Re: FT in a Fluid

Wouldn't it be cheaper to just have the missiles mounted on drop down
brackets that allowed them to rotate?  It seems a lot of work and
requires a
lot of training to get the entire aircraft to do something unusual like
massive attitutde changes.  ?  Not that I don't think it is neat, I just
wonder if there is an easier way.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Oerjan Ohlson" <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com>
> AAMs are much better today than in the 'Nam, but so are the defences.
> One important factor is how missiles are launched. Many 3rd-generation
> fighters still need to point their aircraft fairly directly towards
> their would-be victims in order to get a target lock; aerial
acrobatics
> is one way to get around this. There are other ways too, of course <g>