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2010-05-18 Caribbean-Latin America

F-16s Shadow Ultralight After Incursion from Mexico

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-18 00:26|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Given the speed differentials and the incredible turbulence generated by jet aircraft, the F-16s must have "shadowed" from afar or the ultralight would have immediately augered in.

Posted by rwv 2010-05-18 09:22|| 2010-05-18 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, 16's don't do awfully well in the 10-35 mph flight regime.

Posted by mojo 2010-05-18 12:30|| 2010-05-18 12:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Pilots should have taken a close high-speed pass for visual verification.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-05-18 13:46|| 2010-05-18 13:46|| Front Page Top

#4 To "shadow" a plane does not mean to fly in tandem.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2010-05-18 14:51|| 2010-05-18 14:51|| Front Page Top

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