Poll
Question:
What's your favorite strike aircraft (ground attack)? Pick any SIX(!)
Option 1: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
votes: 7
Option 2: Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer
votes: 1
Option 3: Lockheed AC-130 gunship
votes: 2
Option 4: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
votes: 2
Option 5: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
votes: 3
Option 6: Panavia Tornado GR4
votes: 5
Option 7: SEPECAT Jaguar
votes: 1
Option 8: Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot
votes: 0
Option 9: Bell AH-1 Cobra
votes: 2
Option 10: Mil Mi-24 Hind
votes: 3
Option 11: Boeing AH-64 Apache
votes: 5
Option 12: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
votes: 0
Option 13: Bell UH-1B Huey
votes: 1
Option 14: Bell UH-1Y Venom
votes: 0
Option 15: Douglas A-1 Skyraider
votes: 0
Option 16: North American F-100 Super Sabre
votes: 0
Option 17: Grumman A-6 Intruder
votes: 3
Option 18: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
votes: 3
Option 19: Republic F-105 Thunderchief
votes: 0
Option 20: Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
votes: 0
Option 21: Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Cosair II
votes: 1
Option 22: Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
votes: 2
Option 23: General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
votes: 3
Option 24: Other (not listed)
votes: 4
Favourite Strike Aircraft Poll
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An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber, is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pressing the attack.
This class of aircraft is designed mostly for close air support and naval air-to-surface missions, overlapping the tactical bomber mission. Designs dedicated to non-naval roles are often known as ground-attack aircraft.
So what's your favourite strike aircraft? Choose 6 out of 23 in the list. If you choose "Other (not listed)", please let us know what that/those missing plane(s) is/are by replying to this post. I, however, have included some helos and Vietnam-era attack aircraft in the list.
If anyone has any suggestions what other aircraft (fixed-wing, sweep variable-wing, rotary or otherwise) I can include in the poll, please let me know.
Cheers
Frankie Kam
P.S., poll closes in 14 days
Voted
Quote from: Frankie on May 26, 2016, 08:45:13 AM
I have also excluded helicopters. So no Hind, Cobra or Apache Longbow.
:'(
The truth is, originally I had included helos as well. So I think it'll be more interesting if I include some rotary-blade and Vietnam-era aircraft in the list. I've adjusted the poll so that you can amend your choices (change your mind and re-select) before it ends; I've expanded the list to 23 aircraft; lastly, you can now pick up to 6 aircraft. if anyone can think of ways I can make the poll even more interesting please let me know.
Thats better :-*
Voted
Top of the list for me:
https://youtu.be/yR4d0FUCTHA
Voted. The Top Dog for me is the Panavia Tornado.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_97pf3Xet9k
Voted
A picture to follow ;)
This video has 3 of my favorite aircraft 2 of which i fly on BMS.
https://youtu.be/EJV-3Pto0Kg
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Voted. 2 that I like the most is the far reach of the F-15 to actually throw bombs from far away, and then the A-6 Intruder
https://youtu.be/MvyBrX1eK4I
https://youtu.be/bNBOghdvJOo
Voted. 1st choice is Panavia Tornado. Two others not listed that I like are Republic P47 Thunderbolt and General Dynamics F-111.
voted (5 x), the one not listed for me was the Kamow Ka-50 with coaxial rotor system and ejection seat.
The results
| Aircraft | | Votes |
| ======================== | | ===== |
| Fairchild Rep. A-10 Thunderbolt II | | 7 |
| Boeing AH-64 Apache | | 5 |
| Panavia Tornado GR4 | | 5 |
| Other (not listed) | | 4 |
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon | | 3 |
| Grumman A-6 Intruder | | 3 |
| McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle | | 3 |
| McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II | | 3 |
| Mil Mi-24 Hind | | 3 |
| [td]Bell AH-1 Cobra | | 2 |
| Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet | | 2 |
| [td]Lockheed AC-130 gunship | | 2 |
| McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II | | 2 |
| Bell UH-1B Huey | | 1 |
| Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer | | 1 |
| Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Cosair II | | 1 |
| SEPECAT Jaguar | | 1 |
| Bell OH-58 Kiowa | | 0 |
| Bell UH-1Y Venom | | 0 |
| Douglas A-1 Skyraider | | 0 |
| Douglas A-4 Skyhawk | | 0 |
| North American F-100 Super Sabre | | 0 |
| Republic F-105 Thunderchief | | 0 |
| Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot | | 0 |
Unlisted aircraft included these:
- Republic P47 Thunderbolt
- General Dynamics F-111
- Kamow Ka-50