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wmccall:

Richs100:
Hey Bill:

Ok, I'm not very educated about modern flight, but when I saw this pic, I immediately thought that it was not possible.  
Wouldn't the Steath (?) jet have to travel at a speed many times faster than old prop planes?
How could they travel together?

Rich

ndabunka:
NICE!  Sharp picture!!!
I may be wrong but I think that modern plane is a Y-22 (History channel).  While this particular one may be able to go mach 2, it doesn't man that it can't also fly @ 400MPH.  It also looks like the older planes are P-51 Mustangs (former RC Modeler)  that are capable of nearly 600MPH in level flight.  While that is about 100MPH slower than the speed of sound, it should be more than enough to allow them to fly alongside the Y-22.

wmccall:
The F-22 is completely computer contolled but takes input from the pilot and the computer can do some pretty spectacular things like keep the plane under control in situations that would otherwise be unstable.

pg_rider:
Jets can fly in a "dirty" configuration (gear down, flaps down, etc) at very low speeds, say 150 knots.  The F-22 pictured isn't dirty, but factor in its thrust vectoring capability and its a snap to fly along with those prop jobbies (which are pretty fast in their own right)!

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