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Flying on sideways.

Postby Bubblehead » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:48 pm

How do jet fighter pilots maintain control and altitude while flying sideways since the overall lift surface area has been drastically reduced.
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Re: Flying on sideways.

Postby Brett_Henderson » Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:23 am

Inertia.. gobs of available thrust, and a fly-by-wire computer  8-)
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