> Jon S. Berndt wrote: > >> 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. > > > > Jon
> That was not the experience with the Harrier in the Falklands, the > ability to hover gave it a distinct advantage even with air-to-air > exocets on board the Argentinian jets. When you can slow to let the > other guy get nicely in your sights, it's a turkey shoot. > Regards > Sid. Clarification: I was referring to the vertical "hover" for the MiG 29. The Harrier can hover horizontally very nicely, and can "bow", or hold another stable pitch attitude, and while hovering it can also be rotated about a vertical axis, under control. Yes, that gives it capabilities like a helicopter, in some ways. Still, is that really useful in air-to-air "dogfighting", or in preparing to launch a missile while beyond visual range, beyond the range of the enemy's missiles, and while not closing the distance to the target aircraft? BTW, the Exocet is not an air-to-air missile, but an air-to-ship missile. 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
