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Low level fly by

Holy crap! They weren't kidding when they said low level.

Airspeed read 305 knots as he passed between the guys standing there. That's pretty for an airplane that's only 3' off the ground!

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 428691)

Airspeed read 305 knots as he passed between the guys standing there. That's pretty _ _ _ _ for an airplane that's only 3' off the ground!

???

What type of jet, A6?

Is the altimeter is in 10' increments?

I imagine thats quite the rush for the guys on the deck. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 428748)

???

What type of jet, A6?

Is the altimeter is in 10' increments?

I imagine thats quite the rush for the guys on the deck. :thumbsup:

It looks like a Folland Gnat to me. Probably belongs to the Brits or some other European country. England's Red Arrows used to fly these.

It looks like the HUD in that aircraft reads in 10' increments. Not sure if they all do. I have speed tape in my airplane which is kind of the same only totally different. lol I'm guessing at three feet based on the guys it went between being an average of about 5'10".

I've seen some US fighters down in the bushes going crazy fast. They just don't let them do that stuff at airshows here in the US. :mad: It is impressive! Probably not a good idea to blink when you're that low and that fast.

You can't be more than a few inches off at 3', he was LOW on that approach shot!

Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

That is just freaking CRAZY......doesn't leave much room for mistakes!!

Curtis, you're the pilot in the room.......I didn't think low level flight, THAT low was possible. I thought at some point you lose lift<--- maybe wrong term, or maybe that only applies to rotary winged aircraft? Help me out here!! :cool:

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Originally Posted by protour73 (Post 428771)

Ummm...okay. :_paranoid

Seeing as I am not an instructor and I'm horrible with explaining this kind of stuff, I borrowed this from Wiki. It pretty much sums it up for fixed wing aircraft.

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A wing generates lift, in part, due to the difference in air pressure gradients between the upper and lower wing surfaces. During normal flight, the upper wing surface experiences reduced static air pressure and the lower surface comparatively higher static air pressure. These air pressure differences also accelerate the mass of air downwards. Flying close to a surface increases air pressure on the lower wing surface, known as the "ram" or "cushion" effect, and thereby improves the aircraft lift-to-drag ratio. As the wing gets lower, the ground effect becomes more pronounced. While in the ground effect, the wing will require a lower angle of attack to produce the same amount of lift. If the angle of attack and velocity remain constant, an increase in the lift coefficient will result, which accounts for the "floating" effect. Ground effect will also alter thrust versus velocity, in that reducing induced drag will require less thrust to maintain the same velocity

In other words...airplanes actually fly better at lower heights. How'd I do. :lol:

I'D bet if those crew guys didn't DUCK they'd have bald stripes on there heads :willy: :willy: :willy:

Great explaination Spiff :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 428779)

In other words...airplanes actually fly better at lower heights. How'd I do. :lol:

I think I understood it, and I don't know squat about flying......... :lol: I'd say you did good! :thumbsup:

Jesus that guy is insane.