The RIO's (Radar Intercept Officer) responsibilities were completely different than the pilot's, but the two needed to work closely in tandem. Both crew member's relied on each other- even down to the RIO having control of the ejection sequence- because conventional wisdom said the pilot would want to stay with the jet until it was too late.
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In a BFM (Basic Fighter Maneuvers ie a dogfight) engagement, the pilot has to think about energy management. Fighter pilots always talk about a Rate vs a Radius fight, which in layman terms means how fast can you go around the circle you are turning versus how short of a radius can you make your circle. Some Fighters perform better in a rate fight while others perform better in a radius fight.
For example, if a Tomcat was in a BFM engagement with a Super Hornet, the Tomcat's best chance to win the fight (we are assuming "Sticks and Stones" meaning each fighter has only a gun remaining) is to try and force the Super Hornet to bleed off energy at the first pass. The Tomcat would force the Super to honor his nose position, make a neutral pass at the merge and then go vertical. The Tomcat's ability to add energy and head into the vertical was a serious advantage over the Super Hornet. Conversely, the Tomcat would not want to get into a slow speed fight with the Super. With both jets at slow speed, the Super has a better ability to maneuver his nose for a shot than the Tomcat.
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The good thing about the Phoenix was its range. We used to brief that we would shoot one Phoenix at "range" (and I won't say what that range was, but it was far) into any unresolved group of aircraft declared hostile. The idea was to make at least one of the enemy fighters blow up in front of his wingman's face, thus making him think twice about pursuing us.
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The scary part about landing on the boat at night is everybody has a scary story. That's A LOT of scary stories. However, landing on the boat at night is what sets us apart from every other Navy (and Air Force) in the world.
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Maybe I missed a post but noticed this morning that AC is flying the Dreamliner
from Toronto. I thought these were were for Intl. flights or is AC using that run for training mode to start. Just wondering what's up.
Maybe I missed a post but noticed this morning that AC is flying the Dreamliner
from Toronto. I thought these were were for Intl. flights or is AC using that run for training mode to start. Just wondering what's up.
One of the flights was to Tel Aviv which I believe has been cancelled recently
Maybe I missed a post but noticed this morning that AC is flying the Dreamliner
from Toronto. I thought these were were for Intl. flights or is AC using that run for training mode to start. Just wondering what's up.
That's their 3rd 787, it's brand spanking new... delivered yesterday. Just some training runs and also to get some extra seats on YYZ-YYC which has had a few cancellations due to weather in Toronto.
The other two frames are stuck in YYZ-YUL-YYZ-HND loops.
