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Out-of-plane maneuvers are not only used to provide a reduction in turn radius, but also causes the fighter to fly a longer path in relation to the direction of travel. A maneuver such as a high Yo-Yo is used to slow closure and to bring the fighter into lag pursuit, while a low Yo-Yo is used to increase closure and to bring the fighter into ...
A United States Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet engaged in air combat maneuvering training with IAI Kfir and F-5E Tiger II aggressors near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in 1989. Air combat manoeuvring (ACM) is the tactic of moving, turning, and situating one's fighter aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft.
Aircraft is in a defensive position and maneuvering with reference to an active threat. De-louse Directive to detect and identify unknown aircraft trailing friendly aircraft. Deploy Directive to maneuver to briefed positioning. Divert Proceed to alternate mission or base. Dogbox Area within which units may interfere with or be endangered by ASW ...
Wing tip tanks can act as a winglet and distribute weight more evenly across the wing spar. On fighter aircraft, they may also be fitted with hardpoints, for mounting drop tanks and weapons systems, such as missiles and electronic countermeasures. Wingtip mounted hose/drogue systems allow Aerial refueling of multiple aircraft with separation.
Video released this week shows a Russian fighter jet flying within just a few feet of an Air Force F-16 in the skies near Alaska. ... a U.S. Air Force jet and Russian military aircraft in the ...
It was only with drop tanks supplying 1,700 litres (450 US gal) of extra fuel per fighter that P-38s could carry out Operation Vengeance, the downing of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's aircraft. (For this mission, each fighter carried one drop tank of approximately 570 to 620 litres (150 to 165 US gal), and a larger one of approximately 1,100 to ...
The U.S. military on Monday released video of what it said was an unsafe maneuver by a Russian fighter jet near Alaska during an intercept by the U.S. military last week. The United States ...
The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuver with their Boeing Stearmans, at an air display in England. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others. Nearly ...