Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:23:31 -0600, Jon wrote in message
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>>> Boy that Mig 29 sure is interesting. This weekend on the History
>>> Channel there has been a lot of US War Planes but this Mig 29 and
>>> its rear trust controllers and its hover ability is neat.
>> Flashy, yes. Neat, yes. In a dogfight, that ability to hover would
>> make it an easy target.
>
> ..useful afterwards though, for landing between the craters. ;o)
>
Agreed! hovering in the sky is similar to a controlled stall and your
enemy has a long duration to lock the sidewider, sparrow or cannon on
your tail. Besides in a dog fight your predator will like not be
willing to stop in flight and follow right into your tail.
But think of the power it takes to do that - stop and hover at ?#K ft.
Also on the shows this week end they talked about the SR71 (6 times the
speed of sound) and ScramJet (10 times the speed of sound.
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