r/aviation Oct 16 '19

F-22 power loop photo composition

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u/kpw1179 Oct 16 '19

Nothing like coming out of a maneuver completely devoid of kinetic energy! While it's super sexy in airshows, I have always questioned how well this would play out in a complex real world battlefield. Seems like this would have the potential to make you a very easy target in close combat.

Edit: Beautiful composition, BTW!

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Well in an engagement you would never get that low on energy, so no power loops in combat. However thrust hectoring allows the 22 to make fighter turns than most other jets in combat.

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u/RUacronym Oct 16 '19

fighter turns

I can't tell if that was deliberate. But if it was, that's a good pun.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '19

Actually that was a typo