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To: Mat_Helm

and lack of upper-body strength makes twisting and turning your body in a dogfight much more difficult for females.


84 posted on 04/19/2018 4:38:09 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka
"and lack of upper-body strength makes twisting and turning your body in a dogfight much more difficult for females."

I supported the training of fighter pilots for eight years. Weapons trainers operations, flight simulators, and this also included operating debriefing stations while top gun instructors replayed ACM engagements with students. Some times I flew aggressor aircraft simulated ACM from a console with a god's eye view (advantage) against the pilot in the cockpit. With HUD and HOTAS physical strength is a non issue. Scan rate of the cockpit and visual displays is primary and understanding the situational awareness is paramount. Most all pilots are trained to keep up their energy and egress as soon as possible without getting down into the weeds. If this is not possible and a close engagement ensues if you have to twist and turn in the cockpit you are already at a disadvantage. In a scissors type fight it is not physical strength thats saves you it is keeping your head and knowing your aircrafts limits and turn rate vs. your opponents aircraft capability. Nearly all kills in the Iraq war were BVR. That was in the 1990's. 25 years later stealth technology means you kill your enemy before they even knew you were there. Twisting and turning in the cockpit is North Korean air war tactics in 1'st generation and 2'nd generations fighters and we are flying 5'th generation and beyond equipment.

94 posted on 04/19/2018 8:51:44 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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