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From: stevenp@decwrl.pa.dec.com (Steven Philipson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: AMRAAM
Message-ID: <1991Apr17.055222.13104@amd.com>
Date: 16 Apr 91 19:17:54 GMT
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From: stevenp@decwrl.pa.dec.com (Steven Philipson)


In article <1991Apr11.033504.4302@amd.com>, scott@bigbang.Berkeley.EDU
(Scott Silvey) writes;
>  [...] , the Phoenix is so heavy a Tomcat can't even land with a full
>   load of them.

   That is incorrect.  Weight is not the problem, but rather clearance
of the missiles from the carrier deck.  The landing gear of the Tomcat
compress a considerable distance on landing.  Phoenix missiles mounted on
the fuse bottom stations would be crushed on landing, thus damaging the
missiles, the aircraft, and the carrier deck.  This problem is detailed
in the F-14 NATOP manual.

	[If anyone wishes to refute, include references please, no
	 "I once heard that..." --CDR]

Steve
stevenp@decwrl.dec.com