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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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Originally posted by Superman
I don't know nearly as much about aircraft as many of you, but I have a favorite fighter jet and it's the F-16. Seems to me it's the 550 Spyder of the air. I know it's engine makes more thrust than the aircraft's weight, so its center of thrust is in front of its center of gravity. In other words, it could fly without its wings. I imagine that's what got the twin-engined thing back. If necessary, I suppose you can just "throttle steer" it.
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Supe, the -16's are called "lawn darts" for a very good reason... they end up sticking in the ground after things go wrong in flight!
The -15 is a lot better fighter but now that the -16 has not been having a Class A every other week guess its doing ok
Cash, spent some time at Fort Hunch-a-huck in the '80's. Lots of "interesting" stuff going on there, and bet its still in the works these days. Had a lot of friends who were Ravens as well as working for AA and CAS over in SEA. Love the old O-1 but when the OV-10 came around the FAC's had a lot more to work with than a few WP rockets and a grease pencil.
Anyway, fly safe...
JoeA
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