Hi,
Question to pilots actually flying "jets": by day time, do one see the contrails of planes that are at the same level (so they would be seen "in the thickness direction")? If so, do it happens to fly "inside" them? If so, do it follow a particular smell of the air?
A trick used by german fighters attacking US bombers formations by the rear .. was to hide them self in the contrails of the B17 or B24 for approach at fire distance ..
I don't remember in any german pilot records I read the report of particular smell of the contrails or pitot icing (at a average altitude of 7000 meters)
