STT lock on landed airplane?

[cesarferrolho]

Should that be possible? An STT lock that is maintained long after the target has landed?

[Despayre]

I wouldn't think so.

How long is "long"?

[scommander2]

It is a good question.

My case is that a moving plane is on the field, and I am able to "lock" it with the sidewinder tone since it is an infrared seeker within the certain range.

I need to try for the plan has landed case. 

 

Edited 22 hours ago by scommander2

[Ivandrov]

2 hours ago, cesarferrolho said:

Should that be possible? An STT lock that is maintained long after the target has landed?

Yes, it is possible. You can lock onto completely still ships out on the water as well.

Edited 20 hours ago by Ivandrov

[cesarferrolho]

2 hours ago, Despayre said:

I wouldn't think so.

How long is "long"?

at least 3 minutes after it landed, i still had a lock. I Launched one Aim-54 before and another after he landed, both failed to hit

Edited 20 hours ago by cesarferrolho

[RustBelt]

It should not work with PD-STT definitely. 
 

if it’s reflective enough, maybe with the right background in P-STT, but ground clutter should really make it unlikely. 
 

You will certainly miss with a Phoenix in P-STT. 

[cesarferrolho]

8 hours ago, RustBelt said:

It should not work with PD-STT definitely. 
 

if it’s reflective enough, maybe with the right background in P-STT, but ground clutter should really make it unlikely. 
 

You will certainly miss with a Phoenix in P-STT. 

I assume Jester did not go to P-STT, i got the lock at around 60nm or so, the target was an il-78 tanker, the lock remained steady and accurate several minutes after it landed.