Are they basically just there to shoot down the plane before causes larger casualties by crashing into a heavily populated area? I can’t imagine what else a jet can do to a large commercial aircraft in the air.
Are they basically just there to shoot down the plane before causes larger casualties by crashing into a heavily populated area? I can’t imagine what else a jet can do to a large commercial aircraft in the air.
Shoot it down, or just get it’s attention. A lot of the time there’s a radio fuckup. If some guy cruising in his Cessna sees a fighter pull up along side, he’s definitely switching to 121.5.
There was a commercial jet that was non responsive and the fighter could see the pilots passed out.
Otherwise be there to shoot it down quicker if it looks like it might be taking an aggressive action.
Point of fact: the stall speed of any fighter jet that isn’t VTOL is way higher than the maximum speed of most private prop planes. They can do a fly-by, but they can’t really pull along side them.
Lpt, pretend to be asleep when trespassing on military aerospace. Lol
How did they wake the guy?
They didn’t. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522
Happens in small planes too https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65814758