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- From: davsmith@nic.cerf.net (David Smith)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Aurora chase planes (was Re: Aurora)
- Date: 23 Dec 1992 00:21:46 GMT
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- I think people are getting a little too hung up on the "chase" word.
- If I recall right, what started this was that an observer said he
- saw this unidentified plane being chased by an F-15 or F-16. As
- an observer, how can you tell if one plane is "chasing" another or
- accompanying it? (Mary's definition of "chase plane" is the standard
- one for testing aircraft but we're really talking about an "accompanying
- plane") Unless there was some major manuevering going on you can't say
- that the F-15 was "chasing" or attempting to intercept with the intent
- of shooting it down or identifying an unknown plane rather than accompanying
- it as a "chase plane".
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- David L. Smith
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