept but at Mach 5 you have to go STRAIGHT, you can't turn at all until you slow down a lot! When I was working on the early F-16 at Hill Air Force Base Utah, and SR-71 was flying over Montana and had an electronic problem and needed to land and we were the closest base and at their speed mach3 it still took hundreds of miles to slow down and turn and land! ... meanwhile lasers are a great tool for spotting and identification but we simply don't have a high enough power source in a small enough package to make it viable as a good weapon ,,they can't just put Tesla batteries in them
And at least Warp 1 in space, for the spaceforce.
I’ll take the F-18A Hornet than you.
@shubhamraj-rd9nz ah yes!your older-than -your grandpa mig-21.🤤😆😆😛
Butter?
The F-16 is a dated aircraft not to be sold to very close affluent allies, you want a real fighter for the future ............F-35A.
The f16 is the Toyota Corolla of the air force - there's better faster but the f16 is still in use
Alright. Off to Ukraine 😎
Send to Ukraine!!
f16 is a terrible plane to send to ukraine.
@@ashleygoggs5679 you know nothing lady
@@JamsheedRPGgod actually im a guy and i probably know more then you.
@@ashleygoggs5679 i service them, what do you do lady boy?
The 15 would be a much better option for Ukraine...., not as fragile on their rough landing strips.
send F16 in Ukraine PLEASE.
I just like to know why is Lockheed Martin paying all the money to the India after Mig-21 shots down F-16 in fight against the Pakistan and it was public for some time even Indian pilot of Mig-21got recognition for what he did someone paid so the story is hush-hush and nobody talks about it any more
Because it was disproven and the mig-21 was downed. The mig also still had its missiles on its wings so...
@@saltyfloridaman7163 after how much money ? Lol
Upgraded f16 of the US is more superior than the Pakistani f16 and jf17.😝😝
F-16 is the best fighter jet it can take down a F 35 B FAT AM
It is still better than F-35 lemon.
Send that to Ukraine F16 will be scrap metal 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
If you are thinking that the F-16 would be shot down by Soviet Sam's you're greatly mistaken they'd have to get one more by accident (or sheer mass volume of launches) than bring one down on purpose simply because we use F-16 wild weasel aircraft to take out many Sam sites not to mention we have proven to be able to outmaneuver an awful lot of those Sam's yep they might get lucky and get 1
F-16 is not he best fighter, but is better than the F-35 'game change' crappy.
The F-35 is the faster and more agile fighter dude. Have you lived under a rock the last few years? That mock dogfight was literally a prototype F-35 with heavy Flight control software restrictions and they had that dogfight to find the G limits the F-35 had. The only issue was they couldn't, so they just set it at 10g. It's the only fighter in the world other than the F-22 that requires a G-suit because of its insane maneuverability. At the time of the dogfight the F-35 was limited to 6g. After that fight it changed, then the actual combat coded F-35As went on to score a 20-1 win loss ratio at operation red flag against F-16s, F-18s, F-15s, Typhoons, Mirages, and Gripen Es in dogfighting alone. In BVR the F-35 was uncontested with a 178-0 win loss which is the current record. The F-22 is the only Nato fighter that hasn't participated
Successful just like an ak-47.
Balloon killer!