Tornado F3 Aerial Ballet
Eight or nine years ago I witnessed (as a ground civilian) five Tornado F3 engaged in an aerial dogfight over the eastern end of Loch Tay in Perthshire. What seemed so remarkable was the low speeds (almost to the point of stalling) and the number and close proximity of the planes to each other. It went on for at least 15 minutes, at I guess between 5 and 10,000 feet. Was this a common training exercise and does anyone have any pictures of something similar?
The Tornado's appeared much more agile than I would have imagined and I don't think I've seen one do much other than fly in a straight line, even at an airshow! So could the ADV version "mix it" with it's gun?