*** Posted by run *** [Hi, I've been thinking about the counter measures (flares & Chaff) on todays fighter aircraft. How well do they function in real combat? What if they developed a counter measure that is like a small missle and can be fired from the plane in any angle (like a gun turret). These small missles could be made to track ...

*** Posted by run *** It's a lot more sensitive when you cool it down. Cooling made it possible to go from tail acpect only to all aspect. Fx does something that's 25 degrees Celsius not feel especially hot to you, but if you stick your finger in a bucket of ice for 10 minutes & feel it again it would feel hot ;o) Run [Hi, Why do IR A-A ...

*** Posted by run *** Well I guess it wouldn't be rockets then ;o) Or I guess you could say that a Maverick is a big guided ''rocket'' ;o) Run [Hi all, I think it's about time they developed guided rockets (smart rockets) it would increase the chances of hitting the target, or would it, smart weapons have been known to go astray. What do ...

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi, Why do IR A-A missles need to be cooled? Is this something to do with aquiring the target in some way? Thanks just something I've alway wondered. Rapier

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi, I've been thinking about the counter measures (flares & Chaff) on todays fighter aircraft. How well do they function in real combat? What if they developed a counter measure that is like a small missle and can be fired from the plane in any angle (like a gun turret). These small missles could be made to track ...

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi all, I think it's about time they developed guided rockets (smart rockets) it would increase the chances of hitting the target, or would it, smart weapons have been known to go astray. What do you guy's think? Rapier

*** Posted by Rapier *** Hi RUN, You like the SU's yes, they do look nice so they must fly nice to. It has very powerful engines which I suppose do compensate for it's size quite alot. You are being honest when you say the F-16 will struggle a bit with one of these but remember RUN how many evo's there have been of the SU. Imagine an F-16 ...

*** Posted by RUN *** Eventhough the Flanker is a big aircraft It's still a very capable one taking its thrust to weight ration into consideration. Are we talking medium-high altitudes the Flanker is definetely a better dogfighter than the f16 & I even think the f16 would have a hard time at low altitudes. RUN [Hi Kim, I would have to ...

*** Posted by RUN *** As somebody else mentionened on this forum: Missiles are guided, rockets are not. It doesn't matter weather it's Air-Air or Air-Ground. RUN [Just for the reference: Where lies the difference between rockets and missiles? Kim]

*** Posted by run *** I haven't tried it enough to make that judgement, but after what I've seen so far it is quite accurate. RUN [Hi RUN, Would you say that it's accurate, try to be as honest as possible. Was it a demo or the full version? Rapier I've just tried it once or twice, but I think it is an ok sim. RUN ]