Yeah, I think the whole one tail vs. two tail thing can confuse people. ;-)

Originally Posted by: istanbulpacker 

yeah f18 and f16 are often confused by people. If I remember correctly f16 typically fly off of carriers and f18 are land based.

Originally Posted by: wpr 

F-16s are single engine planes and have a single pilot.

F-18s have two engines. Here's a little cheat sheet:


So if you see a single engine, single pilot Aemrican fighter plane, it's often the F-16.

I'm by no means the airplane expert. I just know this stuff because I used to make model planes when I was a kid.

Istanbul - Thanks bud. Cool vid. In real life, I get nervous watching them as they fly so closely together. That's pretty amazing.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Right. Wing and engine configurations aside- I oversimplified. I guess my point was that there are not too many carrier based planes going to be found in the Midwest.

Originally Posted by: wpr