Sorry for my delay in replying, Martin, but I don't have an smtp to
use when I'm away from home (I do now, subscribed with a gmail account
last night).
I'm afraid that that is nothing more than a little Grob 115E (an RAF
"Tutor"). A Tutor can do loop in around 400ft, top to bottom using a
base of at least 3,000ft. But an F16 will need a base of 5,000ft,
taking around the same space, top to bottom to perform the manoeuvre.
And a Tornado, in normal training fit (quite draggy and heavy) will
need 8,000ft as the base and around 10,000ft of space, top to bottom.
So, in a Tutor you will see normal light, but in a Tornado it will
might like the stratosphere (darker above the horizon, lighter below)
as the thing is up around 20,000ft at the top. The other difference
is the entry speed. A Tutor will go around a loop quite happily if
you enter at 120knots or more, whereas a training fit Tornado GR1/4
will need 450knots and afterburner (for the first half; you deselect
burner for the back half otherwise it will hurtle earthwards in a most
worrying way ... :-)).
Chris
On 19 Dec 2008, at 14:44, Walters, Martin wrote:
>
> Chris:
> Neat. Like the in-cockpit shot going vertical or inverted. Tornado or
> F16?
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Barker [mailto:ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 9:27 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [OM] OT,Miramar Re: While on the subject of computer safety
> and
> back-ups
>
> Chaps
>
> This is almost a non-sequitur, but here goes ...
>
> After I discovered CP/M and small computers on the Tornado Squadron in
> Germany, I was posted to teach US pilots in Florida on the F16 (dirty
> job etc ... :-))
>
> Well, last night I watched Top Gun for the umpteenth time (our
> students
> watch it allll the time, as well as the Battle of Britain
> film) and remembered this photo of me at Miramar:
>
> http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/flyulas/CbPublic#5281506422313692354
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