On 25 Jul 2007 14:57:47 GMT, Clark wrote:

Just Plane Noise wrote in
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Now, can anybody answer the question I posed in a cutesy way through
the titles of the last 5 files I posted? Was that Eagle jockey just
showing off in keeping the nose in the air for about 2000 feet of his
rollout, or was that somehow necessary? Sure looked cool!

I believe Eagle drivers routinely use aerobraking but they also have been
doing it for years as part of the demonstrations.

It is indeed routine as far as I've seen, but usually the brake is
down fairly quickly. That sure wasn't the case yesterday. I
wondered if he landed a little hot, but it didn't seem that way. So
all I could think was that it was something in the "stupid Eagle
trick" category. But it seems like a long time to give up forward
visibility!

Raptors tomorrow--if you're anywhere near Oshkosh Thursday-Sunday, you
do not want to miss that show.