A lot of people don’t understand the military doctrine involved. F22s, F15s, F18s and F35s etc. clear the skies. Then the workhorses - B52s and A10s - go to work. Helicopters too. They make a fine mess of things.
Of course most Freepers get this.
A few years back a couple of us (Marines) were walking on a lake bed during the winter and got buzzed by two A-10s. We saw them coming from a long way off. They jogged sideways at the last minute to not hit us with their jet wash. What a memory.
I also saw what may have been an experimental crop duster once. He put on a hell of a personal airshow for me. It was loud and clearly didn’t have mufflers. It used a church steeple as a pylon and did 180s around it and flew some where else and came back in a couple of minutes. He did it several times. What was striking was the unbeliveable tight turning radius he did.
I flew a Cessna 150 before and this was half that turning radius.
Think of the possibilities...
https://airtractor.com/aircraft/at-802a/