Re: Jet hovering ?

On 1 Oct, 16:25, robinlebl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> ok.. but still.. look at this video, and try to explain... ;-)
>
> http://www.leechvideo.com/video/view3427620.html

There is a lot more air flow over those tail feathers then you might
think exists in a hover.  After all, the exhaust from the jets is
really moving fast.  So it is at quite a low pressure. Surrounding air
will flow into the low pressure exhaust stream like mad.  That air has
to come from someplace and a bunch of it flows right by the tail
feathers to get there.  So those tail feathers can still provide a
bunch of lift.  Add in a couple of gyros and it does not seem at all
that unreasonable to me.  Not easy but he also did not hover long
either.  I am surprised he could not hover longer.  He is obviously a
bloody good pilot.