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It's actually the HP TET that's the biggest problem. That's why the only way to get significantly above Mach 3 continuously is to use intake cooling systems. The reason the F-22 can't reach the speeds of the MiG-31 is probably to do with wave drag, intake design (optimised for stealth) and skin material.

If you could hack an INS datalink that would be useful.:devil_2: I'm sorry but your missile has selected you as a better target!

Are we still talking about re-fueling?

What about mute people who don't know?

People have infra-red cameras now though. I mean even average Joe has access to them. The bit in video about a vapor trail several thousand miles long from Area 51, across the Atlantic to China simply can't be an aircraft. Nothing can travel that fast for that long unless it's nuclear but I doubt that could transfer energy to the through-air quickly enough and could be a problem if it crashed.

And not one single satellite has picked it out yet? And not one single supersonic cruise missile to show for it. Never existed and if it did it would have had less range than an RC plane.

The only reason we didn't find out about the F-117 earlier was the absence of smart phones and the internet and there were several stories circulating before the Gulf War. The technology in a plane like the Aurora would also have made it onto other things by now.

LOL. I meant the Aurora not the $2bn undetectable, 172ft wide plane that was built to fire undetectable 2ft wide cruise missiles from several thousand km outside enemy airspace.

They generally aren't as maneuverable though.

Serbia to buy MiG-29 'Silent Fulcrum' http://theaviationist.com/2013/08/21/serbian-air-force-mig29/#.UhTJOBv4k9w

Damn. So why don't the use MMW radar seekers instead then (or at least in addition to)?

Myth. There would be pictures by now if it existed.

Twice in 5 posts!

We know that targeting pods don't work through clouds so what about IR missile seekers? Is the humble cloud the perfect countermeasure?

Ion Thruster Sets World Record | NASA

Square peg... round hole. If the F-35 could do the job of an A-10, the F-16 would already be doing it.

A smoke round will do the job. If the launch aircraft loses the target, it can't designate. Not a problem with AGM-114L and longbow radar. Furthermore it can engage 16 targets simultaneously as opposed to one at a time.

At 9:30, why is it flashing 'FAIL'? Is that just the missile's opinion of the enemy?

When launched from a plane it has a longer range than a Hellfire launched from a helicopter but from a helicopter it's about the same and unlike an AGM-114L it isn't fire-and-forget, so you have to linger in front of that enemy fire until it hits. Futhermore the 'L' version works in an obscured environment.

I think you have a point there, at least based on the game. When the Vikhr loses its beam ride for a brief moment it just veers off into some trees.

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