A dogfight or dog fight is a common term used to describe close-range aerial combat between military aircraft. The term originated during World War I, and probably derives from the preferred fighter tactic of positioning one's aircraft behind the enemy aircraft. From this position, a pilot could fire his guns on the enemy without having to lead the target, and the enemy aircraft could not effectively fire back. When two fighter aircraft circle each other trying to achieve this position, it resembles two dogs chasing each other's tails.

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World War I

Dogfighting emerged in World War I. Aircraft were initially used as mobile observation vehicles and early pilots gave little thought to aerial combat—enemy pilots at first simply exchanged waves. Intrepid pilots decided to interfere with enemy reconnaissance by improvised means, including throwing bricks, grenades and sometimes rope, which they hoped would entangle the enemy plane's propeller. This progressed to pilots firing handheld guns at enemy planes. Once the guns were mountable to the plane due to the invention of synchronization gear in 1915, the era of air combat began.

During the first part of the war there was no established tactical doctrine for air-to-air combat. Oswald Boelcke was the first to analyze the tactics of aerial warfare, resulting in a set of rules known as the Dicta Boelcke. Many of Boelcke's concepts, conceived in 1916, are still applicable today, including use of sun and altitude, surprise attack, and turning to meet a threat.

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@lisachan che poi oddio, José ODIA Pancy a livelli abissali, non oso pensare alla dogfight da qui a febbraio.
d3flow3r (d3flow3r) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:10:49 -0000
@lisachan che poi oddio, José ODIA Pancy a livelli abissali, non oso pensare alla dogfight da qui a febbraio.
@pilotrs Ok, continuando FX2. Qual é o mais:avançado?veloz?autonomia?flexível?poderoso?ágil(dogfight)? E por fim, o teu preferido?
Otavio_Berti (Otavio Berti) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:05:30 -0000
@pilotrs Ok, continuando FX2. Qual é o mais:avançado?veloz?autonomia?flexível?poderoso?ágil(dogfight)? E por fim, o teu preferido?
Dodge a Dogfight: The next step was to get a puppy or a kitten as a cute little test run for parenthood. Actually, ... http://bit.ly/4LRbhz
smithynews (Thelastest) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:05:20 -0000
Dodge a Dogfight: The next step was to get a puppy or a kitten as a cute little test run for parenthood. Actually, ... http://bit.ly/4LRbhz
Tomorrow I'm gonna buy myself a dual-axis gamepad & a copy of HAWX to fulfill my desire to DOGFIGHT!!
petersonpeter (Peterson Peter) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:47:35 -0000
Tomorrow I'm gonna buy myself a dual-axis gamepad & a copy of HAWX to fulfill my desire to DOGFIGHT!!
River Phoenix at the beginning of indiana jones... Brilliant... Might watch dogfight...
KatymeMatey (Katy Lambert) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:16:00 -0000
River Phoenix at the beginning of indiana jones... Brilliant... Might watch dogfight...
Simulating a 16-team playoff — and what the bowls would look like with one — for Stick Jockey. LSU vs. TCU in the 1st rd is an epic dogfight
owengood (Owen Good) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:53:17 -0000
Simulating a 16-team playoff — and what the bowls would look like with one — for Stick Jockey. LSU vs. TCU in the 1st rd is an epic dogfight

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