ATC for 60,000ft+
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Chicken,
Don't worry. It depends on Ht and speed. I challenge any fighter to turn with a U2 at FL600! Ironically, I also challenge him to pull off a hard turn! It's not secrets, its physics!
All (Older) Fighters suffer the same type of limitations, when required to fly high, and slow, admitedly, some more than others. But, when required, and the speed is up........... all can fly and turn just fine. By the way, if my jet can't make the turn, I'm totally sure my AMRAAM or ASRAAM can!!!!
Advo
Don't worry. It depends on Ht and speed. I challenge any fighter to turn with a U2 at FL600! Ironically, I also challenge him to pull off a hard turn! It's not secrets, its physics!
All (Older) Fighters suffer the same type of limitations, when required to fly high, and slow, admitedly, some more than others. But, when required, and the speed is up........... all can fly and turn just fine. By the way, if my jet can't make the turn, I'm totally sure my AMRAAM or ASRAAM can!!!!
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Lots of chat here about F3 and its ability to turn, or not, at high level. What about Typhoon? Couldn't it turn with a U2 at 60'k? Even for a little while?
There was talk a few years ago about them relaxing the rules to allow supersonic flight overland at very high level. I assume nothing came of it, because if the rules had been relaxed there might have been a case for lowering the upper limits of controlled airspace (to FL500 say) so that military aircraft could have made more use of 'VFR above'.
Or am I talking bollox?
There was talk a few years ago about them relaxing the rules to allow supersonic flight overland at very high level. I assume nothing came of it, because if the rules had been relaxed there might have been a case for lowering the upper limits of controlled airspace (to FL500 say) so that military aircraft could have made more use of 'VFR above'.
Or am I talking bollox?
