A very close call!

[Mavicator]

<!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.twosims.com/tbird_closecall.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>This one was really close. Big post-flight hose-down.<br><br>Check out the speed brakes fully deployed on the F-16 on the left!<br><br>These guys are better than this, but close calls do happen. Obviously the timing was off in this maneuver. In a crossover, both planes try to cross each other at the same altitude going different directions. The lead plane flies a constant airspeed, and the second plane adjusts his airspeed (relative motion) to stay as close as possible without having a mid-air.<br><br>In the photo, the second plane was going too fast and pulled his speed brakes (panels sticking out on tail) and idled his engine (decreased contrail). He also was changing his altitude, base on the aeronautical law that states that two planes cannot occupy the same airspace at the same time. <br><br>The altitude change was what saved his butt. I still can't believe they didn't warp paint.<br><br>This is why some people like air shows <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :\ --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.camerasupport.com/oV/mavsigr ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--></p><i></i>

[Scorch]

<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>base on the aeronautical law that states that two planes cannot occupy the same airspace at the same time.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>I don't think thats just an aeronautical law, I think its a general physics law that states no two objects may exist at exactly the same spot at the same time, or somthing to that effect. <p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Iceman]

I bet they had to wet vac the cockpits after they were on the ground. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :roll --><img src=http://www.boomspeed.com/natila/falldownlaugh.gif ALT=":roll"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

Aren't the flightsuits waterproof? They'd have to be wearing them because of the G-forces involved. <p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Iceman]

Gambit...you always are too freakin logical sometimes. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

Well, SOMEBODY has to be the "straight man" around here. Goodness knows the rest of you are bent the heck out of shape... <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[X Rogue]

<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Oh, and Ice.....here is the only place he is logical! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/rogue_av.jpg" style="height:200;width:125;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br>"Fare well wherever you fare,<br>until your eyries receive you at your journey's end."<br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://pub39.ezboard.com/brohan73264">Rohan BBS</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://pub3.ezboard.com/bxmenclan">XMEN clan BBS</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br></p><i></i>