PE_Tigar Posted April 19, 2020 Posted April 19, 2020 AIM-120C behavior is seriously flawed in all phases of flight. - loft angle can increase above 45 degrees when shooting retreating target. Loft angle should never exceed 45 degrees, because it severely impairs maximum range. See below: - mid-course guidance: missile turns towards last known target position when losing mid-course updates. Should (at least) continue flying toward last calculated intercept point. - terminal guidance: missile turns towards last known target position when losing target in the notch momentarily. This leads to a series of short violent turns which bleed energy quickly. Should (at least) continue flying toward last calculated intercept point. - terminal guidance: missile very susceptible to notching. Public sources all point to various methods to prevent this. Suspect issue: - terminal guidance: missile limited by 80s battery life. I don't know whether this is correct, maybe devs could look into this. P.S. I didn't have enough time and patience to make videos about all of the issues, so I've attached Tacview files that illustrate this.AIM-120C Errors.zip
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