Bill Galbraith wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Sid Boyce >> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 10:14 PM >> To: FlightGear user discussions >> Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Some interesting aircraft videos >> >> 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> 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. > > > Yes, what a decisive victory for the English over the Argentins. If I > remember correctly, one of the aircraft that the Argentinian Air Force was > flying were the T-34C-1, which had no radar, no missiles, and only small > unguided bombs as weapons. I think that *I* could defeat such an enemy. ;-} > > Bill > > > Mirage fighters carrying missiles were also shot down by Sea Harriers, the Harriers had no losses. From memory, it was said that the manoeuverability of the Harrier was the great advantage. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Licensed Private Pilot Emeritus IBM/Amdahl Mainframes and Sun/Fujitsu Servers Tech Support Specialist, Cricket Coach Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks
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