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05-18-2010 | 10:09 PM

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tomgoodman

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Caution: falling airplanes

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You can't match the speed. You can move around it, with any number of tactics.

Yes, and the tactic chosen here was a steeply-banked arc above and around the test aircraft, since the primary airspace to be "cleared" was below him. Of course we were in a restricted area, but it was always possible that somebody would be where they shouldn't be.

05-18-2010 | 10:14 PM

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War is hell. And a good thing too, were it not so we might become too fond of it. With apologies to the originator.

05-18-2010 | 10:32 PM

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Enemies in agreement

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War is hell. And a good thing too, were it not so we might become too fond of it. With apologies to the originator.

War is cruel and you cannot refine it.
William Tecumseh Sherman

It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee (1807 - 1870), Statement at the Battle of Fredericksburg (13th December 1862)

05-18-2010 | 10:44 PM

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What they said. Good find. War is like a Pinata that bleeds when struck instead of dropping little sugary treats on the children.

05-19-2010 | 03:53 AM

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alarkyokie

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Sorry I'm not getting it here; but I'm just trying to understand where your concern lies.USMCFLYR

Not concern-just humor..
The word picture created a funny cartoon image in my head.
Learned a lot from the disection that followed,tho!
Thanks!

05-19-2010 | 08:38 AM

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Getting slow in any aircraft is not conducive to long life. Speed is life.

Unless you're in a slick Hornet, in which case slow speed high AOA, I can still point my nose where I please. All the speed in the world dosen't help if I can keep you bled down defending off my ability to point when/where I please!

(Disclaimer: This assumes 1v1 and doesn't take into account F-15 and F-22 guys, who will convince you and your wife/girflriend that they are superior, and annoy the hell out of you in debrief refering to themselves in the third person)