Bonzo0181 Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 When locking a target with an AIM-120 selected, the dynamic launch zone will display as expected, with Rmax approximately twice as far as no-escape-range. A second afterwards, the DLZ will change: no-escape-range suddenly drops by ~25% and Rmax increases to just under no-escape-range. Provided is a track that shows that firing at the initial Rmax will cause a hit with minimum kinetic energy remaining in the missile: exactly what Rmax is supposed to indicate.F-16 AIM-120 guidance hot.trk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Bouli306 Posted March 17, 2020 Posted March 17, 2020 Did not look at the trk but might be that the target is flanking/notching?
Bonzo0181 Posted March 17, 2020 Author Posted March 17, 2020 No, target is hot, 180 aspect angle. So, please look at all information provided before giving answers. I tried it with a flanking target too, about 100-ish degrees aspect, but that one didn't hit at Rmax (by a few hundred feet) due to a lead pursuit course, instead of lead collision, but that's another topic I suppose. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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