To: bigjoesaddle
"single engine plaine being escorted by 2 F-16's" How does an F16 go slow enough to escort a single-engine plane?
To: MJemison
"How does an F16 go slow enough to escort a single-engine plane?"
Circling around it maybe?
260 posted on
05/11/2005 9:23:45 AM PDT by
Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: MJemison
How does an F16 go slow enough to escort a single-engine
Nose up, gear down, flaps full. (just barely)
310 posted on
05/11/2005 9:27:52 AM PDT by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: MJemison
Probably circling the Cessna but they can fly fairly slow by using angle of attack, flaperons and leading edge slats.
To: MJemison
How does an F16 go slow enough to escort a single-engine plane? After making sure the flaps are down, just keep the power up and a little backpressure on the stick.
The F-16 *is* a single engine plane, it's just that the engine has around 25 to 30 thousand pounds of thrust, or maybe a tad more, depending on model and dash number.
994 posted on
05/11/2005 4:07:58 PM PDT by
El Gato
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