If you mean avoid one after it is fired at you, forget it.  Turning downward and toward the incoming missile is generally the preferred method if it is already on the way, but a large airliner cannot really maneuver quickly enough nor aggressively enought to make a difference.  If it's already been fired at you and you're in an ...

The meatball is almost always set to a 3 degree glideslope, but can be adjusted down to a little below 2.5 degrees.  Never heard that lower angle used operationally.The meatball tells you where you are vertically on the glideslope so you know immediately if you are high or low on the glideslope.  Too low on the glideslope and you get a ...

>>''You would NEVER intentionally go into a target area with fairly empty tanks. The more fuel the better.  You can always drop external tanks if need be.''<<I'm not going to get into a pissing contest, but you're just plain wrong about that.  Every fighter manufacturer has multiple design missions they have to meet, and one ...

First off, you MUST become a commissioned officer.Your best bet for that is to get into a service academy.  Talk to your guidance counselor and do all you can to make yourself competitive to get into a service academy.  But to put it into a nutshell, you need to take a heavy math and science load while in High School AND you must get

>>''I am not talking about an overweight situation. Max weight and max T/O weight is not necessaryly the same''<<Indeed they are not the same.  Max T/O weight is linked to max zero fuel wt, which is a basic aerodynamic/structural limitation of the airframe.  Exceed that, and you place lots of restrictions on the ...

Here's some updated numbers on F-16XLF-16XL: Empty wt: 28,500 Max T/O wt: 48,000 Max internal fuel: 12,951 Max weapon load with max internal fuel: 6,549Max weapon load is based on max T/O wt, minus empty wt, minus full fuel wt.  Weapon load can be traded for fuel load on a pound for pound basis till weapon ...

I got my numbers from Jane's.  I'll double check to see if I referenced the wrong data.>>''Regarding fuel and max T/O weight and reange - I can't imagine a scenario in todays world where you wouldn't get tipped of by a tanker after T/O before going on with your business.''<<Going above max takeoff weight would put the ...

This is a poor comparison because of the big difference in these two aircraft.  Here are some numbers to help you understand the huge difference between these two fighters  (all the units are in pounds)F-16XL: empty wt: 20,631 Max T/O wt: 32,073 Max internal fuel: 7,116 max weapon load with max internal fuel: ...