What are the maximum dive angles (CCIP) for MK82 and MK82 AIR?

[Laud]

High drag bombs are usually dropped at low altitude with low dive angle. That's what the chute is for. There'd be no reason for it if you want to do a 45° dive bomb approach from 9500ft.

[EtherealN]

ethereal

thats the point i was trying to make in the first place, HOW DO YOU DROP A BOMB WHILE INVERTED!!!

 

Through being inverted but having positive G. ;)

[Wichid]

Hmmm so I dropped a pair at 300+mph at about 500 ft and they both went long and the target drove off laughing.

 

Should I be lower or faster? Or was it that I just released too late?

[Wichid]

NVM I released too late. I took into account the second it takes to release and the bombs were on target. Thx!

[Laud]

Yeah, it takes a bit of practice to get a feeling for the timing.

[RobC]

In WWII some US Divebombers were espacially build en reinforced to counter the forces on wings, ailerons and fuselage into a 90° (or more) dive, mostely used in the Pacific.

 

Has anyone an idea where the limit lies with the A-10 concerning divingspeed and angle ?

 

Actually the SBD-2 never used a 90 degree dive because of the way the bomb sight worked.

 

Basically there was a small ball bearing rolling around on a curved glass dish that was used as a way to show the pilot he was coming down without any yaw/pitch acceleration and the bomb would come off centered. A straight down dive wouldn't work with that system (some gravity acceleration was required to keep the ball on the glass) so more like 70 degrees was the standard.

 

I have no idea why I remember that but there you go.