User blog comment:Halo Monkey/Favorite Plane/@comment-1193300-20120811005144

F-15S/MTD. Hands down.

Because, let's face it. IRL the Raptor, while being a technical marvel and extremely maneuverable, is fragile as shit.

The Eagle, on the other hand, is build like a tank. And with its dual person configuration, STOL capabilities, and the maneuverability upgrades the S/MTD gets, it easily kicks the Raptor wherever it is. Stealth in-game is also useless to the max, so there you go.