F-14 vs F-15, F-16 & F/A-18 | Mike "Nasty" Manazir (Full)



Former USN fighter pilot, Mike “Nasty” Manazir, shares his experiences of flying the F-14A/D in DACT against the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18!
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32 thoughts on “F-14 vs F-15, F-16 & F/A-18 | Mike "Nasty" Manazir (Full)”

  1. Kinda sorta right. Having fought in the Super Hornet, you want to lead with rudder and follow with lateral stick. You CAN use lateral stick only, the jet won’t depart, but you won’t be max performing the jet—turn performance will not be as good. There will be noticeable lag. Still gotta use the rudder if you want to get the most out of her at high alpha.

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  2. Another amazing interview and person that I could happily spend hours listening to!

    I particularly like the interview style on this channel because the guest is allowed to be the star and isn't being regularly interrupted as happens on some other channels (YT channels generally, not just aviation related channels).

    Keep up the good work
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  3. As expensive as it would have been to maintain (total cost), marrying a modern FBW system (like from F15EX or FA18E/F) with the F14D, I quite suspect that the result would have been a really fun and surprisingly maneuverable fighter even as big as those things were. With any of the more modern 2 seat aircraft (F14D or newer), upgrade them with F35 sensors and such and the result would be a reasonably good fighter but a really dangerous quarterback for a strike force. I've always enjoyed watching the Tomcat demos at airshows… As to the F15EX, I saw an interview recently where the pilot being interviewed basically stated that the aircraft basically didn't have an alpha limit… all thanks to the FBW software. In an environment where the F22's stealth isn't needed, the F15EX doing just the A-A role is likely going to give someone some nightmares. Still, I miss the Tomcats.

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  4. First time ever I've heard any pilot call the Hornet a rate fighter?! My Hornet buddies always said it was a pure angles fighter, preferred a one circle over a two. Matter of fact, just text my former Rhino buddy, he said it was not a rate fighter.

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