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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
That's why I'm inherently skeptical of anecdotal evidence of flight performance. They are typically used to "prove" that a particular plane could do [some amazing feat] when in the hands of God's Own Pilot, ignoring the other factors, such as the quality of the other pilot, the tactical situation, fuel states, mission and overall air superiority.
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Intersting Ai test.
I hear you about anecdotes...
However, here the anecdotal evidence is illustrating a general trend which applies to energy fighters, there's nothing like amazing feats here. Shaw's book is about physics and about techniques that work in actual combat: its a method.
("Robert L. Shaw holds a masters degree in aeronautical engineering and is a veteran of fourteen years in U.S. Navy fighter aviation. His assignments have included duty as a carrier-based fighter pilot, an operationnal test pilot, and test director for the Navy's Air Combat Maneuvering Range (ACMR)."
4000 hours in F4 and F14 fighter, the man knows what he's talking about here.