Pzkfw Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 What is the likelihood of an F-86 intercepting a target with the following conditions? Target doing Mach 0.88 at 5km alt, straight and level. F-86 at 1km altitude 10km distant, carrying Aim-9. AKA Venturi "You can tell a bomber pilot by the spread across his rear, and by the ring around his eye, you can tell a bombadier; You can tell a navigator by his maps and charts and such, and you can tell a fighter pilot - but you can't tell him much!" -523 TFS Fighter Pilots Song Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 It would depend on relative heading too, but if the target is at 5km with the right geometry it might be doable (although being 10km apart only greatly complicates things - the Sabre isn't going to point its nose up and climb like an afterburning jet would). It gets really tricky if they are transonic at 30k ft or above though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkfw Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 Yea, so that sounds like a "no". What's the max speed of a F-86 at 5km? AKA Venturi "You can tell a bomber pilot by the spread across his rear, and by the ring around his eye, you can tell a bombadier; You can tell a navigator by his maps and charts and such, and you can tell a fighter pilot - but you can't tell him much!" -523 TFS Fighter Pilots Song Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomTOTEN Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Pzkfw said: What's the max speed of a F-86 at 5km? 600 Knots Indicated, as much Mach as you're willing to handle. That's assuming this same configuration: 5 hours ago, Pzkfw said: F-86 at 1km altitude 10km distant, carrying Aim-9. It's on page 289 of the manual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=475FG= Dawger Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 7 hours ago, Pzkfw said: What is the likelihood of an F-86 intercepting a target with the following conditions? Target doing Mach 0.88 at 5km alt, straight and level. F-86 at 1km altitude 10km distant, carrying Aim-9. In a head on intercept, this is an easy kill for the Sabre if the bandit doesn't evade. From other angles it becomes progressively harder to impossible. This really isn't an aircraft performance question as much as it is basic intercept technique. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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