You can certainly snap-roll and stall an aircraft, but I would guess that at supremely optimistic best, it takes sheer dumb luck to actually get a shot off like that displayed on those clips. Besides, if an aircraft can actually stop instantly and change direction in mid-air like that without tearing itself apart then it must be made of solid iron.
I've said it before, but these recent History Channel documentaries are a joke. More and more you see stories being told more for entertainment value, virtually on a fantasy level, than for truthfully and accurately documenting historic events. The "Dogfights" series is a particularly blatant offender. This is especially sad considering that so many people's "knowledge" is based on what they see on TV and in movies.
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02-14-2012, 08:54 PM
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