I am not an aviation type. But I have been wondering about this for along time. It may just have been something the movies came up with butI thought I would ask. In real life, if the lead (enemy) plane went into a canyon to lose thechasing plane, why would the chasing plane go in also? Wouldn't itjust be smarter to fly above the canyon trailing the guy and wait forhim to come out?I am specifically referring to the dogfight in the movie "IndependenceDay", but I have seen similar scenes in other movies. Other thanmaking the scene more exciting for the audience, it really doesn'tseem smart to me. Just like in the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie, whenIndy triggers that rolling ball in the beginning. If he had justdropped to the floor when he first noticed it, it would have passedover him. Not very cinematic, but much safer. Thanks,Russ

on 9/11/2009 1:35 AM (ET) russ wrote the following:In the movies, why do people running from cars, run down the middle of the street?

frank wrote innews: As I recall it was a prop fighter, but not which kind.Frank

OT-Aircraft dogfights?

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frank 16 years ago

Maybe it was just a MiG fighter, not a jet? MiG had piston fighters in WWII.

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frank 16 years ago

IIRC, A Sea Fury shot down a MiG-15 in Korea. I think maybe a USN or USMC Corsair shot down one as well.

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Gray Ghost 16 years ago

frank wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@o35g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:

As I recall it was a prop fighter, but not which kind.

Frank

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