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Old September 22nd 04, 01:36 PM
Peter Stickney
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Cub Driver writes:

I saw this video of some Swiss Airforce Mirages playing about
between mountains and lakes and was wondering about that the
typical speed would be for such manoeuvres?


When I see an A-10 Warthog at 2,500 feet, my eyeballs swivel for his
partner (they always seem to travel in paris) on the assumption that
he is making 250 knots.


Tactical aircraft are like Nuns - they always travel in pairs.
If you're out at dusk, and you see a set of flashing Nav Lights - (Not
the blinking beacons, but the Red/Green/White wingtip & aft lights, look
ahead for another with his/her lights on Steady Dim. You'll generally
see the wingman first, but it's good to know where the lead is, too.


(Or perhaps "she". I wonder if I have ever encountered Killer Chick on
her Warthoggy rounds?)


I was just up under Yankee 2 last week. There seemed to be an
inordinate number of F-16s. Usually it's A-18s adn Marine Reserve
F-18s.

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Pete Stickney
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