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to: UWE WOLFRAM
from: JAY HANIG
date: 1997-11-18 13:23:00
subject: News-846

15 Nov 97 21:41, Uwe Wolfram wrote to Charles Mielke:
 UW> As far as I can recall once I've read in a book or in an article
 UW> that at such high altitudes the pilot has to balance the U-2
 UW> within a very narrow flight regime between stall and loss of
 UW> altitude due to diminishing lift.
 UW> Thus, I doubt that the U-2 would be capable of out-turning a missile.
It seems to me you can roll quite a bit without stalling if you unload the 
wings at the same time....ie, dump the nose.
Please note I have no hard facts to back this up....it's just my conjecture.
Jay
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