Pietenpol-List: RE: Piet vs. F-16
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:51 pm
Original Posted By: Clif Dawson
> Now THERE's a visual image for you... An F-16 with gear down, flaps> fully extended, drag 'chute deployed, wobbling on the verge of a stall,> and STILL pulling away.Yup, that's exactly what would happen. In 2004, I saw an Aeronca fly overand then circle directly over a presidential campaign event in Florida lastelection while President Bush was speaking. I can personally testify that anF-16 is no match for a slow GA aircraft, at least speed-wise... the Viperwas in no way able to slow down enough to "shadow" the idiot in the Champ,though he sure tried... all he could do was circle around him in fullafterburner, trying to slow-fly.The guy eventually landed at a nearby airport (to a nice reception by someguys in dark glasses) but not after A) busting a 30-mile TFR, B) flyingdirectly into the center of the TFR, C) repeatedly ignoring (or failing tograsp) that an F-16 popping flares a couple of hundred feet in front of youprobably is a sign that you should do something other than continue on yourcourse, and D) after all that, CIRCLING the stadium that was the subject ofsaid TFR while the prez was talking at about 700 feet AGL! Headline news..."small yellow plane disrupts election rally"... Never did hear what they didto the pilot (who flew in from up north someplace) but I bet it wasn'tpretty!Now, you get an F-22 after a Piet... my bet is the Piet's gonna fall out ofthe air long before the Raptor!Congrats, Jack... quite an honor... and good luck with the ADIZ friendlyfire!
-MikeMike WhaleyMerlinFAC(at)cfl.rr.com________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 00:44:50 -0700
> Now THERE's a visual image for you... An F-16 with gear down, flaps> fully extended, drag 'chute deployed, wobbling on the verge of a stall,> and STILL pulling away.Yup, that's exactly what would happen. In 2004, I saw an Aeronca fly overand then circle directly over a presidential campaign event in Florida lastelection while President Bush was speaking. I can personally testify that anF-16 is no match for a slow GA aircraft, at least speed-wise... the Viperwas in no way able to slow down enough to "shadow" the idiot in the Champ,though he sure tried... all he could do was circle around him in fullafterburner, trying to slow-fly.The guy eventually landed at a nearby airport (to a nice reception by someguys in dark glasses) but not after A) busting a 30-mile TFR, B) flyingdirectly into the center of the TFR, C) repeatedly ignoring (or failing tograsp) that an F-16 popping flares a couple of hundred feet in front of youprobably is a sign that you should do something other than continue on yourcourse, and D) after all that, CIRCLING the stadium that was the subject ofsaid TFR while the prez was talking at about 700 feet AGL! Headline news..."small yellow plane disrupts election rally"... Never did hear what they didto the pilot (who flew in from up north someplace) but I bet it wasn'tpretty!Now, you get an F-22 after a Piet... my bet is the Piet's gonna fall out ofthe air long before the Raptor!Congrats, Jack... quite an honor... and good luck with the ADIZ friendlyfire!
-MikeMike WhaleyMerlinFAC(at)cfl.rr.com________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 00:44:50 -0700