Airgroup 51
General Forums (Public) => General Discussion (Public) => Pictures and Video Clips => Topic started by: Sandhog on January 05, 2016, 06:22:30 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_PwAltNAPs
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one of those two F-14's is at the boneyard...the Tailhook folks got to see it :icon_cheese:
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Is jet dogfighting that quick?
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I don't think there was much of a dogfight. The Floggers made some aggressive moves towards the Tomcats and got their asses handed to them for it curtesy of a couple of AIM-7's.
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I stumbled across this interesting article today that explains more of what's going on in the cockpit of the lead aircraft during that video:
http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-libyan-mig-shootdown-by-f-14s-was-both-heroic-and-gooned-up
One thing I didn't realize when I watched the video originally is that it's the RIO (backseater) who's doing most of the talking.
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Wow, I did not know the RIO or "backseater" had the capability, let alone the authority, to launch a missile.
I thought that was the sole responsibility of the pilot. :lipsrsealed:
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That was excellent read, Fireball....thanks