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From: randy@ms.uky.edu (Randy Appleton)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Mig-29 operated by Iraq
Keywords: AIM-54, olive drab fuzzy bananas
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Date: 21 Jan 91 03:27:35 GMT
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From: randy@ms.uky.edu (Randy Appleton)
biow@tove.cs.umd.edu (Christopher Biow) writes:
>Any modern missile has, given certain conditions (launch altitude, airspeed, 
>attitude,target angle, target aspect, target speed, etc.) a max range, beyond 
>which it will drop out of the sky prior to impact, or else won't be able to 
>track the target. It also has a no-escape range, 
>within which it will kill a 6G maneuvering target. Although missile maneuver
>ability helps, speed and engine burn time/power count too, on both ranges.
>To write off the Phoenix against maneuvering targets is a mistake. 

I have a question that has been bugging me for a LONG LONG time.  Typically,
what percent of the maximum range (the one given in Janes et al) is this
no-escape range?  If I'm a hot pilot in a hot plane, and willing to manuver
at 500 feet, how fast can I get to the enemy before his Sparrow/Phoenix/AAMRAM
gets me?

If any one has any clues, I'd really like to hear.

-Thanks
-Randy
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