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Hope you guys enjoyed the video and sound off in the comment section on your thoughts about the upcoming Top Gun Movie, will it be worth watching ?
Day 7: r37 vs aim 54
Do A-10 vs F-22 please
Eh it seemed a bit too unrealistic, especially the experimental aircraft scene in the trailer. What do you think?
Also a suggestion for another dogfight would be the f-16 vs the f-15 stol/mtd
@Growling Sidewinder. OK. at the risk of encouraging this sort of thing... I've watched the night fight vid, and you're right, there is nothing to see really, but what if you changed the rules of engagement. Night fight, NO NGV after you enter the engagement zone, fox 2 or fox 3 only. it would take dogfighting skills out of the equation, and highlight radar and SA skills. With a HMD you could scan a wide section of the sky quickly. Getting a lock would depend on how well you are at translating what your radar is telling you into real life. Kinda a "Blind man Bluff" kinda action with missiles lighting up the night sky. It would take Notching out of the picture and put F poleing in. (is F poling a word?? lol) Watch that altimeter!! lol. Watching the missiles track at night might be cool. Something to try "off camera" and see if it's worth it. (if you haven't already) Or it all might look better in my head than it does on screen.
I haven't flown since the early 90's, Things have sure changed since then lol. Anyway just an idea to try out to see if it's viable (and shut the "nite fite" guys up lol 😋
Anyone else getting flash backs from the A4 flying though smoke of two missiles colliding?
I do
That was an instant classic!
Yeah bro
What video was that again
@@920utdoor A-4e vs AV-8b
Correction: A-4 has a roll rate of 720 degrees per second or two rolls a second. This is superior to the Tomcat. Use this advantage.
Correct I do mention that in the video that’s how I avoid his nose for so long.
How do you use a roll rate advantage against a plane that has a turn rate advantage? Do you go into a rolling scissors or something?
@@KG-yu7el yes, the A-4 can reverse its turn faster than the F-14
@@KG-yu7el Flat scissors not rolling
Glad to see the A-4 in the colors of Brazilian Navy! Greetings from Brazil!!
The design language of the F-14 is so cool and yet so bizarre. It doesn't even look like a fighter jet, it looks like a muscle car with wings and missiles.
When the wings are swept back its a delta with two engines and two vertical stabilizers.
The Navy agressors used the A-4 Super Fox back in the day, that was one mean little SOB. Bigger engine, much better performance than what this fight demostrated. Though you did very well...slow fight, a rolling scissor is a death trap for an F-14.
the fact that the A4 has the brazilian navy camo makes this video 2 times better to me
Speaking of the A-4 vs F-22, I remember the A-4 VS F-22 video! I remember you starting behind the F22 for it only to get behind you in the first 30 seconds. Im sure with the updated F22 it would be less fun than before lol.
Loved the close-up of the Turkey cockpit as they double-checked to confirm that they had indeed been bitten; "Goodness, Gracious, Great balls of fire!"
"You're going to have to do some serious shenanigans, some big time tom foolery." C'mon GS, knock off the technical fighter pilot jargon- none of us out here are experts!
Sorry sorry I didn’t mean to get too technical like that
4:24 anyone remember the assassination called the F-22 vs A-4 fight? Just me? Another great video growling your videos always make my day
Nice to see Jester's punch-out time is as fast as ever! 🤣
I just rewatched Top Gun for the umpteenth time again this morning. What a timely yt vid.
Saw the Blue Angels flying A-4s circa 1980. Maybe no match for Tomcats, but they were agile beasts that were a delight to watch.
Jester gets the kill schooling rookies at Mira Mar (i think thats how its spelt, top gun school in the first film) you should have told the F14 his deck was 2000 ft, just to see how much of a disadvantage that would be, i remember Maverick& Goose only got the win against Jester because he went under the 2000 ft false deck rule!! Micheal Ironside was one of my favorite actors as a kid, he always played the tough guy who everyone respected and no one wanted to mess with, he was great in that alien tv series called V, i remember being scared to death of that programme, i was about 8ish, the reality of it actually being a plausible scenario was terrifying, it still is something that could very well happen to our planet, this is why evil aliens and sci fi has always been my favorite genre, i love films like Independence day, i really liked the sequel, cant wait for the 3rd one, i love all the Aliens films as well as Predator and even the RVP collaboration between the 2, as long as they have good actors and healthy budget and the best CGI available i will keep on watching and loving those franchise. Ive waffled on!!!!!
Scooter vs Tomcat, just doesn't seem right ;) Fun to see!!!
Incredible A 4 Skywalk.
Hey Growling I also enjoy the one circle the most. You should fly FW-190s more. They are great in tight one circle engagements. I loved your IL-2 series.
i live in south georgia about 20 miles from moody afb. this morning 2 a-10's flew over my house at treetop level. i told my wife that those were a-10 warthogs and no enemy ever wants to here that sound. she said how do you know that? because of the mouth around the 30 mm cannons. again, how do you know that? because i watch the coolist shit on you-tube. love the feed man. being able to identify the a10's was because of this channel. that was an awesome feeling.
Really cool to hear that thanks for sharing that story. Glad you’re enjoying the content thanks for the added motivation to continue
@@GrowlingSidewinder i try to watch them all. i get a kick out of you knowing you are fighting a loosing battle but you do it anyway. is the f-22 really that awesome?
@@markhicks9864 thanks man, and yes, there is a very good reason that laws were passed never allowing the sale of that beautiful bird.
It's currently 4:26 am in my country, and I'm studying for tomorrow's entrance exam. This, however, is much more important.
I see A-4 and F-14 and like without watching I am a simple man and these two jets are along my favourites... thank you for a great video. With regards to the Topgun A-4's they where F models with more power and stripped of hump guns and anything that was not required to make them true hotrods...
Would love to see a Mirage v Skyhawk dogfight as they are contemporary airframes of similar age...
Awesome video as usual GS, always looking forwards to the upload in the morning :)
Not sure whether it's been suggested before but is it possible to do a sort of double "Bandit Unknown"? As in both sides pick whichever aircraft they want to go up against one another... would be cool to see that adaptation of strategy on both sides going into a fight, and maybe some interesting combinations.
F22 v f22 is all it ends up in surely
Babe wake up new Growling Sidewinder video out
Shenanigans, tom foolery, and indeed even perhaps some malarkey is needed! 🤣
But definitely no lolly-gagging!
"Good morning, gentlemen. The temperature is 110 degrees."
"Holy Sh*t, It's Viper!" 😅
I think that was the power of the training dogfight scene in Topgun: Ironman was basically saying "You think you're good? Here's a sword. I'll use a stick and I'm still going to beat you."
Love the A4s and their ability to move faster than the Tomcat at a 760 degrees per second roll
Maybe I'm crazy but it seems like the A4 sounds a lot like a Harrier. It'd be interesting to see those two in a match.
I'm still waiting to see the BVR of G.S. in the F14 (with the Phoenix) vs the F22 (stealth)... Could the F14 get an early lock on the F22 and effectively shoot it down?
It's Tomcat radar, even if he can't get a lock he should at least be able to give the F-22 pilot cancer.
GS made a video on these 2 as Malvinas/Falklands scenario, but he did it on the Harrier side... i would love to see him in the A4
LOL
The only difference between the F-22 vs Su-27 video and a possible F-22 vs F-14 fight is that jester would see the F-22 when he looks back so he'll live for a few more seconds/be able to jink a bit more before dying to an AIM-9X
the pheonix in dcs cant hit shit, literally missed every shot so the raptor wouldn't even be bothered
Very Elegant Altimeter
My Late Father paid the Ultimate Sacrifice trying to save his squadron's CO's life and unfortunately they were never seen again while flying A-4s with VA-86 off the USS Independence on Jan 7th 1961.
I just want to spit it out now that it seems right. The A-4 is one of the prettiest and adorable planes I’ve ever seen. It just looks so well balanced unlike thing like the frog foot and other oddities of that small strike class.
I think an A-4 vs F-16 fight would be pretty cool
A-4 vs F-22? Yes, please. I need to see how long you can survive that now.
Growling viper showing the Maverick’s how it’s done!
I definetly did not watch Top Gun 2 days ago.
Nice video.
Today is fighter aviation day here in Brazil
the f-14 picture on the laptop @3:58 is totally awesome!! where do find some of these photos?? Big fan of the channel, keep 'em coming!!
Pls try mig29 over Serbia during NATO offensive in 1999 against f15 or f16
Would be epic
Ir wouldn t be realistic, as those mig 29s didnt have missiles neither rwr or radar
@@iagopires8436 some had just radar , some just rwr and then many had none
outstanding , just loved this , great work
So ive never played DCS, im a war thunder air rb player with no joystick or vr. But i love your channel, i would love to get into DCS one of these days. Good fights 👍
The F14 thought it was going seal clubbing, until the seal won.
Fantastic Military Sensors
This is the best way to explain air combat
WoW! Awesome handling of the A-4.
Yrully high technology develop not be beaten by enemies.
F-86 vs A-4? idk if we have seen a dogfight of these two
-"Goose, Hollywood's okay. I want Viper."
And a missile too. Feline disrespect from behind!
Banger vid! Cant wait for Top Fun 2 its gonna be sick!!
Hey GS, nice Scooter flying!
In a Real Dogfights, Absolutely Necessary introducing Defense Aerial Tactics for Survive. Honestly.
GS in the Round 3 Intro - "In these fights when we have Fox 2s, we have them to simulate having a little bit of weight on the aircraft..."
3:02 - And to prevent you from returning to your wreckage and salvaging anything later. :^D
“Growling Sidewinder is up here……great……holy shit”
Fun fact: the New Zealand Air Force used A4s until 2001. Without replacing them.
Another fun fact: the Brazilian navy continues to use its A-4 BR after retiring the only Brazilian aircraft carrier, which has not yet been replaced 😂😂
That was a clear bubble violation.
13:30 "Bingo, Maverick's dead."
Nice vid. I like this stuff a lot more than the ufo " modern " plane vids. :)
Singapore bought the Blue Angel A-4s and put the F-18 engines in them. They bent a few wing spars but it would be fun to see you take on the 14 with one.
Strictly speaking, not the Blue Angel A-4s, they used the A-4F version while Singapore had a mix of A-4Bs and A-4Cs that got the F404 re-engine. Post upgrade they were very similar to the NZ Kahus except for the lack of a multimode radar like the APG-66.
So I wonder how the NZ Kahus would compare to the F-14 then.
I wonder why the Navy never used the Tomcat for their Blue Angel flight team? They used the A-4, then jumped straight to the current F/A-18, Tomcat’s would’ve been AMAZING to hear and see!
It would have been SOOOO EXPENSIVE. Really cool to see, though.
Size. I spent four years on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier (green shirt, waist cats). The Tomcat was waaaay too big for that type of close-in group exhibition flying. People don’t realize just how big they are until they are standing next to one. In fact, they were the largest fighters to ever fly off the deck of a carrier.
OMG. I watched Top Gun last night. And now I see this.
A4 roller. Leave the throttle parked, flaps full, speed
A-4 vs L-39 could be quite interesting
F-16 vs JF-17 gun fight PLEASE!
Day 75 of asking gs to take on the f22 in a warbird
I love u buddy but I don’t know if I can bring myself to do it
@@GrowlingSidewinder if you don't that's totally okay, I still love your vids and enjoy watching them
@@GrowlingSidewinder You have done a Su-25 vs A-10 dogfight. You definitly have the power to do ww2 vs 5gen
@@GrowlingSidewinder it would be a great 2 idiots video.
Kinda like clubbing baby seals isn't it. lol
At 6:40 he was close enough for "keeping up foreign relations". Or, you know, giving him the bird.
A-4 Vs F-22 next that would be an amazing fight def one sided but fun to watch. Maybe to help the balance make it a 2v1 or 3v1 against the F-22
Can we see more weird Dogfights. Like Viggen and F16 or like eurofighter and F18 idk
Just finished watching Top gun love it!
The New Zealand A-4K (A4 with F16ish avionics) when fighting to their strengths they could beat Australian legacy Hornets.
Is that the "stooge around in the weeds at 50ft until the F-18 appears above you and then pull up vertically and shoot it" tactics? I know from a first hand observation the later RNZAF A4K camouflage green was pretty good and they were very hard to spot by eye against the ground but does that tactic work against a lookdown radar?
7:48 what an epic shot
A4 from VF-1 Squad from Brazilian Navy! Good choice, then!
Amazing! BTW - is that Haifa below you?
Am I the only one that thinks it would be cool to see a Top Gun 3
Pls Rafael vs F16🙏❤️
"Holy shit! It's Viper!"
I would like to see you fly not with a full weapons load out but with a mix just to see how much of a difference it would be. If you have to change tactics and all that.
Awesome episode.
All i wanted is to watch an Apache fly for an hour at night with british lad talking. Now i have to watch exciting dogfights oh well
Great as usual, All Spades ♠️♠️✨🦅✨♠️♠️ Ty Loved it 😎
Holy sh*t , its Viper!
4:24 Funny enough... that's one go the matchups my dad has flying against the air force. XD
Such a good video.
Do A B1 Lancer vs Tu 160 strike battle with their escort jets......BIG FAN..Pls
GS be like: "Good morning UA-cam, The simulated temperature is 110 degrees.."
Everyone: "Holy Shit It's Vi, er Growling Sidewinder!"
Day 7: r37 vs aim 54
A-4 VS F-22: shoot at the merge, it works.
I would assume the whole point of TOPGUN training is that the instructors, being better pilots, don't need a better plane to kick your ass.
I also would imagine that was the case.
The F-14 ejection looked like a scene from "Adult swim",...
Nice Brazilian navy colors.
Right On
CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf, I mean “Growling Sidewinder” commanding officer and instructor of Top Gun.
Good idea bro, nice
OK, 7 months late, but - at the end of R2, you *didn't* fire a missile at the empty F14?! Amazed. How did you resist?
Love to see some day A4 vs F20 tiger sharks get the best roll rate in dogfight
Tough to shake that F14!
Viper: - Bingo. Maverick is dead. You're out of there Kid.
Goose: - The Department of Defense regrets ti inform that your children died because they are stupid. Great balls of fire!
If the Skyhawks has similar performance the the a4e early in warthunder then this might be a little unfair lol
Just watched TOP GUN and then this video gets posted lol
It's the Brazilian A-4 Skyhawk!
Quite the David and Goliath match up for this one. Does DCS included the F-4 Phantom II? If so perhaps we could get a match or two with it?