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> The main tactic was to draw the bandit into a ‘single-circle’ fight, meaning that one aircraft was chasing the other around the circle. I'm curious about the
by sio8ohPi 3y ago
> The main tactic was to draw the bandit into a ‘single-circle’ fight, meaning that one aircraft was chasing the other around the circle.
I'm curious about the use of 'single-circle' here. The way it's described makes it sounds like a nose-to-tail engagement ("one aircraft chasing the other around the circle"), which is usually called "two-circle" online (although I've always found that terminology confusing). Does single-circle have different meaning to Canadian pilots, or am I misunderstanding what's described?
- lmm 3y agoI think you're misunderstanding what you read elsewhere? Single-circle lines up with what I've seen elsewhere (e.g. https://i.imgur.com/a4YEBc1.png https://i.imgur.com/a4YEBc1.png ) and the plain meaning of the words.
- sio8ohPi 3y agoI've usually seen both presented at the merge, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_fighter_maneuvers#/media/File:Circle_flow_in_air_combat.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_fighter_maneuvers#/media...
- DanHulton 3y agoI mean, it made sense to me? One circle, multiple points (planes) on it.