Fast Jet Airshow Display & Airframe Fatigue
For any fast jet pilots out there,
How does a typical airshow routine in a jet fighter compare with operational missions in terms of airframe fatigue.
I would have thought that the airshow routine was more fatiguing as a higher percentage of the time in flight is spent pulling G. But a friend of mine, an ex fighter jock says operational missions generate higher fatigue due to the higher weights,...external stores etc.
'We're talking F16, F15 Mig 29, Su 27 types of fast jet.
The discussion stemmed from the fact that we are strting to see more fast jet type airframes entering ciillian hands for airshow work.
Are air displays done at a lower G load than combat air manouvering?