Fighter Combat - Tactics and Maneuvering

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CONTENTS Vll Single-Side Offset 353 Trail 355 Sweep 358 Pincer 359 Drag 361 Lead-Around 363 Hook 364 Option 367 Break-Away 370 Cross-Block 372 Division Intercepts 373 Visual Considerations in Air <strong>Combat</strong> Summary 383 374 Appendix: <strong>Fighter</strong> Performance Instantaneous Turn Performance 387 Energy Maneuverability 392 Climb Performance 403 Acceleration Performance 405 Sustained Turn Performance 407 Gravity Effects on Turn Performance 411 Roll Performance 412 Pitch Performance 415 Note 417 Bibliography Index 387 419 421
Page 2 and 3: Fighter Combat TACTICS AND MANEUVER
Page 4 and 5: Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Abbre
Page 8 and 9: Preface As a young "nugget" naval a
Page 10 and 11: PREFACE Xl ... a fighter pilot must
Page 12: PREFACE Xlll seconds, while today's
Page 15 and 16: XVI ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Godfrey, John T
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 37 home on reciproc
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FIGHTER WEAPONS The various forms o
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 41 in bad weather,
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 43 Of course, this
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 45 is sometimes cal
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FIGHTER WEAPONS NON-MANEUVERING LOO
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 49 the radar track,
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 5 1 Besides the gui
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 53 rocket-powered v
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 55 speed targets. H
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 57 detect the targe
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 59 For forward- or
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FIGHTER WEAPONS 61 varies with rang
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 63 Lead Pur
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 65 attacker
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 67 Effectiv
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 71 to arriv
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 73 improve
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 75 Figure 2
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 77 approach
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 79 Figure 2
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 81 plane of
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 83 directio
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 85 essentia
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 87 speed fo
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 89 proporti
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 91 attacker
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BASIC FIGHTER MANEUVERS 97 When it
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Section Tactics, Two-versus-One Nev
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SECTION TACTICS, TWC-VERSUS-ONE 197
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SECTION TACTICS, TWO-VERSUS-TWO 265
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DIVISION TACTICS 267 sides late in
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DIVISION TACTICS 269 unacceptably h
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DIVISION TACTICS 271 Figure 7-4. Li
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DIVISION TACTICS 273 Figure 7-6. Se
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DIVISION TACTICS 275 5. In any form
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DIVISION TACTICS 277 when the divis
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DIVISION TACTICS 279 "Gaggle" doctr
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DIVISION TACTICS 281 Figure 7-11. G
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DIVISION TACTICS 283 on the lookout
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DIVISION TACTICS 285 It is when a f
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DIVISION TACTICS 287 attack by the
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DIVISION TACTICS 289 low-performanc
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 291 prev
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 299 Figu
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 303 Quit
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 305 many
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 307 grea
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 309 very
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 311 arra
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 313 area
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UNLIMITED-AIRCRAFT TACTICS 315 The
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 317 conflict, air
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 319 man will, who,
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 321 friendly aircr
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 323 quested inform
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 333 attacked just
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 341 decoys and fei
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 343 Figure 9-5. Fi
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FIGHTER MISSIONS 345 remote escorts
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 347 often have
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 349 The goal of
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 351 interceptor
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 353 and closing
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 355 the interce
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 357 shoot befor
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 359 element, as
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 361 bogey neutr
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 365 for the int
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 367 since addit
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 369 tial, parti
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 371 RWR equipme
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 373 Figure 10-1
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 375 of fighters
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 377 out." This
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 379 One peek is
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TACTICAL INTERCEPTS 381 general, th
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388 APPENDIX could not or simply wo
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392 APPENDIX Figure A-3. Level Inst
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398 APPENDIX Figure A-8. Origin of
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400 APPENDIX veloped to lessen the
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402 APPENDIX Figure A-12, Possible
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404 APPENDIX Figure A-14. Effect of
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406 APPENDIX Figure A-15. Sample Cl
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408 APPENDIX turn performance (i.e.
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410 APPENDIX trolling airspeed, kee
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412 APPENDIX gravity, radial G will
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414 APPENDIX Figure A-20. Variation
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416 APPENDIX Figure A-22. Lift vers
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Bibliography Air Force Flight Test
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Acceleration performance, 29-30, 32
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INDEX 423 Escort. See Strike escort
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INDEX 425 212-14, 224, 233, 237, 24
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INDEX 427 Sustained turns, 88-90, 9
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