Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
There's a lot more rotational inertia in an afterburning turbofan. I'd say three times the lag, at the lower power settings used for close wingwork (such as the Thunderbirds/Blues).
Interesting. I can only imagine that that further complicates the matter of staying in position when in such tight formation. With power adjustments being so frequent yet with such lag in the application of the adjustments, can you elaborate on how you learn to 'feel' or anticipate the need to make quick power corrections before the engine has even responded?
I would presume that with such a well rehearsed formation demonstration that you will know pretty well about where your power is going to be at every moment in the maneuver and that you're fine tuning it from there.
Either way, it is certainly impressive.