FLIGHT TRAINING INSTRUCTION T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE - Cnatra

CHAPTER EIGHT T-45 WEAPONS/STRIKE
Effect of a Steep and Corrections for a Steep
A steep dive will result in an early weapons release solution or high release. The correction is to
release when the pipper arrives at the aimpoint, which will be 100’ high for every degree steep.
See the bomb error sensitivities below, slight difference for the 10 degree pattern versus the 20
and 30 degree patterns. In the 10 degree pattern, the pipper will arrive at the aimpoint 70’ high
for every degree steep.
Since a steep will cause you to release high, this is better than releasing low. So if you were to
error, error to being on the steep side. Releasing high will increase your foot/mil dispersion,
thereby decreasing your accuracy and chances in getting a “Bullseye”. Strive to achieve being
on the planned dive angle which will lead you to being closer to your planned release altitude.
T-45C / Mk 76 Error Sensitivities:
Dive Angle Airspeed Altitude
Impact Error/
Pipper Correction
30 degree: +/- 1 deg = +/- 10 kts = +/- 100 ft = 50’ error
20 degree: +/- 1 deg = +/- 10 kts = +/- 100 ft = 50’ error
10 degree: +/- 1 deg = +/- 10 kts = +/- 70 ft = 80’ error
Abort Criteria for a Steep Initial Sight Picture
If there is a time when the ISP shows the target below the 35 degree pitch line or your Velocity
Vector is steeper than 32 degrees. Do not attempt to release on that pass. Just realized that if
you are steep, it will cause you to get an early release solution (pipper arrives at the aimpoint)
Figure 8-11 Too Steep - Abort
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