Can someone identify the missile which is fired?
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd April 2008 at 09:30
Normally a release pin on a light cable attached to the pylon. As the bomb falls clear of the pylon the cable pulls the pin and enables the prop to spin freely.
The AA-11 has a similar light cable connected to the pylon too, which I guess has something to do with arming the warhead after launch.
(Saw a video of a guy fitting an R-73 to a pylon and the front of the pylon opened in two and the cable came out of there.)
By: Arabella-Cox - 23rd April 2008 at 08:22
Yep.
Free fall “Iron Bombs” are now (Generally) only used on low level stuff. IIRC some bombs have a timer to allow the bomb to arm after X seconds, by which time the platform is safely away. The olde worlde Iron Bombs had a small propeller which was driven by the breeze as it fell. This rotating prop unscrewed a small pin which then armed the bomb.
They are all lovely though.
Interesting. How would they prevent the propeller from turning with the bomb still hanging on the pylon/adapter? WIth an aircraft flying at 400-500 knots there surely was enough breeze to drive the propeller even prior to release.
By: old shape - 22nd April 2008 at 23:32
Also if you look carefully on some of the tumbling bombs you can see parachutes deploying from their tails to pull them up quickly over the target so they decellerate rapidly and are well clear of the aircraft when they hit the ground/detonate.
Yep.
Free fall “Iron Bombs” are now (Generally) only used on low level stuff. IIRC some bombs have a timer to allow the bomb to arm after X seconds, by which time the platform is safely away. The olde worlde Iron Bombs had a small propeller which was driven by the breeze as it fell. This rotating prop unscrewed a small pin which then armed the bomb.
They are all lovely though.
By: Arabella-Cox - 22nd April 2008 at 08:52
Also if you look carefully on some of the tumbling bombs you can see parachutes deploying from their tails to pull them up quickly over the target so they decellerate rapidly and are well clear of the aircraft when they hit the ground/detonate.
By: Arthur - 21st April 2008 at 16:30
They are FAE bombs… much like USAF napalm tanks, which also tumble when released. They are released at the last second right on the target so their tumbling has little real effect on their performance.
The tumbling actually increases the effect, giving a better dispersion (or ‘cloud’) if you will. Napalm tanks originally had fins fitted, but these were removed specifically to make the canisters tumble during their fall.
By: Arabella-Cox - 21st April 2008 at 07:08
They are FAE bombs… much like USAF napalm tanks, which also tumble when released. They are released at the last second right on the target so their tumbling has little real effect on their performance.
By: Lightndattic - 18th April 2008 at 13:20
Something bothers me about the way some of those unguided free fall bombs tumble after coming off the rack. Seems like that would seriously affect their impact point.
By: Arabella-Cox - 18th April 2008 at 12:24
Looks like the Kh-25ML…. Nato codename AS-10 Karen Laser guided missile.
Similar to Maverick, the laser homing model has a range of about 12km and a warhead of about 90kgs.
By: Twisted - 18th April 2008 at 11:21
From what distance would you guess the shot was made from?
btw, thanks for missile id 🙂
P.S. I bet you will love this video 😉
By: Flyboy77 - 18th April 2008 at 10:16
Kh-25ML maybe MLT.
Awsome video by the way.
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