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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7826

... Looks pretty close to me. Seems to be some sort of transport with the door open? That would mean moving somewhat slow for an F3H to be up that close wouldn't it? Seems awfully close.

Close-up view of an F3H-2N Demon during a flight by McDonnell test pilot Gerald Huelsbeck on August 28, 1956

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 11:22 am

That's not really any closer than any other formation flying. His flaps aren't even down, so he can't be that close to the bottom end of the speed envelope, either.

Besides...the title "test pilot" in the caption stuck out at me when I read it!

Cvairwerks · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:15 pm

Not close at all.... Here is close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_OYPs29rtk

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7826

... and there ya have it!! not close at all.

Malo83 · **Joined:** Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:31 am **Posts:** 309

Cvairwerks wrote:

Not close at all.... Here is close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_OYPs29rtk

Yup! that's close :shock:

Stoney · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 3:49 pm

You have to wonder what they use for a reference point when their that close

Deuelly · **Joined:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:30 pm **Posts:** 97

Stoney wrote:

You have to wonder what they use for a reference point when their that close

The banging sound on the canopy.

DH82EH · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:25 pm

OK that right there was really funny! :lol:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015 ... /75044212/

Here's a pretty cool 360 degree video of the Blues in action.

Andy

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:41 pm

When your wingman's wingtip is closer to you than your own wingtip:

Stoney · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:07 am

john
30 years ago I landed my SNJ in a small strip in Kansas and two old guys came out to see it, they said somethings wrong with the SNJ, I said what and they said there's no dents in the wing tips, we always banged wings tip in formation for fun.

flypa38 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2016 2:43 am

If you haven't already tried it, that video of the Blues in 360 is amazing with the Google cardboard thing!

expat · **Joined:** Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:51 am **Posts:** 68

The Royal Air Force has had a go

http://gizmodo.com/283575/typhoon-strik ... 575&item=0

Firebird · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:22 pm

expat wrote:

The Royal Air Force has had a go

http://gizmodo.com/283575/typhoon-strik ... 575&item=0

RAF has form in this regard....... :lol:

How about C-130 behind C-130 ....... (but what the hell a piper is doing standing there in shot is probably more of puzzle :lol:

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John Dupre · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:28 pm

I remember reading that during WW2 some USAAF bombers would fly formation so close that the waist gunners could reach out and touch the wing tip of the other aircraft in the formation. Can't remember which types were mentioned and don't have an opinion on whether that is even possible given where the propeller tips would be if that close.

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Sun Jan 24, 2016 12:50 pm

Unfortunately, that's hyperbole.

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