And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I did a timber stand improvement job 20+ years ago at a place called Big Hill, halfway between Quincy, CA and Reno. These guys used to buzz the top of the hill as they flew their training missions flying out of Stead AFB and by the time you'd hear them they'd be out of sight. Scared the poo-poo out of me every time.
Although gravity is in one direction, earth the air surrounds you 360 so you get lift and drag in any orientation as long as you're going fast enough..
When banking, ya gotta increase lift by pulling Gs to maintain altitude. Rolling past 90 degrees lets you pull down faster than you could push over - more comfortable too. Crossing a ridge means going inverted to stay close to the ground.
It's just Maverick doing the canyon run in under 2:15. With a 9g pullout.
Got buzzed by pairs of both A-6s and A-7s while hiking Joshua Tree in the early 80s. They knew what they were doing, but most of the group needed an underwear change after they came over us about 50' overhead, somewhere at the ragged edge of not-quite-supersonic. Probably laughing the whole time.
I did a timber stand improvement job 20+ years ago at a place called Big Hill, halfway between Quincy, CA and Reno. These guys used to buzz the top of the hill as they flew their training missions flying out of Stead AFB and by the time you'd hear them they'd be out of sight. Scared the poo-poo out of me every time.
ReplyDeleteI have never understood how those planes fly sideways, yet their wings still provide lift to keep them from losing altitude.
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DeleteAlthough gravity is in one direction, earth the air surrounds you 360 so you get lift and drag in any orientation as long as you're going fast enough..
When banking, ya gotta increase lift by pulling Gs to maintain altitude. Rolling past 90 degrees lets you pull down faster than you could push over - more comfortable too. Crossing a ridge means going inverted to stay close to the ground.
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The tail provides some lift when rotated 90 degrees. Mostly it's just raw thrust and momentum. NOT for the faint of heart.
DeleteIt's just Maverick doing the canyon run in under 2:15.
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Got buzzed by pairs of both A-6s and A-7s while hiking Joshua Tree in the early 80s.
They knew what they were doing, but most of the group needed an underwear change after they came over us about 50' overhead, somewhere at the ragged edge of not-quite-supersonic. Probably laughing the whole time.