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  1. The F/A-18 has better short field performance than the F-16, but it's not keen on rough runways either. Both types are susceptible to foreign object damage, meaning their engines will suck up debris from the runway. The MiG-29 doesn't mind, as it closes it main air intake and temporarily sucks in air from a better shielded intake. FOD is no joke. I worked as an trainee at the Fokker factory, where F-104 Starfighters went for repairs. One had ingested a ricochet from its autocannon during a strafing run. How the badly damaged engine got the aircraft home was a mystery. The pilot was reportedly told to punch out, but he didn't fancy a swim in the dead of winter.
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