best jet fighter??

[Gixergs]

Hawker Hunter and English Electric Lightning,just for the sight of her sitting on her tail and streaking upward,and the incredible sound!

[chicharrero]

The Hawker Hunter was highly prized for its pilots as a fighter and ground attack plane over thirty years.
I think it was a venerable plane.

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by flightsimmer2010

THE P-51 AND THE SPITFIRE are more like the GREATEST fighters of all time along with the ME-109 .. AND P-47 AND and dont forget the YAK-3 :D

the question was jet fighters. while i prefer the p51 and spitfire myself, the dont fit into the category.

[pantherbug2]

Does "Best ever" means "my preferred"?
Choosing between aircrafts designed for different missions is difficult.
Even limited to same country, same era, how to choose between Sabre, Scorpion, Starfire or Delta Dagger??? They didn't flew in the same universe.

[flightsimmer2010]

the P-51 and spitefire was mentioned by knife:D... but for that time they were the fastest most agile fighters of the day

[Paperbeam]

Harrier Jump Jet. Kill ratio of 23 - 0 in the Falklands War against 120 Argentinian Air Force planes.

Terry

[Squirrel]

Originally Posted by flightsimmer2010

the P-51 and spitefire was mentioned by knife:D... but for that time they were the fastest most agile fighters of the day

sorry, the messerschmitt me 262 was the first jet fighter, and it was around at the time.

[Squirrel]

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow") was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.[5] Design work started before World War II opened, but engine problems meant the aircraft did not reach operational status until the summer of 1944. In combat, when properly flown, it proved to be essentially untouchable, able to outrun its Allied counterparts by as much as 100 mph. The Me 262 claimed a total of 509 Allied kills[6] (although higher claims are sometimes made[Notes 1]) against the loss of about 100 Me 262s. As the only aircraft in Luftwaffe service able to operate safely at that point in the war, the design was pressed into a variety of roles, including light bomber, reconnaissance and even experimental night fighter versions.
taken from wikipedia

[weknapp]

Kind of a biased vote here, but after 24 years in Naval Aviaition and my current job, I'd have to go with F/A-18 Hornet. By the way, I'm an F/A-18A-F Hornet/Super Hornet Quality Assurance Rep.

[kenlwest]

The PHANTASTIC PHANTOM!!!!

Ken