toobfreak
Tungsten/Glass Member
I wonder, what are the aerodynamic implications of two jets passing within five feet of each other, presuming they're moving in opposite directions? Seems to me that would make the next moment very interesting for both pilots.
westwall might know...?
No, two jets shouldn't pass that close at those speeds going in opposite directions. It would be near-suicide even when practiced as a stunt. I mean, they could! But it would be extremely reckless and provocative. I would interpret such actions by an enemy fighter very unfavorably as a direct threat and probably attack, shooting down or disabling the other plane. For two jets to come that close, it is sort of a "dare," and extremely dangerous if not done just right. It is a psychological game of chicken the Russians trying to frighten and impress us, and can only be done reasonably but dangerously I would think by bringing the wing tips within 5 feet while approaching the other plane directly from the side. If either plane nudges ahead of or behind the other, it could be disastrous.
If either plane's wings cross into the wake left by the other, it could cause the other jet to lose control. Russia is fucking around with our heads as they did in Alaska testing Trump's meddle, and Putin would be wise to leave it alone. WE WILL be calling Russia's bluff and we WILL be drawing lines in the sand leaving it up to Russia, not us, to decide if they want to cross. Fuck the Soviets.
Russia has huge face-saving at stake here, the Syrian plane we shot down was one of their old state of art fighters. A Soviet SU-22 (upgraded from Su-17).
That we easily shot it down was an embarrassment to the Soviets, er, Russians. They keep dicking around and they are apt to find we can do much more. America is a Saber-Toothed Tiger best left alone.
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