A P-38 and a F-22 in formation flight. You may have noticed that in all of these "heritage flight" photos, the airplane with the lesser performance is in the lead, for reasons that are probably obvious.
(USAF photo, found here)
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Reasons obvious to me:
1. Pilot of the antique only notable for wealth, not for skill and reaction time.
2. Pilot of antique sets the pace, and doesn't have to burn his engines up trying to keep the jet's pace.
3. Jet can probably handle prop wash better than recips can handle jetwash.
4. Symbolic of "You lead the way. I wouldn't be here without you."
#2 is closest. You want the airplane with the most available power to fly behind the lead, who then only has to fly predictably.
The pilot of the first airplane probably is military trained and at least has a FAST card or similar credentials.
Raptor, is that the jet we can't let stay out in the rain?
just wondering
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