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originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
It's not nitpicking, it's fact. Even pushing up the throttle in a turn is only going to get you so far. If you make hard turns near stall speed you stall.
I'm well aware of the capabilities of the A-10 and how tight it can turn, but it's subject to the same rules as any other plane.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
All A-10s have the same stall speed. Going slow would actually make them turn wider, not sharper. There is a specific speed that they maneuver best at. They won't make sharp turns near their stall speed because they'll either stall in the turn or just after it, when they bleed energy and slow down.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
They wouldn't be leaving trails if they were going there. You do realise that there are on average thousands of commercial flights a day crossing the country, right? There is an average of 5,000 flights a minute if you add general aviation to the mix.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
If they were at ground level. At higher altitude the conditions are completely different.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
You mentioned the lack of humidity. That's at ground level. At altitude there's plenty of humidity, or there wouldn't be persistent trails.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: F4guy
And yet, I've watched birds turn at slower speeds and get into trouble just as I mentioned.
Maneuvering at slow speeds is asking for trouble.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: vethumanbeing
And you keep bringing up the lack of planes in that area. With that many flights over the US there is nowhere that doesn't have dozens of flights going over.
originally posted by: DenyObfuscation
a reply to: vethumanbeing
Your story is a bit different from what I'm used to hearing. I'm trying to find a reason to believe that it might be true. You're not helping.
If what you claim is true you really need to record this. It blows my mind that if all of what you have claimed is true ,(aside from what you have admitted that you don't know) that no one in your area has video of this available to see.
I am helping by shear fact I am contributing to this forum topic and you are responsive