Re: AFCA cheap imitation Summary for 09-May-08

On Mon, 12 May 2008 11:07:29 -0700 (PDT), Snidely
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> wrote:

> On May 12, 7:10 am, "Glenn Dowdy" <glenn.no.do...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > The Thunderbirds were performing during their F-4 days. I distinctly
> > remember the very slow pass down the runway at what seemed to be about
200'
> > AGL. Inverted. Loud like you wouldn't believe.
> >
> 
> F-22s do it standing on their tail.

That's because they can't do it inverted.  The display teams' F-4s had
modified oil systems so they could fly inverted for longer than a
moment or two.  The F-4 I got a ride in was a former Thunderbird
airplane, with the modified oil system and a smoker system.

Mary "F-15s can do it standing on their tail, too"
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