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re: A Question About Dogfighting in Top Gun
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:35 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 8/2/14 at 10:35 am to GeauxxxTigers23
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The real answer is it's just a movie. They needed to show Maverick
I think this is the correct answer.
My understanding is that most IRL dogfights in the jet age have been short turning fights where you are trying to make a smaller turn radius than the other guy on order to get in a shot.
So most likely, none of what happened in that scene makes sense.
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Posted on 8/2/14 at 1:14 pm to ZereauxSum
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My understanding is that most IRL dogfights in the jet age have been short turning fights where you are trying to make a smaller turn radius than the other guy on order to get in a shot.
True up through the Vietnam era. The infrequent AA combat since then has mostly been one guy getting a missile off before the other guy knew he was there.
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