Nine G's Is Good, If The Pilot

To Use A Fighter As A Fighter-bomber When The Strength Of The Fighter Arm Is Inadequate To Achieve Air Superiority Is Putting The Cart Before The Horse.

Flying Is More Than A Sport And More Than A Job; Flying Is Pure Passion And Desire, Which Fill A Lifetime.

The First Rule Of All Air Combat Is To See The Opponent First. Like The Hunter Who Stalks His Prey And Maneuvers Himself Unnoticed Into The Most Favourable Position For The Kill, The Fighter In The Opening Of A Dogfight Must Detect The Opponent As Early As Possible In Order To Attain A Superior Position For The Attack.

Today It Is Even More Important To Dominate The . . . Highly Sophisticated Weapon Systems, Perhaps Even More Important Than Being A Good Pilot; To Make The Best Use Of This System.

We Have Built A Total Of About 1250 Of This Aircraft, But Only Fifty Were Allowed To Be Used As Fighters - As Interceptors. And Out Of This Fifty, There Were Never More Than 25 Operational. So We Had Only A Very, Very Few.