Missileer
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Here's an interesting photo, along with some comments:
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> For info: Here is the message text received with the F16 image.
> I cannot verify anything about the source of the image or the text.
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> This one was really close. Big post flight hose-down. Check out the
> speed brakes fully deployed on the F-16 on the left!
>
> These guys are better than this, but close calls do happen. Obviously
> the timing was off in this maneuver. In a crossover, both planes try to
> cross each other at the same altitude going different directions. The
> lead plane flies a constant airspeed, and the second plane adjusts his
> airspeed ( relative motion) to stay as close as possible without having
> a mid-air.
>
> In the photo, the second plane was going too fast and pulled his speed
> brakes (panels sticking out on tail) and idled his engine (decreased
> contrail). He also was changing his altitude, based on the aeronautical
> law that states that two planes cannot occupy the same airspace at the
> same time. The altitude change was what saved his butt.
>
> It's hard to believe they didn't swap paint.....hose down the cockpit
time.
Here's an interesting photo, along with some comments:
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> For info: Here is the message text received with the F16 image.
> I cannot verify anything about the source of the image or the text.
> ----------------------------------------
> This one was really close. Big post flight hose-down. Check out the
> speed brakes fully deployed on the F-16 on the left!
>
> These guys are better than this, but close calls do happen. Obviously
> the timing was off in this maneuver. In a crossover, both planes try to
> cross each other at the same altitude going different directions. The
> lead plane flies a constant airspeed, and the second plane adjusts his
> airspeed ( relative motion) to stay as close as possible without having
> a mid-air.
>
> In the photo, the second plane was going too fast and pulled his speed
> brakes (panels sticking out on tail) and idled his engine (decreased
> contrail). He also was changing his altitude, based on the aeronautical
> law that states that two planes cannot occupy the same airspace at the
> same time. The altitude change was what saved his butt.
>
> It's hard to believe they didn't swap paint.....hose down the cockpit
time.