LOL!
I was going to say: "NERRRRRRRDS!!!" - But to be honest, I've loved reading every line of this thread, as someone who LOVES aircraft but really knows very little about them, beyond certain names and (Flight) concepts.
I've 3 favourite types of Aircraft: The F-15 (Just so wicked & largely thanks to G1), The Spitfire (They look & sound incredible, not to mention they're iconic
) and the Lockheed-Martin SR-71 Blackbird (Friggin' sex made airborne!
) - But my 1st ever model kit that I built was an F-15 too, as was the 2nd (Much larger scale though), but for the life of me I can't categorically remember what revision they were as they're both LONG gone now... I think one was a "D" and the other an "E" though...
Anyway, enough of my derailing - back to it you guys, I'm digging this discussion!
(...and now also thinking about obtaining a bloody model kit!)