Jayhawk1971 Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) From the "10 Percent True" Podcast interview with "Puck" Howe on the Tomcat. From the timecode I've "marked" onwards, he talks about the difference between AWG-9 and APG-71, the Phoenix engagement envelope, which is interesting regarding the actual timelines they used. Also he mentions that the Navy had to get rid of all those Phoenix missile stockpiles at the end of the Tomcat's lifespan , and they did it via massive live-fire exercises. He mentions that it turned out their estimates were too conservative, that the missile performed better than anticipated. Listen to the whole thing anyway, as this interview is very in-depth and interesting. Edited July 23, 2022 by Jayhawk1971 embarrassing typo 8
Callsign JoNay Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 Great interview from start to finish. That IRST sounds like it was incredible. I was surprised at 18:00, I thought the Phoenix had a PD RADAR. If it's pulse then I wonder if it should be more susceptible to chaff than it currently is, and unnotchable.
Jayhawk1971 Posted July 23, 2022 Author Posted July 23, 2022 vor 45 Minuten schrieb Callsign JoNay: Great interview from start to finish. That IRST sounds like it was incredible. I was surprised at 18:00, I thought the Phoenix had a PD RADAR. If it's pulse then I wonder if it should be more susceptible to chaff than it currently is, and unnotchable. Yep, lots of little gems in there, like the "Phoenix needed altitude, Sparrow needed speed" line.
DSplayer Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Callsign JoNay said: Great interview from start to finish. That IRST sounds like it was incredible. I was surprised at 18:00, I thought the Phoenix had a PD RADAR. If it's pulse then I wonder if it should be more susceptible to chaff than it currently is, and unnotchable. I’d imagine there were some range gating that allowed the Phoenix to differentiate between chaff. Discord: @dsplayer Setup: R7 7800X3D, 64GB 6000Mhz, Saitek/Logitech X56 HOTAS, TrackIR + TrackClipPro Resources I've Made: F-4E RWR PRF Sound Player | DCS DTC Web Editor Mods I've Made: F-14 Factory Clean Cockpit Mod | Modern F-14 Weapons Mod | Iranian F-14 Weapons Pack | F-14B Nozzle Percentage Mod + Label Fix | AIM-23 Hawk Mod for F-14
Blaze1 Posted July 24, 2022 Posted July 24, 2022 10 hours ago, Jayhawk1971 said: From the "10 Percent True" Podcast interview with "Puck" Howe on the Tomcat. From the timecode I've "marked" onwards, he talks about the difference between AWG-9 and APG-71, the Phoenix engagement envelope, which is interesting regarding the actual timelines they used. Also he mentions that the Navy had to get rid of all those Phoenix missile stockpiles at the end of the Tomcat's lifespan , and they did it via massive live-fire exercises. He mentions that it turned out their estimates were too conservative, that the missile performed better than anticipated. Listen to the whole thing anyway, as this interview is very in-depth and interesting. It's an excellent interview. For clarification, in that example it was the Sparrow that still managed to kill a target that was on the edge/just outside of parameters. The Phoenix, while still being able to hit the drone, isn't a great missile against manoeuvring targets, at least beyond 20nm away!
Jayhawk1971 Posted July 24, 2022 Author Posted July 24, 2022 vor 10 Stunden schrieb Blaze1: For clarification, in that example it was the Sparrow that still managed to kill a target that was on the edge/just outside of parameters. I meant what Puck said right before that "Phoenix to Sparrow" story, at 22:40. When asked whether the excessive tests revealed new data about the missile's envelope, he answered that their "charts were generally pessimistic...which was good", which I interpret as "the missile performed better than anticipated".
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