Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Shoulder-fired SAM's Message-ID: <12171@cbnews.ATT.COM> Date: 11 Dec 89 05:20:02 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM Lines: 18 Approved: military@att.att.com From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) >From: Chip Mayse >In the "Yom Kippur War" of 1973, the Israeli Air Force experienced a number >of incidents in which infrared-homing SAM-(7's, I think) struck the tailpipes >of IAF McDonnell Douglas A-4's. Often all that happened was that the SAM >blew a hole in the tailpipe, which probably decreased total engine thrust >a bit but nothing more... Which is why modern Israeli A-4s have extended tailpipes! They've also offered this simple survivability mod commercially; I've been rather surprised that none of the other Skyhawk operators have taken it up. It's a trifle unsightly, but it's an effective way to keep the missile warhead just a bit farther away from the engine. Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu