AIM-120 AMRAAM, Meteor and R-77 Effective Firing Ranges

mrbsct · by **mrbsct** » 21 Jul 2015, 05:58

I know no escape zones are rather classified...but what is a typical good range pilots engage at? I believe during Red Flag, F-22 pilots locked on usually around 30 km. The AIM-120D having 50 percent improvement in range probably has an effective range around 45 km-50 km. Also how much does effective range increase when going 1500 mph compared to 900mph for say?

uclass · by **uclass** » 24 Jul 2015, 14:17

AIM-120C range. Left of y-axis = tail chase. Right of it = head-on. Altitude on y-axis in km.

sferrin · by **sferrin** » 24 Jul 2015, 14:31

It's even foggier than that. Tail chase against what? A U-2? A Mig-25?

basher54321 · by **basher54321** » 24 Jul 2015, 20:01

mrbsct wrote: Also how much does effective range increase when going 1500 mph compared to 900mph for say?

miniZap:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/i ... topic=43.0

sprstdlyscottsmn · by **sprstdlyscottsmn** » 24 Jul 2015, 21:08

great tool once you learn to use it. I even have a sheet I made to alter AIM-120B parameters to mimic C-7 and D and even CUDA.

eloise · by **eloise** » 25 Jul 2015, 12:52

basher54321 wrote:

miniZap:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/i ... topic=43.0

that software is great

eloise · by **eloise** » 25 Jul 2015, 12:53

sprstdlyscottsmn wrote:great tool once you learn to use it. I even have a sheet I made to alter AIM-120B parameters to mimic C-7 and D and even CUDA.

would you mind share that sheet with us please :mrgreen:

sergei · by **sergei** » 25 Jul 2015, 15:35

Funny thing, feel sorry is limited to functionality.

eloise · by **eloise** » 26 Jul 2015, 02:29

sergei wrote:Funny thing, feel sorry is limited to functionality.

i dont think it help calculate ramjet missiles range, but it still pretty good already

mrbsct · by **mrbsct** » 26 Jul 2015, 02:45

It seems like trying to outfly the missile by flying 90 degrees to the side depletes the range to half of the operational range, and flying tail chase(outrun the missile by flying in front of it) from the target depletes the range to around 1/3 the operational range. (this seems to be the best NEZ value) What about maneuvering? It seems to me you have to be very lucky to outmanuver a missle inside the NEZ with that kind of speed, maybe a last second turn to make the missile overshoot.