Slow speed manuverability is useful in multiple enemies fights where you can't always keep the best attitude and airspeed for each enemy.
If you have lost all e you can still bring guns or missiles to bear even if they other guys is high above you in the top of a loop or in a circling turn. On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 2:35 pm, Berndt, Jon S wrote: >> There's been a lot of debate about the usefulness of the >> super-maneuverability of the latest MiGs & SUs and the first >> reaction of many people is to make the same point. > > For good reason. I've talked to veteran fighter pilots about this, too, > and I've heard them make the same comment I did. > >> What is important to remember is that these are low-speed >> maneuvers and are only going to be used once both the range >> and speed have closed to the extent where the aircraft are in >> the classic dog-fighting regime. > > I.e., when they both have no missiles, both have cannons, and both have > excess fuel to burn? Otherwise, one of them is going to head for home. > >> Also, the point of these demonstrations isn't to show that the >> ability to hover is useful in itself but that it shows that >> controlled flight can be achieved from nearly any attitude, that >> the regime of controlled flight is incredibly wide > > Yes, the controllability aspect of this is interesting, and impressive. > If it could be done with a full load, and the aircraft could be mounted > on a rail and rotated vertically, that could be impressive ... and > actually useful, too. No more need for custom VTOL designs! ;-) > >> and that the >> weapons may be bought to bear from nearly any attitude. > > Can you give some examples of how this might be used, operationally, in > a real dogfight? > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users www.GlobalBoiling.com for daily images about hurricanes, globalwarming and the melting poles. www.ElectricQuakes.com daily solar and earthquake images. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
