RAF Tornado missed glider by just 100ft thanks to lightning reflexes of fighter pilot

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RAF Tornado misses glider by a 'quarter of a second' thanks to lightning reflexes of fighter pilot | Mail Online

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That was some manoeuvre at such a low height, bravo to the pilot.

 

[R Pope]

An outside loop at 500 mph starting at 250 feet and ending at 100 feet? That's a 75 foot radius turn...what kind of G's would that entail? Something is not right with the stated numbers........

 

[michaelmaltby]

.... the account described the maneuver as " a bunt " :

bunt: Definition from Answers.com



MM

 

[tyrodtom]

Could any aircraft do a bunt (or half a outside loop) in even 250 feet at 500mph ?