The question is if it gets implemented properly or ends up like the Aim-9B FGW2 i.e a carbon copy of the 9L
Hello smart British people. I am curious about if the RAF Phantoms were ever (accidentally or purposefully) fitted with more advanced versions of Skyflash.
Will be a copy of aim 9m just with smoke
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I hope so, the FGW.2 should have been a copy of 9E but the snail decided otherwise
Nope
Nope, only Baisic Skyflashes. There were no Skyflashes Super nor Active Skyflashes on the phantoms. The fact that Skyflashed do shenanigans in WT is separate topic.
I think it was just that Dechirped Sidewinders werent planned. AIM9L/Is dont fall under that
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It’s not a carbon copy, the latter has the distinction of being heavier with absolutely no benefit
The benefit is that the seeker head is (slightly) better at flare resistance and target detection. Slightly.
Not even towards the end of their service life in the 90s?
Nah, The Supers were created after phantoms were out, and only on the TEMP, that is why we have SuperTEMP. When it comes to Active is is based on STEMP so also no.
The Supers were created at the tail end of the tail end of the Phantoms’ service not after. But yeah it’s sad to see them severely lacking against aircraft developed 20 years before they were put out of service.
Then maybe they got into service after phantom retiered? Im nearly sure they were flown after phantoms were out
There was a couple of years overlap where the SuperTEMPs and Phantoms were both in service. But the Phantoms days were severely numbered by then so there was no desire to waste time / money clearing SuperTEMP for use.
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same reason f14s didn’t use AMRAAMS i think
I see, thanks :)
When was the AIM-7F put into service? Late 70’s? If so an uprated Skyflash should’ve been in the works by the early 80’s.
76 if I’m remembering my years right, since 7M went into service in 83
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what the fireworks