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A word about TRAIL

Of course trail, which is the drag of the air on the bullet,is important for some shots,but not nearly as important as the correction you must make for your own speed.

[[image- DRAWING shows a plane inside a red circle with the guns firing at the pipper]]

All the deflections in this book have been corrected for trail

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Remember how the bullet is carried forward by the speed of your plane and how the fighter slides toward your tail_

[[image - drawing shows an aircarft where a bullet is fired straight up, and the actual path of the bullet is forward of the aircraft]]

_NOW, LET'S SEE HOW YOU MUST AIM TO GET THE FIGHTER BEFORE HE GETS YOU_