true, but that gets into the G loading vs turn radius debate, which is itself a huge mess
I don’t even think it would help with radius, as it wouldn’t even really increase the impulse that much. The extra deflection angle would only really help for reaching alignment faster, but rolling into alignment itself for BTT is something that takes time. Even taking say 1/10th of a second to roll into rotation wouldn’t really cause any benefit, considering it’s taking away from pitch impulse in that time anyways.
fair, you might get some benefit depending on how advanced the control scheme is because the closer to 45 degrees from the fin planes the more the effect is, so even if it doesnt get to the perfect angle just rolling slightly might have some effect
so would still have some benefit for alignment on off bore shots
but yeah I think it would be a slight benefit but dont know if they would have gone for it
Can you send this footage? that actually sounds really interesting if its what i think it is
If its instantaneous rotation was unconstrained maybe. But missiles like the Aim-9X generally have AoA limiters, so honestly even then it probably wouldn’t get to the like 40+ degree re-orientation at which the initial decreased impulse to roll into orientation would be worth it.
Its on youtube, you can find it with a quick search.
I tried finding it on both google and youtube originally and found nothing hence why i asked if you could send it
Is the proxy fuse delay of 1.8 seconds accurate on the 9x?
It makes sense for that to be the delay on all missiles before 9x (seen British docs that state that) but surely it would be disadvantageous for a dog fight missile to have such a long fuse time?
Probably not, but it’s based on what we do know of the AIM-9L, And I don’t think we’re going to find info on the -9X anytime soon.
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Damn, I also noticed that all other iir missiles currently on the ground Sam’s also have this horrendous delay, looks like only the future r73 variants will have short proxy delays of 0.5 secs
I don’t think that a normal IR missile would have the same proxy delay as a HOBS Dogfight missile. I stand to be corrected tho
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There’s probably just lack of evidence for anything past the 9m.
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Also are there any min range numbers for the 9x?
Min range nah. Only max
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The Basic -9X does use the same Warhead and Target Detecting device as the AIM-9M so it’s likely that the fusing delay many be similar.
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It uses a new safety and arming unit though doesn’t it? That would typically be what determines fuse delay.
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Not the basic -9X, the Block I, II, -3 or -4 might be different.
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And the fusing delay on the AIM-9M is like the 9L? or is it the exact same proxy fuze? If yes, then it might be interesting nonetheless
IIRC it depends on the subvariant.
