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What does the phrase "paddle faster, I hear banjos" mean?
Simon Hayes

Content: speed is life! But back in the day, maybe. So bottom line it is possible but not advisable and not always successful. It does seem to work in the movies, though. Related Answer
Alex Stoll
, aeronautical engineer
Updated 7 years ago · Author has 335 answers and 1.5M answer views
In fighter jets like the ones they use in Top Gun, what exactly is the purpose of the guy sitting in the back of the plane (e.g., Goose)? Marc Bodnick has a great answer, but I'll add a little more background: With the introduction of radar on fighter aircraft near the end of World War II (and, later, guided missiles as well), the workload became too much for one person to handle, and a weapon systems officer was almost always added to operate these complex systems as the pilot concentrated on flying the plane. By the 1970s, the electronic systems had improved to the degree that many fighters could be operated sufficiently by a single pilot, although most of these aircraft were built in both single- and two-seat models for flexib
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Marc Bodnick has a great answer, but I'll add a little more background: With the introduction of radar on fighter aircraft near the end of World War II (and, later, guided missiles as well), the workload became too much for one person to handle, and a