Does the Space Shuttle get a mention in all of this? > At 01:11 PM 9/09/03 +1000, you wrote: > >Thanks Wombat > > > >You're the first person to identify an "allied" rocket-assist glider > >launch method. I certainly knew about the Komet that others have > >mentioned, but I can't imagine anyone in their right mind being > >terribly keen to fly one, nor on the BGA having access to very many. > > > > From my visit to the War Memorial, I can recall that the Komet would > > race > >up to meet the incoming Allied aircraft, shoot at them, and then > >glide back to the airfield. The Allies realised that this latter > >phase of their flight was their weakness, and decided to send > >fighters in low to pick off the Komets as they were in or near to the > >circuit area and thus sitting ducks. If contact with the volatile > >fuel didn't kill the pilots, the Allied fighter aircraft finished > >them off. > > > >Jason > > Hanging around German fighter airfields at low altitude wasn't all > that healthy either. Their AAA was pretty good and they sometimes > tasked a FW190 unit to protect the rockets or jets in the landing and > takeoff phase. > > Mike > Borgelt Instruments - manufacturers of quality soaring instruments > phone Int'l + 61 746 355784 fax Int'l + 61 746 358796 cellphone > Int'l + 61 428 355784 > Int'l + 61 429 355784 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > website: www.borgeltinstruments.com > > -- > * You are subscribed to the aus-soaring mailing list. > * To Unsubscribe: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > with "unsubscribe aus-soaring" in the body of the message * or with > "help" in the body of the message for more information. > >
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