Originally Posted by Azoy?

The reason the US has proven air superiority is the numbers of planes they have. If you look at dog fighting they are not really good at it. They are trained to take out aircrafts from far distance which is one of the thigns the F22 is great at.
Clsoe dog fighting is not really seen in the skies as much as one use to see if because of the technology that is in these aircrafts today.
When the US Air Force enters an area it targets, it doesn't send one or two aircrafts, it sends a massive amount and that is how it is able to obtain air superiority. By owning the skies. If it came to dog fighting the Europeans which have better training in that aspect would eat the American pilots for breakfast.
Also I compared the Euro Fighter to the F16 not the F22 which has stealth technology.
The F22 is a nice bird but for the present time is not in the sky in the same numbers as the F16 and Euro Fighter.
If the Euro Fighter has stealth technology, it would eat the F22 with it's maneuverability.