jazjar Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 In the manual the listing for TMS left long is "Space stabilization." How is this different from ground stabilization? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
BlueRidgeDx Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) As long as you hold TMS Left the Mav seeker acts as a space-stabilized free gyro. It will attempt to maintain a fixed azimuth and elevation with respect to Earth, regardless of what you do with the airplane. Edit: To reiterate, it's not really TMS Left/Long. It's momentary not a toggle, so you have to keep it pressed in order to maintain the stabilized state. Edited September 10, 2012 by BlueRidgeDx "They've got us surrounded again - those poor bastards!" - Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams
jazjar Posted September 10, 2012 Author Posted September 10, 2012 Ok, does it work during slewing? Thanks [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
amalahama Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I never understood the use for this. Isn't ground stabilization more useful? Which situations can space stabilization be handy? Regards!
oceanoftimeGER Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I never understood the use for this. Isn't ground stabilization more useful? Which situations can space stabilization be handy? Regards! From a rookie perspective this may be useful when you are attempting to track a target without access to a TGP?
BlueRidgeDx Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 Ok, does it work during slewing? Thanks It should be a free gyro while slewing, but presently it is not modeled that way. "They've got us surrounded again - those poor bastards!" - Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams
BlueRidgeDx Posted September 10, 2012 Posted September 10, 2012 I never understood the use for this. Isn't ground stabilization more useful? Which situations can space stabilization be handy? Space stabilization is a 2d capability inherent to the Maverick missile itself, whereas ground stabilization requires special inputs from systems inboard the aircraft to slave the sensor to a calculated point in 3d space. If these systems are inoperative, you can still employ the maverick with ground stabilization, the wagon wheel, or the DLZ. You just have to do it using space stabilize and the missile video only. "They've got us surrounded again - those poor bastards!" - Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams
jazjar Posted September 10, 2012 Author Posted September 10, 2012 OK, so there is a way to sort of stabilize the mav while slewing, but it is not modeled currently? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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