AIM-54 New SpaceX? [Too High Loft] [+100.000 Feet]

[Nazgul 1-2 -Kjell-]

Hi, I noticed that when I launch the rocket at high altitude with +1.0 that this often +100,000 - 250,000 feet rises and thus self-maneuvers out so my question whether this should be normal or we have to wait for another update? [Often combined with a pre-loft]

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With Pre-Loft;

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No Pre-Loft;

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[Spurts]

The 111kft shot is completely realistic, there is a historical test shot that did that very thing.  200kft.... I guess that's what happens when the missile isn't wasting time pitching up?

[DSplayer]

I think the max range that a 54 can go is around 110nm if the wind is going the right direction. I think that the 54 is trying to loft as high as possible to try to get to that target, even if it couldn't possibly hit the target.

[WarbossPetross]

Just did the Persian Gulf Alert 5 quick mission, like, five times. I'm at angels 28, give or take, TWS-auto, launch and the Phoenix lofts to infinity and beyond. Distance to target doesn't matter, 30 or 15 miles, it's all the same. The only way the Phoenix hits for me is in STT.

[IronMike]

Those missiles that climb to "space", have stopped guiding. That AWACS in the pictures above seems like in the notch, and the AWG9 may very well have lost lock. If it is guiding properly, and you dont launch on a notching target from any distance, but especially afar, this will not happen. With multiple bandits cluttered up close, in TWS, tracks may get mixed up, etc. Crank them, pull them apart first, or use STT. Else you are simply expecting too much from the AWG9 in TWS. It is a system with limitations that need to be kept in mind, and worked around accordingly.