More likely that the heat from the exhausts will increase the thermal strength.
Note that a moderately loaded P-3 will be trying to thermal at 160 kts or so and a turn radius of approx 490 m (about 10 times the turn radius of the Boomerang that Cath was presumably flying). > Yes the wake turbulence might even increase your climb > rate > > luke > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "stuart smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia." <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike > > > >I figure that sharing a thermal with an Orion isn't a > problem as long as >you > > are both centred in the thermal properly. The Orion > > would be flying much larger circles than you. > > > > > > Stuart > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > > Australia." <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] F111 Bird Strike > > > > > >> > >> On 22/04/2008, at 6:56 AM, Terry Neumann wrote: > >>> JR wrote: > >>> > >>>> I shared a thermal at 8,300 feet with an air force > Orion!!, that was >>>> unexpected > >>>> JR > >>>> > >>>> > >>> I hope you were both turning in the same direction > :-P >> > >> I shared a thermal at 13,000' with a horse-drawn > zeppelin. He wasn't >> turning at all, just > dolphin-soaring along a street. >> > >> 'course, you tell kids these days and they don't > believe you. >> > >> - mark > >> > >> > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- >> I tried an internal modem, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> but it hurt when I walked. > Mark Newton >> ----- Voice: > +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aus-soaring mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> To check or change subscription details, visit: > >> > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > > Aus-soaring mailing list > > [email protected] > > To check or change subscription details, visit: > > > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
