Jon S. Berndt wrote: > 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?
Vectoring in forward flight allows turns inside those of your opposition, it's definitely been listed as an advantage by those who've needed it - not so useful at long range, but a definite plus in a close in dogfight. -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
