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Air-to-Air Combat
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Table of Content
Air-to-Air Combat Introduction
Air-to-Air Weapon System
History of Air-to-Air Combat in Gun Only Age
World War I (1914 – 1918)
Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939)
World War II (1939 – 1945)
Battle of Britain (10 July – 31 October 1940)
WWII USA vs Japan (1941 – 1945)
Jet propulsion
Korean War (1950-1953)
Sinai War 1956
Six Days War 1967 Air Combat
History of Air-to-Air Combat in Missile Age
Vietnam war (1965 – 1975)
Attrition War (1969 – 1970)
India-Pakistan Conflicts: MiG-21s in Air-to-Air Combat (1971)
Yom Kippur War of October 1973
Falkland War (1982)
Bekaa Valley Air Battle 1982
Operation Desert Storm's (1991)
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Air-to-Air Weapon System Development
Air-to-Air Missiles
USA Air-to-Air Missiles
Hughes AIM-4 Falcon
Sidewinder Family
AIM - 7 Sparrow
Phoenix
AMRAAM AIM-120
Sidewinder AIM-9X
A-A Missiles Development in RAFAEL
SHAFRIR
PYTHON 3
PYTHON 4
PYTHON 5
EVOLUTION OF SHORT RANGE A/A IR MISSILES
DERBY
British Air-to-Air Missiles
Sky Flash
Active Sky Flash
Russian Air-to-Air Missiles

R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Types
AA-11, R-73 Archer
VYMPEL RVV-AE, R-77 Adder
People’s Republic of China (PRC) Air-to-Air Missiles
Aspide (Albatros/Spada)
ASTRA - India BVR Air-to-Air Missile
Taiwan Tien Chien II (Sky Sword 2)
Japan Type 99 (AAM - 4)
French MATRA R.530
French MATRA R.550 MAGIC
French MICA
IRIS - T
ASRAAM
Meteor BVRAAM
Summary Air-to-Air Missiles
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Modern Fighters
Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
Sukhoi Su-30
Sukhoi Su-33
Sukhoi Su-35
Sukhoi Su-37
Sukhoi Su-47 (Berkut)
Sukhoi PAK FA
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 (Flogger D/J)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 (Foxhound)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 (Fulcrum F)
Dassault Rafale
Eurofighter Typhoon
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
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Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
Air-to-Air Combat Movies History (TV Channel)
WWI Dogfight Movies
Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 1-5
WWII Dogfight Movies
Battle of Britain Movies
The War File - The Battle Of Britain 1-4
WWII in Color-The Battle of Britain and the Blitz Over London
The Lost Evidence: The Battle of Britain, 1-5
Battle of Britain Heroes
Dogfights: The Zero Killer Part 1-5
Dogfights – The P-51 Mustang – Part 1-5
Dogfights – The Thunderbolt– Part 1-5
Dogfights – No Room for Error– Part 1-2
Incredible Dogfight in Korean War
Dogfights – No Room for Error– Part3-4
MIG15 Trashed the Americans in Korea – Part 1-5How Russian
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Air-to-Air Combat Movies (Continue – 1)
Six Day War Movies
Operation Focus - 05 Jun 07 - Part 1-2
Israeli Air Force During Six Day War
Dogfights Desert Aces – Part 1
Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 1-4
Motti Hod about the Six Day War
IAI Kfir
Dogfights, Gun Kills Of Vietnam, Part 1-5

Dogfights, The Bloodiest Day, Part 1-4
Giora Epstein (Ace of the Aces – 17 Victories, in Jet Aircraft Era)
Dogfights Desert Aces – Part 2 - 4
F15 Dogfight Movies – 1979:Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 4 - 5
Falkland War (1982)
Bekaa Valley Air Battle 1982 Movies
1982 Israeli Air Force Gave a Lesson to Syria
Israeli Air Force and their F-15
Israeli and American Mig-21 Kills 7
AMRAAM AIM 120A

AIM 9X
Python 5 and Shafrir Air-to-Air Missiles
PYTHON 4
PYTHON 5
DERBY Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile
RVV-MD, RVV-BD New Generation Russian Air-to-Air Missiles
Russian Air Power
Russian Air Force vs USAF (NATO) Comparison
SU-30SM Intercept with R-77 Missile
Ukranian A-A Missile ALAMO, R-27
MICA A-A Missile Movie

IRIS - T
ASRAAM Movie
Meteor BVRAAM
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Meteor promo
SU-27 Flanker, Movie
Su-30 MKI The Thrust Vectored Beast, Movie
Su-30 SM Intercept with R77 Missile, Movie
Sukhoi Su-30 MK2, Movie
Sukhoi Su-33 NATO Code Flanker D
Su-33 Great Video
Su-35 Most Advanced Russian Fighter, Movie
SU-37 The best fighter in the world
Sukhoi Su-47 , Movie
Su-47 (Pentagon’s Nightmere), Movie
MIG 29 Fulcrum Western Analysis Movie
F-22 RAPTOR in Action, Movie
F-22 RAPTOR Cancelled, Movie
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F-35 Data Fused Sensors

F-35 JSF-Radar Movie
F-35 EO DAS Movie
F-35 Cockpit Movie
F-35 Glass Cockpit, Movie
The Unique F-35 Fighter Plane, Movie
USP 3” part F35 Joint Strike Fighter ENG, Movie
Dogfights of the Future, Movie
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Air-to-Air Combat
Destroy Enemy Aircraft to achieve Air Supremacy in order to prevent the enemy
to perform their missions and enable us to achieve our goals.
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Air-to-Air Weapon System
• Pilot - performs the Air-Combat tasks

• Air Control supervises, controls and provides data
• Sensors (internal & external) provide the Air Situation Picture
• Fighter Avionics (Displays, Weapon System, Navigation, Communication,…)
• Air-to-Air Missiles
• Guns

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History of Air-to-Air Combat in Gun Only Age

• First Powered Flight – December 17, 1903, Wright Brothers
•WWI (1914 - 1918) - Piston Engines
• Spanish Civilian War (1936 - 1939) - Piston Engines

German Air superiority over Republicans
• WWII (1939 - 1945) - Piston Engines 1500 HP

German Air Superiority at the beginning lost to the Allied Air Forces
at the end
60 Mystere IV
• Korea War (1950 - 1953) - Jet Fighters

72 Mirage III 1962
• Sinai War (1956) - Jet Fighters
• Six Days War (1967) - Jet Fighters - 13

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World War I
Enemy pilots at first simply exchanged waves, or shook their fists at each other. Due to weight restrictions, only
small weapons could be carried on board. Intrepid pilots decided to interfere with enemy reconnaissance by
improvised means, including throwing bricks, grenades and sometimes rope, which they hoped would entangle the
enemy plane's propeller. The first dogfight is believed to have taken place on 28 August 1914, when Norman
Spratt, flying an unarmed Sopwith Tabloid,[7] forced down a German Albatros C.I two-seater.
Pilots then began firing hand-held guns at enemy planes, such as pistols and carbines. In August 1914, Staff-
Captain Pyotr Nesterov, from Russia, became the first pilot to ram his plane into an enemy spotter aircraft. In
October 1914, an airplane was shot down by a hand gun from another plane for the first time over Rheims,
France. Once machine guns were mounted to the plane, either on a flexible mounting or higher on the wings of
early biplanes, the era of air combat began.
The biggest problem was mounting a machine gun onto an aircraft so that it could be fired forward, through the
propeller, and aimed by pointing the nose of the aircraft directly at the enemy. Roland Garros solved this problem
by mounting steel deflector wedges to the propeller of a Morane Saulnier monoplane. He achieved three kills, but
was shot down behind enemy lines, and captured before he could destroy his plane by burning it. The wreckage
was brought to Anthony Fokker, a Dutch designer who built aircraft for the Germans. Fokker decided that the
wedges were much too risky, and improved the design by connecting the trigger of an MG 08 Maxim machine gun
to the timing of the engine.[8][9] The Germans acquired an early air superiority due to the invention of the
synchronization gear in 1915, transforming air combat with the Fokker E.I, the first synchronized, forward firing
fighter plane.[8][9] On the evening of July 1, 1915, the very first aerial engagement by a fighter plane armed with
a synchronized, forward-firing machine gun occurred just to the east of Luneville, France. The German Fokker
E.I was flown by Lieutenant Kurt Wintgens, earning the victory over a French two-seat observation monoplane.
Later that same month, on July 25, 1915, British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) Major Lanoe Hawker, flying a very
early production Bristol Scout C., attacked three separate aircraft during a single sortie, shooting down two with a
non-synchronizable Lewis gun which was mounted next to his cockpit at an outwards angle to avoid hitting the
propeller. He forced the third one down, and was awarded the Victoria Cross.[8] 14
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World War I Movies
Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 1 Ernst Udet (62 Victories) Georges Guynmer (53)
Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 2 Werner Voss (48) Sep 23 1917, Last Fight
Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 3

Raymond Brooks, Sep 14 1918
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Battles in the air increased as the technological advantage swung from the British to the Germans,
then back again. The Feldflieger Abteilung observation units of the German air service, in 1914-15,
consisted of six two-seat observation aircraft each, with each unit assigned to a particular German
Army headquarters location. They had but a single Fokker Eindecker aircraft assigned to each
"FFA" unit for general defensive duties, so pilots such as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke
began as lone hunters with each "FFA" unit, shooting unarmed spotter planes and enemy aircraft
out of the sky.[9] During the first part of the war, there was no established tactical doctrine for air-to-
air combat. Oswald Boelcke was the first to analyze the tactics of aerial warfare, resulting in a set of
rules known as the Dicta Boelcke. Many of Boelcke's concepts, conceived in 1916, are still applicable
today, including use of sun and altitude, surprise attack, and turning to meet a threat.
British Brigadier General Hugh Trenchard ordered that all reconnaissance aircraft had to be
supported by at least three fighters, creating the first use of tactical formations in the air. The
Germans responded by forming Jastas, large squadrons of fighters solely dedicated to destroying
enemy aircraft, under the supervision of Boelcke. Pilots who shot down five or more fighters became
known as aces. One of the most famous dogfights, resulting in the death of Major Hawker, is
described by the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen,
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SOLO Partial List of World War I Aces Credited with 20 or More Victories
Notes Victories Air service(s) Country Name
The Red Baron

80[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany von Richthofen, Manfred†
PLM plus 22 other awards
Top Allied and French ace
CdeLd'h, MM(Fr), CdeG, BCdeG, MC, 75[26] Aéronautique Militaire France Fonck, René
MM
Top Canadian ace
72[27][a] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force Canada Bishop, Billy
VC, DSO, MC, DFC, CdeLd'h, CdeG
PLM, HOH, IC 62[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Udet, Ernst
Top British ace
73 Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force United Kingdom Mannock, Edward†
VC, DSO**, MC*
Top Royal Naval Air Service ace Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air
60[28] Canada Collishaw, Raymond
DSO*, DSC, DFC, OSA, CdeG Force
VC, DSO*, MC*, MM, CdeG 57[27] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force United Kingdom McCudden, James†
Top South African ace
54[27] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force South Africa Beauchamp-Proctor, Andrew
VC, DSO, MC*, DFC
PLM, IC 54[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Löwenhardt, Erich†
DSO, MC*, CdeLd'h, CdeG 54[27] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force Canada MacLaren, Donald
CdeLd'h, MM(Fr), CdeG, DSO, OLII 53[29] Aéronautique Militaire France Guynemer, Georges†
VC, DSO*, MC**, MMV*(Silver),
50[27] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force Canada Barker, William George
CdeG
PLM, IC 48[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Jacobs, Josef
PLM, HOH, IC 48[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Voss, Werner†
Top Australian ace Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air
47[27] Australia Little, Robert A.†
DSO*, DSC*, CdeG Force
MC**, DFC* 47[30] Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force United Kingdom McElroy, George†
Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air
DSO, DSC* 45[31] Australia Dallas, Roderic†
Force
PLM, IC 45[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Rumey, Fritz†
VC, DSO**, MC, OSG 44[32][27] Royal Flying Corps United Kingdom Ball, Albert†
PLM, MOSH, IC 44[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Berthold, Rudolph
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PLM, HOH, IC 44[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Loerzer, Bruno
PLM, MMC(P), IC, WB 43[25] Luftstreitkräfte Germany Bäumer, Paul
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WWI Aces
(1914 – 1918)
SPAD S.VII Biplane
Rene Fonck Fokker DR1 Triplane Manfred von Richthofen

(1983 – 1953) 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) Red Baron
French Air Force "Spandau" lMG 08 machine guns (1892 –1918)
75 confirmed Victories Luftstreitkräfte
80 Confirmed Victories
Nieuport 17 Biplane fighter William Avery "Billy" Bishop

Synchronised Vickers Gun (1894- 1956)
Royal Air Force
72 Confirmed Victories
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Fokker Dr.I , Dreidecker (triplane)
SOLO WWI Fighters
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Fokker-Flugzeugwerke
Designer Reinhold Platz
First flight 5 July 1917
Primary user Luftstreitkräfte
Number built 320
General characteristics Performance
•Crew: One •Maximum speed: 185 km/h at sea level (115 mph at
•Length: 5.77 m (18 ft 11 in) sea level)
•Wingspan: 7.20 m (23 ft 7 in) •Stall speed: 72 km/h (45 mph)
•Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) •Range: 300 km (185 mi)
•Wing area: 18.70 m² (201 ft²) •Service ceiling: 6,095 m (20,000 ft)
•Empty weight: 406 kg (895 lb) •Rate of climb: 5.7 m/s (1,130 ft/min)
•Loaded weight: 586 kg (1,292 lb) •Lift-to-drag ratio: 8.0
•Powerplant: 1 × Oberursel Ur.II 9-cylinder
rotary engine, 82 kW (110 hp) Armament
•Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0323
•Drag area: 0.62 m² (6.69 ft²) •2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) "Spandau" lMG 08 machine
•Aspect ratio: 4.04 guns
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WWI Fighter
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Nieuport 17
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Nieuport
First flight January 1916
Introduction March 1916
Primary user Aéronautique Militaire
Variants Nieuport 23 Performance
General characteristics •Maximum speed: 177 km/h [4] (96 kn, 110 mph) at
2000m
•Crew: one •Endurance: 1.75 hours
•Length: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) •Service ceiling: 5,300 m (17,390 ft)
•Wingspan: 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in) •Rate of climb: 11.5 min to 3,000 m (9,840 ft) ()
•Height: 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) •Wing loading: 37.9 kg/m² (7.77 lb/ft²)
•Wing area: 14.75 m² (158.8 ft²) •Power/mass: 0.15 kW/kg (0.09 hp/lb)
•Empty weight: 375 kg (825 lb)
•Loaded weight: 560 kg (1,232 lb) Armament
•Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9Ja 9-cylinder
rotary engine, 82 kW (110 hp) Guns:
•(French service) 1 × synchronised Vickers machine

gun
•(British service) 1 × Lewis gun on Foster mounting
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•Rockets: 8 Le Prieur rockets
SOLO Spanish Civil War (1936 – 1939)
Airplane technology rapidly increased in sophistication after World War I. By 1936,
dogfighting was thought to be a thing of the past, since aircraft were reaching top speeds of
over 250 miles per hour (400 km/h).[11] This was proved wrong during the Spanish civil war, as
quoted by the U.S. Attaché in 1937, “The peacetime theory of the complete invulnerability of the
modern type of bombardment airplane no longer holds. The increased speeds of both the
bombardment and pursuit plane have worked in favor of the pursuit … The flying fortress died
in Spain.”
Large scale bombing of the civilian population, thought to be demoralizing to the enemy and
impossible to stop ("The bomber will always get through"), proved to have the opposite effect.
Dr. E. B. Strauss surmised, “Observers state that one of the most remarkable effects of the
bombing of open towns in Government Spain had been the welding together into a formidable
fighting force of groups of political factions who were previously at each others throats…”, to
which Hitler’s Luftwaffe, supporting the Spanish Nationalists, generally agreed.
At the beginning of the war, new tactics were developed, most notably by Luftwaffe Condor
Legion Lieutenant Werner Mölders. He advised abandoning the standard “V” formation used
in combat, and grouping fighters in pairs, starting the practice of having a wingman at one's
side. He advised that pairs of aircraft approaching a fight should increase the distance between
them instead of holding tight formations, which became a precursor to the combat spread
maneuver. He also started the practice of training pilots to fly at night, and with instruments
only. Using the new tactics, and flying the newest Messerschmitt Bf-109 fighters, the Germans
shot down 22 Spanish Republican fighters within a five day period, suffering no losses of their
own.
Polikarpov I-16 Messerschmitt Bf 109 21
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Messerschmitt Bf 109
General characteristics
•Crew: One
•Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 7 in)
•Wingspan: 9.925 m (32 ft 6 in)
•Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 2 in)
•Wing area: 16.05 m² (173.3 ft²)
•Empty weight: 2,247 kg (5,893 lb)
•Loaded weight: 3,148 kg (6,940 lb) Armament
•Max. takeoff weight: 3,400 kg (7,495 lb)
•Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1 liquid-cooled Guns:
inverted V12, 1,475 PS (1,455 hp, 1,085 kW)
•Propellers: VDM 9-12087 three-bladed light-alloy •2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 machine guns with 300 rounds
propeller per gun
•Propeller diameter: 3 m (9.84 ft) () •1 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon as Motorkanone with 150 rpg.
G-6/U4 variant: 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon as
Performance
Motorkanone with 65 rpg
•2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 underwing cannon pods with 135
•Maximum speed: 640 km/h (398 mph) at 6,300 m
rpg (optional kit - Rüstsatz VI)
(20,669 ft) •Rockets: 2 × 21 cm (8 in) Wfr. Gr. 21 rockets (G-6 with
•Cruise speed: 590 km/h (365 mph) at 6,000 m (19,680
BR21)
ft) •Bombs: 1 × 250 kg (551 lb) bomb or 4 × 50 kg (110 lb)
•Range: 850 km (528 mi) 1,000 km (621 mi) with
bombs or 1 × 300 litres (79 USgal) drop tank
droptank
•Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Avionics
•Rate of climb: 17.0 m/s (3,345 ft/min)
•Wing loading: 196 kg/m² (40 lb/ft²) 22
FuG 16Z radio
•Power/mass: 344 W/kg (0.21 hp/lb)
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Specifications (Fw 190 D-9)
General Characteristics
• Crew: 1
• Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 5½ in)
• Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 18.30 m² (196.99 ft²)
• Empty weight: 3,490 kg (7,694 lb)
• Loaded weight: 4,270 kg (9,413 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 4,840 kg (10,670 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Junkers Jumo 213 A-1
12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine, 1,287 kW,
(1,750 PS) , 1,544 kW (2,100 PS) with boost
Performance
• Maximum speed: 685 km/h (426 mph) Armament
at 6,600 m (21,655 ft), 710 km/h (440 mph) • Guns: ** 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131
at 37,000 ft (11,000 m) machine guns with 475 rpg
• Range: 835 km (519 mi) *2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons with 250 rpg in
• Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft) the wing root
• Rate of climb: 17 m/s (3,300 ft/min) • Bombs: 1 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) SC 500 bomb
• Wing loading: 238 kg/m² (48.7 lb/ft²) (optional)
• Power/mass: 0.30–0.35 kW/kg (0.18–0.21 hp/lb)
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Polikarpov I-16
At the start of Spanish Civil War in 1936,
General Characteristics Republican forces pleaded for fighter
• Crew: One aircraft. After receiving payment in gold,
• Length: 6.13 m (20 ft 1 in) Joseph Stalin dispatched around 475 I-16
• Wingspan: 9 m (29 ft 6 in) .Type 5s and Type 6s
• Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 14.5 m² (156.1 ft²)
• Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-63 supercharged air-cooled
radial engine, 820 kW (1,100 hp) driving a two-blade
propeller I-16 in Spanish Republican
”colors with "Popeye mascot
Performance
• Maximum speed: 525 km/h (283 kn, 326 mph) at
3,000 m (9,845 ft)
• Range: 700 km (378 nmi, 435 mi (with drop tanks)) Armament
• Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,825 ft) • 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.62 mm (0.30 in) ShKAS
• Rate of climb: 14.7 m/s (2,900 ft/min) machine guns in upper cowling
• Wing loading: 134 kg/m² (27 lb/ft²) • 2 × fixed forward-firing 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK
• Power/mass: 346 W/kg (0.21 hp/lb) cannons in the wings
• Time to altitude: 5.8 minutes to 5,000 m (16,405 ft • 6 × unguided RS-82 rockets or up to 500 kg (1,102 lb)
of bombs
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SOLO World War II
10 July – 31 October 1940[nb 1]
Date
The Battle of Britain (literally "Air (3 months and 3 weeks)
battle for England" or "Air battle for United Kingdom airspace Location
Great Britain") is the name given to Decisive British victory[nb 2] Result
the Second World War air campaign Belligerents
waged by the German Air Force Germany United Kingdom
(Luftwaffe) against the United Italy Canada
Kingdom during the summer and Commanders and leaders
autumn of 1940. The objective of the Hermann Göring Hugh Dowding

campaign was to gain air superiority Albert Kesselring Keith Park
Hugo Sperrle Trafford Leigh-Mallory
over the Royal Air Force (RAF), Hans-Jürgen Stumpff CJ Quintin Brand
especially Fighter Command. The Rino Corso Fougier Richard Saul
name derives from a famous speech Strength

delivered by Prime Minister Winston
2,550 serviceable aircraft. [nb 6] [nb 7] 1,963 serviceable aircraft [nb 5]
Churchill in the House of Commons:
"…the Battle of France is over. I Casualties and losses
expect that the Battle of Britain is 2,698 aircrew killed[12]

".about to begin 967 captured 544 aircrew killed[8][9][10]
638 missing bodies identified by 422 aircrew wounded[11]
British authorities[13] 1,547 aircraft destroyed[nb 8]
1,887 aircraft destroyed
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SOLO World War II
British Control systems
Usually the first indications of incoming air raids were
received by the Chain Home Radio Direction Finding
(RDF) facilities which were located around the coastlines
of Great Britain. In most circumstances, RDF could pick
up formations of Luftwaffe aircraft as they organised over
their own airfields. Once the raiding aircraft moved inland
over England, the formations were also plotted by the
Observer Corps. The information from RDF and the
Observer Corps were sent through to the main operations
room of Fighter Command Headquarters at Bentley Priory.
The plots were assessed to determine whether they were
"hostile" or "friendly". If hostile, the information was sent
to the main "operations room", which was in a large
underground bunker.
Here the course information of each raid was plotted by
WAAFs who received information by a telephone system.
Additional intelligence was provided by the "Y" Service
radio posts, which monitored enemy radio transmissions,
and the "Ultra" decoding centre based at Bletchley Park.
Colour coded counters representing each raid were placed
on a large table, which had a map of Britain overlaid and
squared off with a British Modified Grid. The colour of
counter to use for a new sighting was determined by the
time of the sighting, the proper colour being indicated by
the minute hand of the sector clock. As the plots of the
raiding aircraft moved, the counters were pushed across
the map by magnetic "rakes".
Chain Home radar cover, bases and group boundaries
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British Control systems
Fighters
The Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Bf 109E and
Bf 110C squared off against the RAF's Messerschmitt Bf 109
workhorse Hurricane Mk I and the less
numerous Spitfire Mk I. The Bf 109E had a
better climb rate and was 10–30 mph (16–48
km/h) faster than the Hurricane Mk I,
depending on altitude.[43] In spring and
summer 1940, RAF fighters benefited from Messerschmitt Bf 110
increased availability of 100 octane aviation
fuel, which allowed their Merlin engines to
generate significantly more power through the
use of an Emergency Boost Override. In
September 1940, the more powerful Mk IIa
series 1 Hurricanes started entering service in Hawker Hurricane Mk1
small numbers. This version was capable of a
maximum speed of 342 mph (550 km/h), some
25–30 mph (40–48 km/h) more than the Mk
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Supermarine Spitfire
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Phases of the battle
The Battle can be roughly divided into four phases:

• 10 July – 11 August: Kanalkampf, ("the Channel battles").
• 12 – 23 August: Adlerangriff ("Eagle Attack"), the early assault against the
coastal airfields.
• 24 August – 6 September: the Luftwaffe targets the airfields.
The critical phase of the battle.
• 7 September onwards: the day attacks switch to British towns and cities.
The War File - The Battle Of Britain (1_4)


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SOLO World War II
Phases of the battle
The Battle can be roughly divided into four phases:

• 10 July – 11 August: Kanalkampf, ("the Channel battles").
• 12 – 23 August: Adlerangriff ("Eagle Attack"), the early assault against the
coastal airfields.
• 24 August – 6 September: the Luftwaffe targets the airfields.
The critical phase of the battle.
• 7 September onwards: the day attacks switch to British towns and cities.
WWII in Color-The Battle of Britain and the Blitz Over London
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Top of the List of World War II German Aces
SOLO World War II(They count A/ C destroyed on the Ground and in Air)
File Victories Service Country Name
)top ace of all time( 352 Luftwaffe Germany Hartmann, Erich "Bubi"
301 Luftwaffe Germany Barkhorn, Gerhard
275 Luftwaffe Germany Rall, Günther
267 Luftwaffe Germany Kittel, OttoOtto Kittel
Nowotny, Walter "Nowi"

258 Luftwaffe Germany
Walter "Nowi" Nowotny
237 Luftwaffe Germany Batz, WilhelmWilhelm Batz
)Me-262 12( 222 Luftwaffe Germany Rudorffer, ErichErich Rudorffer
)Me-262 16( 220 Luftwaffe Germany Bär, HeinzHeinz Bär
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Top of the List of World War II German Aces
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(They count A/ C destroyed on the Ground and in Air)
Plane West East Unit Medal Comments Kills Top German Aces
Bf 109 - 352 JG 52 KCOSD First kill Nov. 1942 352 Erich Hartmann
sorties w/o a 120
Bf 109 - 301 JG 52, 6, JV 44 KCOS 301 Gerhard Barkhorn
kill
two long injury
Bf 109 3 272 JG 52, 11, 300 KCOS 275 Günther Rall
layoffs
sorties, KIA 583
Fw 190 - 267 JG 54 KCOS 267 Otto Kittel
Feb '45
Austrian, KIA Nov
Fw 190 3 255 .JG 54, Kdo. Nov KCOSD 258 Walter Nowotny
'44
Bf 109 5 232 JG 52 KCOS - 237 Wilhelm Batz
sorties, +1000
downed
Fw 190 86 136 JG 2, 54, 7 KCOS 222 Erich Rudorffer
16 times, 12 Me
262 kills
in Me 262, 16
various 124 96 various KCOS 220 Heinz Bär
downed 18 times
Fw 190 10 201 various KCOSD sorties +830 211 Hermann Graf
Bf 109 - 209 JG, 5, 7 KCO - 209 Heinrich Ehler
sorties, +500 Theodore
Bf 109 33 175 JG 77, 5, 7 KCO 208
8 kills with Me 262 Weissenburger
shot down by
Fw 190 29 177 JG 76, 54, 1 KCOS 206 Hans Philipp
Robert S. Johnson
Bf 109 8 198 JG 5, 7 KCO - 206 Walter Schuck
- 20 184 JG 51 KCO - 204 Anton Hafner
Bf 109 4 199 JG 52, 53 KCO - 203 Helmut Lipfert
Bf 109 20 177 JG 52 KCO - 197 Walter Krupinksi
Bf 109 62 130 JG 77 KCOS - 192 Anton Hackl
Fw 190 - 189 JG 51 KCO - 189 Joachim Brendel
Fw 190 16 173 JG 54 KCO - 189 Max Stotz
Bf 109 21 167 JG 3 KCO - 188 Joachim Kirschner
Bf 109 20 160 JG 53, 3 KCO - 180 Kurt Brändle
- - 178 JG 51 KCO - 178 Gunther Josten
Johannes "Macky"
Bf 109 28 148 JG 52 KCOS - 176
Steinhoff
- - 174 JG 51 KCO - 174 Günther Schack
Bf 109 - 173 JG 52 KCO - 173 Heinz Schmidt
Fw 190 25 148 JG 54 KCO in one day 18 173 Emil "Bully" Lang
Bf 109 158 - JG 27 KCOSD - 158 Hans-Joachim Marseille
JG.26, JG.27,
Bf 109, Me 262 104 - KCOSD - 104 Adolph Galland
JV.44 31
Knights Cross (KC) with Oak Leaves (O), Swords (S), and Diamonds (D). More about WW2 German medals here.
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List of Soviet World War II flying Aces
62 (Highest scoring
Allied Ace of Soviet Air Force Soviet Union Ivan Kozhedub
WWII)
Aleksandr Ivanovich Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 59

Pokryshkin
58 Soviet Air Force Soviet Union Grigoriy Rechkalov
, Nikolay
57 Soviet Air Force Soviet Union
Dmitrievich Gulayev
Kirill A. Yevstigneyev Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 53

—
Dmitriy Glinka Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 50
—
46 (+6 in
Soviet Air Force Soviet Union Arseniy Vorozheikin
Manchuria)
Koldunov,
Aleksandr
Skomorohov,
Nikolay
Sergey Luganski Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 37

—
Alexandr Kumanichkin Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 31
Amet-Han Sultan Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 30+19 shared
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SOLO WWII USA vs Japan (1941 – 1945)
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands, the United States entered the war. The Japanese used
the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, an extremely lightweight fighter known for its exceptional range and maneuverability.
[20] The U.S. military tested out the Akutan Zero, an A6M2 which was captured intact in 1942, advising "Never
attempt to dogfight a Zero." Even though its engine was rather low in power, the Zero had very low wing loading
characteristics, a small turn radius, a top speed over 330 MPH, and could climb better than any fighter used by the
U.S. at that time, although it was poorly armored compared to U.S. aircraft.
A pilot who realized that new tactics had to be devised was Lieutenant Commander John S. "Jimmy" Thach,
commander of Fighting Three in San Diego. He read the early reports coming out of China and wrestled with the
problem of his F4F Wildcats being relatively slower and much less maneuverable than the Japanese planes. He
devised a defensive maneuver called the "Thach Weave." Lieutenant Commander Thach reasoned that two
planes, a leader and his wingman, could fly about 200 feet apart and adopt a weaving formation when under
attack by Japanese fighters.
Thach later faced the A6M Zero during the Battle of Midway, in June 1942, for the test of his theory. Although
outnumbered, he found that a Zero would lock onto the tail of one of the fighters. In response, the two planes
would turn toward each other. When the Zero followed its original target through the turn it would come into a
position to be fired on by the target's wingman, and the predator would become the prey. His tactic proved to be
effective and was soon adopted by other squadrons. The Thach Weave helped make up for the inferiority of the US
planes in maneuverability and numbers, until new aircraft could be brought into service. The usefulness of this
strategy survives until today.
Another effective maneuver used by the U.S. Pilots was a simple break, which consisted of turning sharply across
an attacker's flight path, which worked well because the large nose of the Zero tended to obstruct the pilot's view.
[22] Still another good tactic was to dive upon the Zero, shoot in one pass, and use the speed to climb back above
the fight to dive again.[23] By 1943 the U.S. technology began to produce planes that were better matched against
the Japanese planes, such as the Grumman F6F Hellcat, and the Vought F4U Corsair.
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Grumman F6F Hellcat
SOLO WWII Fighter
Supermarine Spitfire
•Crew: one pilot

•Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
•Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
•Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m) Role Fighter / Photo-reconnaissance aircraft
•Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²) Manufacturer Supermarine
Designer R. J. Mitchell
•Airfoil: NACA 2209.4(tip) First flight 5 March 1936[1]
•Empty weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) Introduction 4 August 1938[1]
•Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg) Retired 1961 Irish Air Corps[2]
Primary user Royal Air Force
•Max. takeoff weight: 6,770 lb (3,071 kg) Produced 1938–1948
•Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 Number built 20,351[3]
supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at Unit cost £12,604 (Estonian order for 12 Spitfires in
1939)[nb 1].[4]
9,250 ft (2,820 m) Variants Supermarine Seafire
reatest ever_ Fighters #2 Supermar Supermarine Spiteful
Performance
e Spitfire (WW2), Movie
Armament
•Maximum speed: 378 mph, (330 kn, 605 km/h)
Guns:
•Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km)
•Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,140 mi, 1,840 km) •2 × 20 mm (0.787-in) Hispano Mk II
•Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,300 m) cannon, 60 rpg (drum magazine)
•Rate of climb: 3,240 ft/min (13.5 m/s) •4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine
•Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft² (133.5 kg/m²) guns, 350 rpg 34
•Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg) •Bombs: 2 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs
SOLO WWII Fighter
Hawker Huricane MK1 The aircraft became renowned during the
Battle of Britain, accounting for 60% of the
RAF's air victories in the battle, and served in
General Characteristics all the major theatres of the Second World
War Hawker Hurricane Mk1
• Crew: 1 Fighter Role
• Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.84 m) Hawker Aircraft
• Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m) Gloster Aircraft Company
Manufacturer
• Height: 13 ft 1½ in (4.0 m) Canadian Car and Foundry
Austin Motor Company
• Wing area: 257.5 ft² (23.92 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,745 lb (2,605 kg) Sydney Camm Designer
• Loaded weight: 7,670 lb (3,480 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 8,710 lb (3,950 kg) 6 November 1935 First flight
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid- 1937 Introduction
cooled Royal Air Force
V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) Primary user
Royal Canadian Air Force
Performance 1944–1937 Produced
14,533 Number built
• Maximum speed: 340 mph (547 km/h) at 21,000 ft
(6,400 m) [N 11]
• Range: 600 mi (965 km)
• Service ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,970 m) Armament
• Rate of climb: 2,780 ft/min (14.1 m/s)
• Wing loading: 29.8 lb/ft² (121.9 kg/m²) Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk II cannons
• Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg) Bombs: 2 × 250 or 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs
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SOLO WWII Fighter
Messerschmitt Bf 110
• Crew: 2 (3 for night fighter variants)

• Length: 12.3 m (40 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.3 m (10 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 38.8 m² (414 ft²) The Bf 110's lack of agility in the air was
• Loaded weight: 7,790 kg (17,158 lb) its primary weakness. This flaw was
• exposed during the Battle of Britain, when
Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 605B
some Bf 110-equipped units were
liquid- cooled inverted V-12, 1,085 kW withdrawn from the battle after very heavy
(1,455 HP) 1,475 PS each losses and redeployed as night fighters, a
role to which the aircraft was well suited
Armament
Performance
Guns:
• Maximum speed: 595 km/h (370 mph) • 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons 750
• Range: 900 km (558 mi) ; 1,300 km (807 mi) rounds: 350 rpg + 400 rpg rounds
with droptanks • 4 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine
• Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
guns with 1,000 rounds per gun
• Rate of climb: 8 min to 6,000 m (20,000 ft)
• 1 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 81Z twin
• Wing loading: max. 243 kg/m²
machine gun installation in rear
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cockpit, with 850 rounds per gun
SOLO WWII Fighter
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1
•Crew: One[10]
•Length: 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in)
•Height: 2.62 m (8 ft 7 in) Role Fighter
•Wing area: 17.5 m² (188 ft²) Manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich
•Airfoil: Clark YH First flight 5 April 1940
•Empty weight: 2,602 kg (5,736 lb) Retired 1943
•Loaded weight: 3,099 kg (6,832 lb) Primary user VVS
•Max. takeoff weight: 3,319 kg (7,317 lb) Produced 1940
•Powerplant: 1 × Mikulin AM-35A liquid-cooled V- Number built 100 + 3 prototypes
12, 1,007 kW (1,350 hp) Variants Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
Performance
•Maximum speed: 657 km/h (410 mph) Armament

•Range: 580 km (362 mi)
•Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft) •1 × 12.7 mm BS machine gun
•Rate of climb: 16.8 m/s (3,306 ft/min) •2 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
•Wing loading: 177 kg/m² (36 lb/ft²) •up to 200 kg (440 lb) of bombs
•Power/mass: 0.32 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero Role Fighter
Manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries, Ltd
General characteristics First flight 1 April 1939
Introduction 1 July 1940
•Crew: 1 Retired 1945 (Japan)
•Length: 9.06 m (29 ft 9 in) Primary users Imperial
•Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4 in) Japanese Navy Air Service
•Height: 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) Chinese Nationalist Air Force
•Wing area: 22.44 m² (241.5 ft²) Produced 1940–1945
•Empty weight: 1,680 kg (3,704 lb) Number built 10,939
•Loaded weight: 2,410 kg (5,313 lb) Variants Nakajima A6M2-N
•Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Sakae 12 radial Armament
engine, 709 kW (950 hp) Guns:
•Aspect ratio: 6.4 •Divergence of trajectories between
7.7 mm and 20mm ammunition
Performance
•2× 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97
•Never exceed speed: 660 km/h (356 kn, 410 machine guns in the engine cowling,
mph) with 500 rounds per gun.
•Maximum speed: 533 km/h (287 kn, 331 •2× 20 mm Type 99 cannon in the
mph) at 4,550 m (14,930 ft) wings, with 60 rounds per gun.
•Range: 3,105 km (1,675 nmi, 1,929 mi) Bombs:
•Rate of climb: 15.7 m/s (3,100 ft/min) •2× 60 kg (132 lb) bombs or
•Wing loading: 107.4 kg/m² (22.0 lb/ft²) •1× fixed 250 kg (551 lb) bomb for
•Power/mass: 294 W/kg (0.18 hp/lb) kamikaze attacks
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North American P-51D Mustang
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WWII & North Korea
15,100 planes produced. P-51D specs: 440
MPH, six 50 caliber machine guns
•Crew: 1
•Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
•Height: 13 ft 4½ in (4.08 m:tail wheel on ground, vertical
propeller blade.)
•Wing area: 235 ft² (21.83 m²)
•Empty weight: 7,635 lb (3,465 kg)
•Loaded weight: 9,200 lb (4,175 kg)
•Max. takeoff weight: 12,100 lb (5,490 kg)
•Powerplant: 1 × Packard V-1650-7 liquid-cooled supercharged
V-12, 1,490 hp (1,111 kW) at 3,000 rpm;[77] 1,720 hp (1,282
kW) at WEP
•Drag area: 3.80 ft² (0.35 m²)
•Aspect ratio: 5.83
P-51D 44-14888 of the 8th AF/357th FG/363rd FS,
named Glamorous Glennis III, is the aircraft in which
Performance
Chuck Yeager achieved most of his 12.5 kills, including
two Me 262s
•Maximum speed: 437 mph (703 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m) Chuck Yeager
•Cruise speed: 362 mph (580 km/h) Armament
•Stall speed: 100 mph (160 km/h)
•Range: 1,650 mi (2,755 km) with external tanks
•Service ceiling: 41,900 ft (12,800 m) •6× 0.50 caliber (12.7mm) M2 Browning machine guns with
•Rate of climb: 3,200 ft/min (16.3 m/s) 1,880 total rounds (400 rounds for each on the inner pair, and
•Wing loading: 39 lb/ft² (192 kg/m²) 270 rounds for each of the outer two pair)
•Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (300 W/kg) •2× hardpoints for up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs
•Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6 •6 or 10× T64 5.0 in (127 mm) H.V.A.R rockets (P-51D-25,39 P-
•Recommended Mach limit 0.8 51K-10 on)[
SOLO Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also
known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest,
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to
WWII & North Korea be powered by a single reciprocating engine
•Crew: 1
•Length: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
•Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
•Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²)
Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski
•Loaded weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) was the top American fighter ace in
•Max. takeoff weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg) Europe during World War II, a jet
fighter ace in Korea, and a career
•Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 twin- officer in the United States Air
row radial engine, 2,535 hp (1,890 kW) Force with more than 26 years
service.
Although best known for his

Performance credited destruction of 34½ aircraft
in aerial combat and being one of
only seven U.S. pilots to become an
•Maximum speed: 433 mph at 30,000 ft (697 km/h ace in two wars
at 9,145 m)
•Range: 800 mi combat, 1,800 mi ferry (1,290 km / Armament
2,900 km)
•8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning
•Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,100 m)
•Rate of climb: 3,120 ft/min (15.9 m/s) machine guns (3400 rounds)
•Up to 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of bombs 40
•Wing loading: 58.3 lb/ft² (284.8 kg/m²)
•10 × 5 in (127 mm) unguided rockets
•Power/mass: 0.14 hp/lb (238 W/kg)
SOLO Grumman F6F Hellcat
General characteristics The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter
aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in
• Crew: 1 United States Navy (USN) service.
• Length: 33 ft 7 in (10.24 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.06 m) A Historystartsnow Production
• Height: 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
• Wing area: 334 ft² (31 m²) Dogfights: The Zero Killer
• Airfoil: NACA 23015.6 mod root; NACA 23009 tip
• Empty weight: 9,238 lb (4,190 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 15,415 lb (6,990 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-10W "Double Wasp“ Armament
two-row radial engine with a two-speed two-stage supercharger, Guns:most F6F-5) or
2,000 hp (1,491 kW[69]) • 2 × 20 mm (.79 in) cannon, with 225 rpg
• Propellers: 3-blade Hamilton Standard and 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine
guns with 400 rpg (F6F-5N only) I do not own any
• Propeller diameter: 13 ft 1 in (4.0 m) copyrights over
• • either 6× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning
Fuel capacity: 250 gal (946 L) internal; up to 3 × 150 gal (568 L) those videos. Credits
external drop tanks machine guns, with 400 rpg, (All F6F-3, and for making this
• Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0211 •Rockets: great series belong
• Drag area: 7.05 ft² (0.65 m²) * 6 × 5 in (127 mm) HVARs or to the History
* 2 × 11¾ in (298 mm) Tiny Tim unguided Channel and the
• Aspect ratio: 5.5 makers of the
rockets
Dogfights series.
• Bombs: up to 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) full load,
Performance
including:
• • Bombs or Torpedoes:(Fuselage mounted on
Maximum speed: 330 kn (380 mph, 610 km/h)
• Stall speed: 73 kn (84 mph, 135 km/h) centerline rack)
• Combat radius: 820 nmi (945 mi, 1,520 km) * 1 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) bomb or
• Ferry range: 1,330 nmi (1,530 mi, 2,460 km) * 1 × Mk.13-3 torpedo;
• • Underwing bombs: (F6F-5 had two additional
Service ceiling: 37,300 ft (11,370 m)
• Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min (17.8 m/s) weapons
• Wing loading: 37.7 lb/ft² (184 kg/m²) racks either side of fuselage on wing centre-
• Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (260 W/kg) section)
• Time-to-altitude: 7.7 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) * 2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) or
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• Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.2 * 4 × 500 lb (227 kg)
• Takeoff roll: 799 ft (244 m) * 8 × 250 lb (110 kg)
Vought F4U Corsair was a carrier-capable
SOLO fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in
Vought F4U Corsair World War II and the Korean War.
It quickly became the most capable carrier-based fighter-bomber of World War II.
Some Japanese pilots regarded it as the most formidable American fighter of World
War II,[5] and the U.S. Navy counted an 11:1 kill ratio with the F4U Corsair. [6] As
well as being an outstanding fighter, the Corsair proved to be an excellent fighter-
bomber, serving almost exclusively in the latter role throughout the Korean War
and during the French colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria.[
• Crew: 1 pilot
• Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.2 m)
• Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
• Height: 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W Armament
radial engine, 2,100 hp (1,565 kW
Performance • Guns:
•6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2
• Maximum speed: 446 mph (366 kn, Browning machine guns, 400 rpg or
718 km/h) *4 × 20 millimetre (0.79 in) M2 cannon
• Range: 897 mi (602 nmi (1,115 km)) • Rockets: 8 × 5 in (12.7 cm) high velocity
• Service ceiling: 41,500ft (12,649 m) aircraft rockets and/or 42
• Rate of climb: 3,870ft/min (19.7 m/s) • Bombs: 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)
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WWII Dogfight Movies I do not own any copyrights over those videos. Credits for
making this great series belong to the History Channel and
the makers of the Dogfights series.
Dogfights – The P-51 Mustang – Part1
Donald S. Bryan, Nov. 2 1944, 5 kills, Me 109
Robert Scamara, June 23 1945, 3 kills +
Dogfights – The P-51 Mustang – Part3 4 Damaged Japanes, Lead Computing Gun Sight
Dogfights – The P-51 Mustang – Part4 Richard Candeleria, April. 7 1944, kills,
1 Me 262 Jet Fighter, + 4 Me 109
Dogfights – The Thunderbolt– Part1
Robert S. Johnson vs Egon Mayer, June 26 1943
George Sutcliffe, June 14 1944, 2 vs 40 Me 109 Dogfights – The Thunderbolt– Part3
Ken Dahlberg, Dec. 19 1944, 4 kills Me 109 Dogfights – The Thunderbolt– Part4
Dogfights – No Room for Error– Part1
Art Fiedler, July 26 1944, P51 Mustang
Dogfights – No Room for Error– Part2
Kills 1 FW 190 and 1 Me 109
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A Historystartsnow Production (TV Channel)
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Jet propulsion
Technology advanced extremely fast during World War II in ways that would change dogfighting forever. Jet
propulsion had been demonstrated long before the war, by German engineer Hans von Ohain in 1934, and by a
British engineer named Frank Whittle in 1937. The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the first jet fighter to be used in
battle, with a speed over 500 mph, and began taking a toll on Allied bombing missions in 1944. The British
were testing a jet that same year, the Gloster Meteor, which would later see action in the Korean War. Although
U.S. General Hap Arnold test flew the XP-59A in 1942, the plane was never used in combat. Other prime
inventions of the era include radar and air-to-air missiles
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow")

was the world's first operational jet-powered
fighter aircraft.[5] Design work started before
World War II began but engine problems
prevented the aircraft from attaining operational
status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944. Hans Joachim Pabst
von Ohain
(1911 –1998)
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and
the Allies' first operational jet. Although the German
Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first
operational jet, the Meteor was the first production jet
as it entered production a few months before the Me
262. The Meteor's development was heavily reliant on
its ground-breaking turbojet engines, developed by Sir
Sir Frank Whittle
Frank Whittle and his company, Power Jets Ltd. )1996– 1907(
Development of the aircraft began in 1940, work on
the engines had started in 1936. The Meteor first flew
in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 44
with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
SOLO Jet propulsion
F.8
Role Fighter
Manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
First flight 5 March 1943
Introduction 27 July 1944
Sir Frank Whittle
Retired 1980s (RAF target tugs/Ecuador combat roles) )1996– 1907(
Primary users Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Belgian Air Force
Israeli Air Force
Number built 3,947
Initial deliveries of the F.8 to the RAF were in August 1949, with the first squadron
receiving its fighters in late 1950. Like the F.4, there were strong export sales of the F.8.
Belgium ordered 240 aircraft, the majority assembled in The Netherlands by Fokker. The
Netherlands had 160 F.8s, equipping seven squadrons until 1955. Denmark had 20,
ordered in 1951; they were to be the last F.8s in front line service in Europe. The RAAF
ordered 94 F.8s, which served in Korea (see below). Despite arms embargoes, both Syria
and Egypt received F.8s from 1952, as did Israel (where they served until 1961). On 1
September 1955, two Israeli F.8s shot down two Egyptian Vampires and in the 1956 Suez
Crisis, F.8s were employed by both Egypt and Israel in ground attack roles. After the crisis,
both Egypt and Syria disposed of their Meteors in favour of various MiG variants. Brazil
ordered 60 new Meteor F.8s and 10 T.7 trainers in October 1952, paying with 15,000 tons
of raw cotton
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SOLO Korean War (1950-1953)
After World War II, the question began to rise about the future usefulness of fighter aircraft.
This was especially true for the U.S., where the focus was placed on small, fast, long-range
bombers capable of delivering atomic bombs. The Korean War began in June 1950, and the
North Koreans were outmatched by the U.S. Air Force. The war was nearly over by October, with
the surrender of North Korea when, on November 1, Chinese MiG-15s attacked. The Chinese began supplying
North Korea with troops and provisions, and the war quickly resumed.
At 100 MPH faster, the MiG-15 was more than a match for the U.S. P-80 Shooting Star, using the same dive and
shoot tactic that the Americans found so useful against Japan. The U.S. jets had inferior weaponry, and suffered
from problems with production and parts. The U.S. resorted to using mainly the more maneuverable propeller
driven fighters during the war, such as the P-51 Mustang and the P-47 Thunderbolt, which were both carried over
from World War II.
To combat the MiGs, the F-86 Sabre was put into production. The U.S. pilots had one major advantage over the
Chinese, the G-suit. Chinese fighters were often seen spinning off out of control during a hard turn because the
pilot had lost consciousness. The Chinese were very competent in a dogfight, and large swirling battles were
fought in the skies over Korea. However, it is highly suspected by many U.S. pilots that some of the opponents they
faced over Korea were in fact well-trained Soviet pilots, who the Americans referred to as "honchos," (a Japanese
word, meaning "bosses"). Major Robinson Risner recalls,
Seeing one another about the same time, the MiG flight and my flight dropped [our extra fuel] tanks.. He was so
low he was throwing up small rocks. I dropped down to get him, but to hit him I had to get down in his jet wash.
He'd chop the throttle and throw out his speed brakes. I would coast up beside him, wingtip to wingtip. When it
looked like I was going to overshoot him, I would roll over the top and come down on the other side of him. When
I did, he'd go into a hard turn, pulling all the Gs he could. This guy was one fantastic pilot.
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The war in the air, however, eventually came to a stalemate as fighting ceased between the two factions.
Korean War (1950-1953) Air Combats
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MiG-15
North American F-86 Sabre
Those first encounters established the main features of the aerial battles of the next two and a
half years. The MiG-15 and MiG-15bis had a higher ceiling than all the versions of the Sabre –
15,500 m (50,900 ft) versus 14,936 m (49,003 ft) of the F-86F – and accelerated faster than F-
86A/E/Fs due to their better thrust-to-weight ratio – 1,005 km/h (624 mph) versus 972 km/h (604
mph) of the F-86F. The MiG-15's 2,800 m (9,200 ft) per minute climbing rate was also greater
than the 2,200 m (7,200 ft) per minute of the F-86A and -E (the F-86F matched the MiG-15s
rate). A better turn radius above 10,000 m (33,000 ft) further distinguished the MiG-15, as did
more powerful weaponry – one 37 mm N-37 cannon and two 23 mm NR-23 cannons, versus the
inferior hitting power of the six 12.7 mm (.50 in) machine guns of the Sabre. But the MiG was
slower at low altitude – 935 km/h (581 mph) in the MiG-15bis configuration as opposed to the
1,107 km/h (688 mph) of the F-86F. The Soviet World War II-era ASP-1N gyroscopic gunsight
was less sophisticated than the accurate A-1CM and A4 radar ranging sights of the F-86E and
-F. All Sabres turned tighter below the 8,000 m (26,000 ft) altitude.[14]
Thus if the MiG-15 forced the Sabre to fight in the vertical plane, or in the horizontal one above
10,000 m (33,000 ft), it gained a significant advantage. Furthermore, a MiG-15 could easily I do not own any
copyrights over
escape from a Sabre by climbing to its ceiling, knowing that the F-86 could not follow him. those videos.
Below 8,000 m (26,247 ft) however, the Sabre had a slight advantage over the MiG in most Credits for
making this great
aspects excluding climb rate, especially if the Soviet pilot made the mistake of fighting in the series belong to
horizontal plane. the History
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makers

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List of Korean War flying Aces
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Notes Aircraft Unit Victories Rank Service Name Photo
First Chinese pilot to achieve ace 3rd Fighter

not applicable
status.[15] Also known as Chao Bao Mig15 Aviation 9[12] [note 1]
PLAAF Zhao Baotong
Tun.[14] Division
Although the US Air Force

acknowledged Wang's nine victories,
3rd Fighter
historian Zhang Xiaoming contended Mig15
Aviation 9[12] not applicable PLAAF Wang Hai
that only four victories were actual 15
Division
kills while other five were damages.
[16] Also known as Van Hai. [12]
4th Fighter
First Chinese pilot credited with
Mig15 Aviation 8[12] not applicable PLAAF Li Han
shooting down a U.S. aircraft.[17]
Division
Later purged due to alleged 12th Fighter

Mig15
connections with Marshal Lin Biao's Aviation 8[12] not applicable PLAAF Lu Min —
5
coup attempt against Mao Zedong.[19] Division
3rd Fighter
Also known as Fan Van Chou.[14] Mig15
Aviation 8[12] not applicable PLAAF Fan Wanzhang*
Killed in action on August 8, 1952.[13] 5
Division
3rd Fighter
Killed in action on December 3, 1952
Mig15 Aviation 6[12] not applicable PLAAF Sun Shenlu
near the Ch'ongch'on River.[20]
Division
Although Liu was credited with four

victories during a single mission on 3rd Fighter
November 23, 1951, US Air Force Mig15 Aviation 6[13] not applicable PLAAF Liu Yudi 48—
records indicated that only two F-84 Division
were
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General characteristics The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was

the first jet fighter used operationally
•Crew: One by the United States Army Air Forces.
[2] Designed in 1943 as a response to
•Length: 34 ft 5 in (10.49 m)
the German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet
•Wingspan: 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m) fighter, and delivered in just 143 days
•Height: 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) from the start of the design process,
•Wing area: 237.6 ft² (22.07 m²) production models were flying but not
•Aspect ratio: 6.37 ready for service by the end of World
•Empty weight: 8,420 lb (3,819 kg) War II. Designed with straight wings,
the type saw extensive combat in
•Loaded weight: 12,650 lb (5,738 kg) Korea with the United States Air
•Max. takeoff weight: 16,856 lb (7,646 kg) Force (USAF) as the F-80.
•Powerplant: 1 × Allison J33-A-35 centrifugal compressor
turbojet, 5,400 lbf (24.0 kN)
•Drag area: 3.2 ft² (0.30 m²)
Performance
•Maximum speed: 600 mph (P-80A 558 mph at sea level

Armament
and 492 mph at 40,000 ft)[7] (965 km/h)
•Cruise speed: 410 mph (660 km/h)
•Guns: 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2
•Range: 1,200 mi (1,930 km)
•Service ceiling: 46,000 ft (14,000 m) Browning machine guns (300 rpg)
•Rockets: 8 × unguided rockets
•Rate of climb: 4,580 ft/min (23.3 m/s) 5.5 min to 20,000 ft
•Bombs: 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
(6,100 m)
•Wing loading: 53 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)
•Thrust/weight: 0.43
•Lift-to-drag ratio: 17.7 49
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 Fighter Role
Mikoyan-
Egypt bought a handful of MiG-15bis and MiG-17 fighters in 1955 from Manufacturer
Gurevich
Czechoslovakia with the sponsorship and support of the USSR, just in time to
participate in the Suez Canal Crisis. By the outbreak of the Suez Conflict in 30 December
First flight
October 1956, four squadrons of the Egyptian Air Force were equipped with 1947
the type although few pilots were trained to fly them effectively. 1949 Introduction
During the air combat against the Israeli Air Force the Egyptian MiG-15bis
managed to shoot down only three Israeli aircraft: a Piper Cub and a Meteor Trainers in
Status
F.8 on 30 October 1956, and a Dassault Ouragan on 1 November which service
then performed a belly landing — this last victory was scored by the Soviet Air
Egyptian pilot Faruq el-Gazzavi. Force
PLA Air
Force
•Crew: MiG-15bis=1, MiG-15UTI=2 Korean
Primary users
•Length: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in) People's Air
•Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in) Force
•Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in) 41 others
•Wing area: 20.6 m² (221.74 ft²) ~12,000 +
•Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3 ~6,000 under Number built
•Empty weight: 3,580 kg (7,900 lb) licence
•Loaded weight: 4,960 kg (10,935 lb)
Mikoyan-
•Max. takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,460 lb) Developed
Gurevich
•Fuel capacity: 1,400 L (364 US gal) into
MiG-17
•Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950
lbf) Armament
•2x NR-23 23mm cannons in lower left fuselage (80 rounds
Performance per gun, 160 rounds total)
•Maximum speed: 1,075 km/h (668 mph) •1x Nudelman N-37 37 mm cannon in lower right fuselage
•Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph) (40 rounds total)
•Range: 1,310 km, 1,975 km with external tanks (815 mi / •2x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets
1,230 mi) on 2 underwing hardpoints.
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•Rate of climb: 50 m/s (9,840 ft/min)
•Wing loading: 240.8 kg/m² (49.3 lb/ft²) MIG15 How Russian Trashed the Americans in Korea – Part 2 Return to Movies Table
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North American F-86 Sabre
•Crew: 1
•Length: 37 ft 1 in (11.4 m)
•Height: 14 ft 1 in (4.5 m)
•Wing area: 313.4 sq ft (29.11 m²)
•Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J47-GE-27 turbojet, 5,910 lbf The F-86 was the primary U.S. air combat fighter
(maximum thrust at 7.950 rpm for five min) (26.3 kN) during the Korean War, with significant numbers
•Fuel provisions Internal fuel load: 437 US gallons (1,650 L)), Drop of the first three production models seeing combat
tanks: 2 x 200 US gallons (760 L) JP-4 fuel
Armament
Performance
•Guns: 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine
•Maximum speed: 687 mph (1,106 km/h) at sea level at 14,212 lb
guns (1,602 rounds in total)
(6,447 kg) combat weight
•Rockets: variety of rocket launchers; e.g: 2 × Matra
also reported 678 mph (1,091 km/h) and 599 at 35,000 feet
rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
(11,000 m) at 15,352 pounds (6,960 kg). (597 knots (1,106 km/h)
•Bombs: 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) of payload on four
at 6446 m, 1,091 and 964 km/h at 6,960 m.)
external hardpoints, bombs are usually mounted on
•Stall speed: 124 mph (power off) (108 knots (200 km/h))
outer two pylons as the inner pairs are wet-plumbed
•Range: 1,525 mi, (2,454)
pylons for 2 × 200 US gallons (760 L) drop tanks to
•Service ceiling: 49,600 ft at combat weight (15,100 m)
•Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min at sea level (45.72 m/s) give the Sabre a useful range. A wide variety of bombs
can be carried (max standard loadout being 2 × 1,000
•Wing loading: 49.4 lb/ft² (236.7 kg/m²)
lb bombs plus two drop tanks), napalm bomb canisters
•lift-to-drag: 15.1
and can include a tactical nuclear weapon.
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Arab-Israeli Air Wars
Sinai War 1956 60 Mystere IV

On 30 October 1956 (Suez Crisis) the Mystere IV gets its first kill when eight aircraft
were in combat with 12 Egyptian Air Force MiG-15s. The Mysteres shot down one
MiG and damaged a second. In the following days two Mysteres engaged four
Egyptian De Havilland Vampires and destroyed them all.
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Six Days War 1967
During the Six Days War, the Israeli Air Force, with 196 combat[3] aircraft at its
disposal had prevailed over a coalition with approximately 600 combat aircraft. The
IAF destroyed 452 enemy aircraft, including 79 in air combat, while losing 46 of its
own. 24 Israeli pilots and hundreds of Arab pilots were killed
War of Attrition (1969 – 1970)

On July 30, 1970, the tension peaked: An IAF ambush resulted in a large scale F4 Phantom 1969
air brawl between IAF planes and MiGs flown by Soviet pilots – five MiGs were
shot down, while the IAF suffered no losses. Fear of further escalation and
superpower involvement brought the war to a conclusion. By the end of August
1970, the Israeli Air Force had claimed 111 aerial kills while admitting losing Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
only four aircraft to Arab fighters. 1967
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Israeli Air Force Commanders-in Chief
Command Period Name
May 2012 - Present Amir Eshel *

May 2008 - May 2012 Ido Nechushtan
April 2004 - May 2008 Elyezer Shkedy
April 2000 - April 2004 Dan Halutz
July 1996 - April 2000 Eitan Ben Eliyahu
January 1992 - July 1996 Herzl Bodinger
September 1987 - January 1992 Avihu Ben-Nun
December 1982 - September 1987 Amos Lapidot
October 1977 - December 1982 David Ivri
May 1973 - October 1977 Binyamin (Benny) Peled
April 1966 - May 1973 Mordechai Hod
July 1958 - April 1966 Ezer Weizmann
May 1953 - July 1958 Dan Tolkovsky
August 1951 - May 1953 Hayim Laskov
December 1950 - August 1951 Shlomo Shamir
July 1948 - December 1950 Aharon Remez
May 1948 - July 1948 Yisrael Amir 54
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Sinai War 1956
A few P-51 Mustangs were illegally bought by Israel in 1948, crated and smuggled into
the country as agricultural equipment for use in the War of Independence (1948) and
quickly established themselves as the best fighter in the Israeli inventory.[52] Further
aircraft were bought from Sweden, and were replaced by jets at the end of the 1950s,
but not before the type was used in the Suez Crisis, Operation Kadesh (1956).
Reputedly, during this conflict, one daring Israeli pilot literally cut communications
between Suez City and the Egyptian front lines by using his Mustang's propeller on the
telephone wires.[53]
Most of the IDF weapons in 1956 came from France. The main aircraft P-51D at the Israeli Air Force Museum; the
marking beneath the cockpit notes its
were the Dassault Mystère IVA (50) and the Ouragan (75). Superior pilot participation in the wire-cutting operation at
the onset of the Suez Crisis
training was to give the Israeli Air Force an unbeatable edge over their
Egyptian opponents
Israeli Ouragans entered combat on 12 April 1956, shooting down an Egyptian
Vampire. At the onset of the Suez Crisis on 29 October 1956, Ouragans shot down
an additional four Vampires. The two documented encounters with Soviet
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighters (also powered by the Nene engine but with a
more modern swept wing) ended with one Ouragan surviving several 37 mm
(1.46 in) cannon hits to fly the next day and one MiG-15 being heavily damaged
after it entered a turning dogfight with the Ouragans.[8] The poor training of the
Egyptian pilots who were consistently unable to realize their advantage in numbers Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan
as well as the MiG-15's speed and climb characteristics helped Ouragans to survive
despite their inferior performance. On 31 October, a pair of Ouragans armed with
rockets strafed the Egyptian destroyer Ibrahim el Awal (ex-HMS Mendip),
resulting in the capture of the ship.[
On 30 October 1956 the Mystere IV gets its first kill when eight aircraft were in 55
combat with 12 Egyptian Air Force MiG-15s. The Mysteres shot down one MiG
and damaged a second. In the following days two Mysteres engaged four
Egyptian De Havilland Vampires and destroyed them all. Dassault Mystère IVA
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The Dassault M.D.450 Ouragan was the first French-designed jet fighter-bomber
to enter production, playing a key role in resurgence of the French aviation
industry after World War II. The Ouragan was operated by France, Israel, India
and El Salvador. While in Israeli service it participated in both the Suez Crisis and
Six-Day War.
• Crew: One
• Length: 10.73 m (35 ft 2 in)
• Height: 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
• Wing area: 23.8 m² (256.2 ft²)
• Aspect ratio: 7.3:1
• Empty weight: 4 142 kg (9,132 lb)
• Loaded weight: 7 404 kg (16,323 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 7 900 kg (17,416 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Nene 104B turbojet,
22.2 kN (4,990 lbf)
Performance
• Never exceed speed: Mach 0.83 Armament
• Maximum speed: 940 km/h (508 knots, 584 mph) • Guns: 4× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon with
(Mach 0.76) at sea level 125 rounds per gun
• Cruise speed: 750 km/h (405 knots, 465 mph) • Rockets: 16× 105 mm (4.1 in) Brandt T-10 air-to-ground
• Combat radius: 450 km (245 nm, 280 mi) unguided rockets; or, 2× Matra rocket pods with
• Ferry range: 920 km (500 nm, 570 mi) 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
• Service ceiling: 13 000 m (42,650 ft) • Bombs: 2,270 kg (5,000 lb) of payload on four external
• Rate of climb: 38 m/s (7,480 ft/min) hardpoints, including a variety of unguided iron bombs
• Takeoff distance: 783 m (2,570 ft) such as 2× 454 kg (1,000 lb) bombs or 2× 458 liter56
(121 US
• Landing distance: 910 m (2,985 ft) gallon) napalm bombs or Drop tanks for extended range.
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Dassault Mystère IV
•Crew: 1
•Length: 12.89 m (42 ft 4 in) Dassault Mystère IVA
•Height: 4.46 m (14 ft 8 in)
•Wing area: 32 m² (340 ft²)
•Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350,
34.4 kN (7,725 lbf)
Performance
Armament
•Maximum speed: 1,120 km/h (700 mph) at
sea level •Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons with 150
•Range: 1,310 km (810 mi) rounds per gun
•Service ceiling: 15,000 m (50,000 ft) •Rockets: 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68
•Rate of climb: 45 m/s (8,900 ft/min) mm rockets each
•Wing loading: 240 lb/ft² (50 kg/m²) •Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of payload on four
•Thrust/weight: 0.4543 external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs or
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Six Days War 1967 Air Combat
The IDF/AF purchased three models of the Mirage III:
70 Mirage IIICJ single-seat fighters, received between April 1962 and July 1964.
Two Mirage IIIRJ single-seat photo-reconnaissance aircraft, received in March
1964.
Four Mirage IIIBJ two-seat combat trainers, three received in 1966 and one in
1968.
The Israeli AF Mirage III fleet went through several modifications during their
service life.
Over the demilitarized zone on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, a total of
six MiGs were shot down the first day Mirages fought the MiGs. In the Six-Day
War, except for 12 Mirages (four in the air and eight on the ground), left behind
to guard Israel from Arab bombers, all the Mirages were fitted with bombs, and
sent to attack the Arab air bases. However the Mirage's performance as a bomber
was limited. During the following days Mirages performed as fighters, and out of
a total of 58 Arab planes shot down in air combat during the war, 48 were
accounted for by Mirages.
Totals by waves
• First wave (7:45am): 101 flights; 11 airfields were attacked by 183 IAF aircraft; 197 Egyptian aircraft and
8 radar stations were destroyed. Five IAF pilots were killed and five more fell captive.
• Second wave (9:30am): 164 flights; 16 airfields were attacked; 107 Egyptian aircraft destroyed;
2 Syrian planes destroyed in dogfights
• Third Wave (12:15pm): 85 flights against Egypt, 48 against Jordan, 67 against Syria and one against
H-3 airbase in Iraq. 58
• Other waves (afternoon & evening): 2 more attacks against H-3; several additional attacks on
Egyptian airfields.
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Six Day War Movies

I do not own any copyrights over those
Operation Focus - 05 Jun 07 - Part 1 videos. Credits for making this great series
belong to the History Channel and the
Operation Focus - 05 Jun 07 - Part 2 makers of the Dogfights series.
Israeli Air Force During Six Day War

Ran Ronen Mirage III vs Hawker Hunters, Nov 13 1966
Dogfights Desert Aces – Part 1
Giora Romm Mirage III vs 3 MIG 21 + 2 MIG17
Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 1 June 7 1967, 1st Jet Ace
Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 2

Ran Ronen Mirage III vs 2 MIG 19, June 5 1967
A Historystartsnow Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 3 Iraki MIG 21 Landed in ISRAEL, Aug.16 1966
Production Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 4
Motty Hod about the Six Day War - 1967
History (TV Channel)
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Number of aircraft destroyed by aircraft type

Combat aircraft
148 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 'Fishbeds' (104 from Egypt; 32 from Syria; 12 from Iraq)
29 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 'Farmers' (all from Egypt)
112 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 'Frescos' (94 from Egypt; 16 from Syria; 2 from Iraq)
14 Sukhoi Su-7 'Fitters' (all from Egypt)
27 Hawker Hunters (21 from Jordan; 5 from Iraq; 1 from Lebanon)
Bomber aircraft
31 Tupolev Tu-16 'Badgers' (30 from Egypt; 1 from Iraq)
31 Ilyushin Il-28 'Beagles' (27 from Egypt; 2 from Syria; 2 from Iraq)
Transport aircraft
32 Ilyushin Il-14 'Crates' (30 from Egypt; 2 from Syria)
8 Antonov An-12 'Cubs' (all from Egypt)
4 others (two Syrian C-27 medium transports; and two C-27's from Egypt)
Transport helicopters
10 Mil Mi-6 'Hooks' (8 from Egypt; 2 from Syria)
6 Mil Mi-4 'Hounds' (2 from Egypt; 4 from Syria)
Number of aircraft destroyed by country

• Egypt: 338 aircraft
• Syria: 61 aircraft
• Jordan: 29 aircraft
• Iraq: 23 aircraft
• Lebanon: 1 aircraft
• Israel lost 19 aircraft in the operation.
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Dassault Mirage III
•Crew: 1
•Length: 15.03 m (49 ft 3½ in)
•Wingspan: 8.22 m (26 ft 11⅝ in)
•Height: 4.50 m (14 ft 9 in)
•Wing area: 34.85 m² (375 ft²)
•Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA Atar 09C turbojet Armament
•Dry thrust: 41.97 kN (9,436 lbf)
•Thrust with afterburner: 60.80 kN (13,668 lbf) •Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 552 cannons with 125
rounds per gun
Performance •Rockets: 2× Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each
with 19× SNEB 68 mm rockets and 66 US gallons (250
•Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,350 km/h, 1,268 liters) of fuel
knots, 1,460 mph) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft) •Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders OR Matra R550 Magics
•Combat radius: 1,200 km (647 nmi, 746 mi) plus 1× Matra R530,
•Ferry range: 4,000 km (2,152 nmi, 2,486 mi) •Bombs: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of payload on five external
•Service ceiling: 17,000 m (55,775 ft) hardpoints, including a variety of bombs, reconnaissance
•Rate of climb: 83 m/s+ (16,405 ft/min) pods or Drop tanks; French Air Force IIIEs through 1991,
equipped for AN-52 nuclear bomb.
The IIIE featured Thomson-CSF Cyrano II dual mode air / ground radar; a radar warning receiver
(RWR) system with the antennas mounted in the vertical tailplane; and an Atar 09C engine, with a
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•Crew: 1
•Capacity: 4200kg
•Length: 15.65
•Wingspan: 8.22
•Height: 4.25m
•Wing area: 34.8 Role Multi-role fighter aircraft
•Empty weight: 6,600kg Manufacturer IAI
•Max. takeoff weight: 13,500kg First flight 1971
•Powerplant:1 × IAl Bedek-built SNECMA Atar 09C Introduction 1972
turbojet Retired 1977 (Israel)
•Dry thrust: 41.97 kN (9,436 lbf) Status Active
•Thrust with afterburner: 60.80 kN (13,668 lbf) Primary users Israeli Air Force (historical)
Argentine Air Force
Performance Number built 61 (51+10)
Developed from Dassault Mirage 5
•Maximum speed: mach 2.1 (39,370ft)
•Range: 1,300km () 1186 with 4700 litres of auxiliary fuel The Nesher was identical to the Mirage 5, except for
in drop tanks plus 2 Air to Air missiles and 2600 lb of the use of some Israeli avionics, a Martin-Baker zero-
bombs zero ejection seat, and provisions for a wider range of
•Service ceiling: 17,680 (55,775ft) AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles), including the Israeli
•Rate of climb: 16,400ft/min Shafrir heat-seeking missile. Fifty-one Nesher fighters
(Nesher S) and ten Nesher two-seat trainers (Nesher T)
Armament were built in all.
•up to 4200kg of disposable stores
•Shafrir II 62
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The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Hebrew: ‫כפיר‬, "Lion Cub") is an
Israeli-built all-weather, multirole combat aircraft based on a
modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an
Israeli-made version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.
Role Fighter-bomber
•Crew: One National origin Israel
•Length: 15.65 m (51 ft 4¼ in) Manufacturer Israel Aircraft Industries
•Wingspan: 8.22 m (26 ft 11½ in) IAI Kfir, Movie First flight June, 1973
•Height: 4.55 m (14 ft 11¼ in) Introduction 1976
Return to Movies Table Retired 1996 (Israeli Air Force)
•Wing area: 34.8 m² (374.6 sq ft)
Status Active
•Empty weight: 7,285 kg (16,060 lb) I do not own any Primary users Israeli Air Force (historical)
•Loaded weight: 11,603 kg (25,580 lb) two 500 L drop copyrights over this United States Navy (historical)
tanks, two AAMs video. Colombian Air Force
•Max. takeoff weight: 16,200 kg (35,715 lb) Sri Lanka Air Force
•Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J-79-J1E turbojet Number built 220+
Unit cost US$4.5 million
(same as for F4 Phantom)
Developed from IAI Nesher
•Dry thrust: 52.9 kN (11,890 lb st) Variants IAI Nammer
Armament
•Thrust with afterburner: 79.62 kN (17,900 lb st)
•Guns: 2× Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannons, 140
Performance rounds/gun
•Rockets: assortment of unguided air-to-ground rockets including the
•Maximum speed: 2,440 km/h (1,317 knots, 1,516 mph) Matra JL-100 drop tank/rocket pack, each with 19× SNEB 68 mm
above 11,000 m (36,000 ft) rockets and 66 US gallons (250 liters) of fuel
•Missiles: 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or Shafrir or Python-series AAMs;
•Combat radius: 768 km (415 nmi, 477 mi) (ground
2× Shrike ARMs; 2× AGM-65 Maverick ASMs
attack, hi-lo-hi profile, seven 500 lb bombs, two AAMs, •Bombs: 5,775 kg (12,730 lb) of payload on nine external hardpoints,
two 1,300 L drop tanks) including bombs such as the Mark 80 series, Paveway series of LGBs,
•Service ceiling: 17,680 m (58,000 ft) Griffin LGBs, TAL-1 OR TAL-2 CBUs, BLU-107 Matra Durandal,
•Rate of climb: 233 m/s (45,950 ft/min) reconnaissance pods or Drop tanks 63
Sukhoi
Fighter-Su-7
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bomber/Grou Role
EGYPT: The Su-7 saw combat with Egypt in the 1967
Six Day War, the subsequent War of Attrition, and saw
nd-attack
use in the Yom Kippur War by the Egyptians to attack Sukhoi OKB Manufacturer
Israeli ground forces.
7 September
Syrian Air Force - Shortly after the Six Day War, First flight
Syria received 25 Su-7s. In the October War Syria
1955
lost most of the aircraft supplied. After 1973, The 1959 Introduction
Soviet Union resupplied Syria with 35 more aircraft.
By the mid 1980s, the Su-7 had been transferred to 1986 (Soviet
Retired
the reserves, and by the 1990s were decommissioned Union)
General Characteristic Soviet Air
Primary user
• Crew: One Force
• Length: 16.80 m (55 ft 1 in)
1957-1972 Produced
• Height: 4.99 m (16 ft 4 in) 1,847 (mainly
• Wing area: 34 m² (366 ft²) Number built
Su-7B series)
• Empty weight: 8937 kg (lb)
• Loaded weight: 13,570 kg (29,915) Developed
Sukhoi Su-17
• Max. takeoff weight: 15,210 kg (33,530 lb) into
• Powerplant: 1 × Lyulka AL-7F-1 afterburning turbojet
Dry thrust: 66.6 kN (14,980 lbf)
Thrust with afterburner: 94.1 kN (22,150 lbf)
*Fuel capacity: 3,220 kg (7,100 lb
Performance
•Maximum speed: 1,150 km/h (620 kn, 715 mph, Mach 0.94) at sea level;
2,150 km/h (1,160 kn, 1,335 mph) at high altitude Armament
• Range: 1,650 km (890 nmi, 1,025 mi) • 2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 cannon, 80 rounds each
• Service ceiling: 17,600 m (57,740 ft) • Up to 2,000 kg (4,410 lb) on six hardpoints, typically including two
• Rate of climb: 160 m/s (31,500 ft/min) 950 l or 600 l fuel tanks under the fuselage, and a combination of 250
• Wing loading: 434.8 kg/m² (89.05 lb/ft²) kg (551 lb) or 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs and 57-mm spin-stabilized
• Thrust/weigth: 0.71 unguided rockets in UB-16-57U pods. One 8U69 5-kiloton nuclear 64
• Takeoff roll: 950 m (3,120 ft) bomb could be carried on the left fuselage hardpoint. Some versions
• Landing roll: 700 m (2,300 ft) could also carry two 600 l underwing drop tanks.
Sukhoi Su-17/20/22
SOLO Fighter-bomber Role
The Syrian Air Force used Su-20/22s to attack Israeli
forces in the Yom Kippur War and 1982 Lebanon Warr. Soviet Union National origin
Several Su-20/22s were shot down by Israeli Air Force
Sukhoi OKB Manufacturer
August 2, 1966 First flight
• Crew: 1
• Length: 19.02 m (62 ft 5 in) 1970 Introduction
• Wingspan:
Spread: 13.68 m (44 ft 11 in) limited service Status
Swept: 10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in) Russian Air
• Wing area: Force
Libyan Air
Spread: 38.5 m² (415 ft²)
Force Primary users
Swept: 34.5 m² (370 ft²) Egyptian Air
• Empty weight: 12,160 kg (26,810 lb) Force
• Loaded weight: 16,400 kg (36,155 lb) Polish Air Force
• Powerplant: 1 × Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet
Dry thrust: 76.4 kN (17,185 lbf) 1969–1990 Produced
Thrust with afterburner: 109.8 kN (24,675 lbf) 2,867 Number built
• Fuel capacity: 3,770 kg (8,310 lb) Sukhoi Su-7
Developed from
Performance
• Maximum speed: Armament
Sea level: 1,400 km/h (755 knots, 870 mph) • 2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 cannon, 80 rpg
Altitude: 1,860 km/h (1,005 knots, 1,380 mph, Mach 2.0) • Two underwing launch rails for R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid') air-to-air
• Range:
missiles for self-defense
Combat: 1,150 km (620 nm, 419 mi) in hi-lo-hi attack with • Up to 4000 kg (8,820 lb) on ten hardpoints (three under the fixed
2,000 kg (4,409 lb) warload portion of each wing, four on the fuselage sides), including free-fall
Ferry: 2,300 km (1,240 nmi, 1,430 mi) bombs, rocket pods, cluster bombs, SPPU-22-01 cannon pods with
• Service ceiling: 14,200 m (46,590 ft) traversable barrels, ECM pods, napalm tanks, and nuclear weapons.
• Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,275 ft/min) Current aircraft compatible with Kh-23 (AS-7 'Kerry'), Kh-25 (AS-10
• Wing loading: 443 kg/m² (90.77 lb/ft²)
'Karen'), Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge'), and Kh-58 (AS-11 'Kilter') guided
• Thrust/weight: 0.68
• G-force limit: 7
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missiles as well as electro-optical and laser-guided bombs.
• Airframe lifespan: 2,000 flying hours, 20 years
SOLO
Fighter aircraft Role
MiG-17s were sold and/or imported to many Middle Eastern
countries and saw action in nearly all of the Arab-Israeli Soviet Union National origin
conflicts starting when 12 of them served with the Egyptian Mikoyan-
Manufacturer
Air Force during the Suez Crisis of 1956, plus hundreds more Gurevich
served, and were mostly destroyed, in the Egyptian and Syrian 14 January 1950 First flight
Air Forces during the Six-Day War of 1967 as well as the War October 1952 Introduction
of Attrition, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and the 1982 Israeli
Active with North
Invasion of Lebanon Korea airforce
Status
and Pakistan air
General Characteristics force
•Crew: One
•Length: 11.26 m (36 ft 11½ in) Soviet Air Force
•Wingspan: 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in) PLA Air Force
Polish Air Force
Primary users
•Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 5½ in) Vietnam People's
Air Force
•Wing area: 22.6 m² (243.3 ft²)
•Empty weight: 3,919 kg[31] (8,640 lb)
•Loaded weight: 5,350 kg (11,770 lb) 10,603 Number built
•Max. takeoff weight: 6,069 kg (13,375 lb) Mikoyan-

Gurevich MiG-15
Developed from
•Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning turbojet
PZL-Mielec Lim-
•Dry thrust: 22.5 kN (5,046 lbf) 6 Variants
Shenyang J-
•Thrust with afterburner: 33.8 kN (7,423 lbf)
Armament
Performance
•1x 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon (40 rounds total)
•Maximum speed: 1,145 km/h (618 knots, 711 mph) at
•2x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons (80 rounds
3,000 m (10,000 ft)
•Range: 2,060 km (1,111 nmi, 1,280 mi) with drop tanks per gun, 160 rounds total)
•Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of external stores on two pylons,
including 100 kg (220 lb) and 250 kg (550 lb) bombs,
•Rate of climb: 65 m/s (12,800 ft/min)
•Wing loading: 237 kg/m² (48 lb/ft²) unguided rockets or external fuel tanks.
•(some versions equipped with 3x NR-23 cannons and 2x
•Thrust/weight: 0.63 66
AA-2 Atoll missiles)
SOLO Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 Fighter Role
Mikoyan-
The first reported air combat in the Mideast with the MiG-19 was on Manufacturer
Gurevich OKB
29 November 1966, when two Egyptian MiG-19 fighters battled
Israeli Mirage IIICs. The Israelis claimed two kills and no losses. 18 September
Around 80 MiG-19s were in service with Egypt during the Six-Day First flight
1953
War in 1967, but more than half were destroyed on the ground
March 1955 Introduction
during the opening Israeli airstrikes of Operation Focus. Israeli
pilots, however, did find the MiG-19 a potentially dangerous retired Status
adversary because of its performance, maneuverability, and heavy
Soviet Air
armament.
Force
Following the war, the Egyptians organized the surviving MiG-19 People's Primary users
aircraft and assigned them air defense tasks of Egypt's interior. The Liberation
Soviet Union did not supply Egypt with any replacement of the MiG- Army Air Force
19s destroyed in the Six Day War, but Egypt might have received
some from Syria and Iraq, so that by the end of 1968 there were 80+
2,172 (excluding
MiG-19s in service with the Egyptian Air Force (EAF). The aircraft production in Number built
also saw combat during the War of Attrition; in one engagement on China)
19 May 1969, a MiG-19 aircraft engaged two Israeli Mirages,
shooting down one with cannon fire while the other escaped. [8] Egypt
Shenyang J-6
had around 60 Mig-19s in service during the Yom Kippur War of Nanchang Q-5
Variants
1973 in which they served as close support aircraft.
General characteristics Performance

• Crew: One •Maximum speed: 1,455 km/h (909 mph)
• Length: 12.54 m (41 ft) •Range: 1,390 km (860 mi) 2,200 km with Armament
external tanks
• Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) • Guns: 3x 30 mm NR-30 cannons (75 rounds
• Wing area: 25.0 m² (270 ft²) •Rate of climb: 180 m/s (35,425 ft/min) per gun for wing guns, 55 rounds for the
• Empty weight: 5,447 kg (11,983 lb) •Wing loading: 302.4 kg/m² (61.6 lb/ft²) fuselage gun)
• Max. takeoff weight: 7,560 kg • Hardpoints: 4 underwing pylons and
(16,632 lb) provisions to carry combinations of:
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky RD-9B • Rockets: unguided rockets
afterburning turbojets, 31.9 kN (7,178 • Missiles: 4 Vympel K-13 AAMs
67
lbf) each • Bombs: Up to 250 kg (550 lb) of bombs
SOLO Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Fighter Role
Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB Manufacturer
General characteristics Artem Mikoyan Designer
14 February 1955 (Ye-2) First flight
•Crew: 1 1959 (MiG-21F) Introduction
•Length: 15.76[54] m (51 ft 8.47 in) 1990s (Russia) Retired
•Wingspan: 7.154 m (23 ft 5.66 in) In active service (see list) Status
•Height: 4.1 m (13 ft 5.41 in)

•Wing area: 23.0 m2 (247.3 ft2) Soviet Air Force
Polish Air Force

Indian Air Force Primary users
Romanian Air Force
•Gross weight: 7,100 kg (15,650 lb)

•Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky R11F-300, 37.27 kN 1959 (MiG-21F) to 1985
Produced
(MiG-21bis)
(8,380 lbf) thrust dry, 56.27 kN (12,650 lbf) with
afterburner each 11,496[1]
(10,645 produced in the
USSR, 194 in Number built
Czechoslovakia, 657 in
India)
Performance
Chengdu J-7 Variants
•Maximum speed: 2,125 km/h (1,385 mph)

•Maximum speed: Mach 2.05
•Range: 1,580 km (981 miles)
•Service ceiling: 19,000 m (62,335 ft) Armament
•1x internal 30 mm NR-30 cannon, plus

•2x K-13 or K-13A (R-3S) AAM or
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•2x 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs
SOLO Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Egyptian-Syrian-Israeli conflicts
The MiG-21 was also used extensively in the Middle East conflicts of the 1960s,
1970s and 1980s by the air forces of Egypt, Syria and Iraq. The MiG-21 first
encountered Israeli Mirage IIICs on 14 November 1964, but it was not until 14
July 1966 that the first MiG-21 was shot down. Another six Syrian MiG-21s were
shot down by Israeli Mirages on 7 April 1967. The MiG-21 would also face F-4
Phantom IIs and A-4 Skyhawks, but was later outclassed by the more modern Fighter Role
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, which were acquired Mikoyan-Gurevich
OKB
Manufacturer
by Israel beginning in the mid-1970s. Artem Mikoyan Designer

During the opening attacks of the 1967 Six Day War, the Israeli Air Force struck 14 February 1955
First flight
Arab air forces in four attack waves. In the first wave, IDF aircraft claimed to have (Ye-2)
1959 (MiG-21F) Introduction

destroyed eight Egyptian aircraft in air-to-air combat, of which seven were MiG-
1990s (Russia) Retired
21s; Egypt claims 10 Israeli aircraft destroyed, four or five of which were scored by In active service (see
Status
MiG-21PFs. During the second wave the Israelis claimed four MiG-21s downed in list)
air-to-air combat, and the third wave resulted in two Syrian and one Iraqi MiG-21s
claimed destroyed in the air. The fourth wave destroyed some more Syrian MiG-21s Soviet Air Force
Polish Air Force
on the ground. Overall, the Egyptians lost around 100 out of about 110 MiG-21s Indian Air Force
Romanian Air Force
Primary users
they had, almost all on the ground; the Syrians lost 35 of 60 MiG-21F-13s and
MiG-21PFs in the air and on the ground
1959 (MiG-21F) to
Produced
1985 (MiG-21bis)
11,496[1]
(10,645 produced in
the USSR, 194 in Number built
Czechoslovakia, 657
in India)
Chengdu J-7 Variants

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Egyptian-Syrian-Israeli conflicts
Between the end of the Six Day War and the start of the War of Attrition, IDF Mirage fighters had six confirmed kills of Egyptian MiG-
21s, in exchange for Egyptian MiG-21s scoring two confirmed and three probable kills against Israeli aircraft. During the War of
Attrition itself, the Israelis claimed 56 confirmed kills against Egyptian MiG-21s, while Egyptian MiG-21s claimed 14 confirmed and 12
probable kills against IDF aircraft. During this same time period, from the end of the Six Day War to the end of the War of Attrition, the
Israelis claimed a total of 25 Syrian MiG-21s destroyed; the Syrians claimed three confirmed and four probable kills of Israel aircraft. [1]
High losses to Egyptian aircraft and continuous bombing during the War of Attrition caused the Egyptians to ask the Soviet Union for
help. In June 1970, Soviet pilots and SAM crews arrived with their equipment. On 22 June 1970, a Soviet pilot flying a MiG-21MF shot
down an Israeli A-4E. After some more successful intercepts by Soviet pilots and another Israeli A-4 being shot down on 25 July, the
Israelis decided to plan an ambush in response. On 30 July Israeli F-4s lured Soviet MiG-21s into an area where they were ambushed by
Mirages. Asher Snir, flying a Mirage IIICJ, destroyed a Soviet MiG-21; Avihu Ben-Nun and Aviam Sela, both piloting F-4Es, each got a
kill, and an unidentified pilot in another Mirage scored the fourth kill against the Soviet-flown MiG-21s. Three Soviet pilots were killed
and the Soviets were alarmed by the losses. However, Soviet MiG-21 pilots and SAM crews destroyed a total of 21 Israeli aircraft, which
helped to convince the Israelis to sign a ceasefire agreement.[1]
In September 1973 a large air battle erupted between the Syrians and the Israelis; the Israelis claimed a total of 12 Syrian MiG-21s
destroyed, while the Syrians claimed eight kills scored by MiG-21s and admitted five losses.
During the Yom Kippur War, the Israelis claimed a total of 73 kills of Egyptian MiG-21s. Egypt claimed 27 kills of Israeli aircraft by its
MiG-21s, plus eight probables.[1] However, according to most reliable sources, these were exaggerated claims as Israeli air-to-air combat
losses for the entire war did not exceed five to eight.
On the Syrian front of the war, 6 October 1973 saw a flight of Syrian MiG-21MFs shoot down an IDF A-4E and a Mirage IIICJ while
losing three of their own to Israeli IAI Neshers. On 7 October, Syrian MiG-21MFs downed two Israeli F-4Es, three Mirage IIICJs and
an A-4E while losing two of their MiGs to Neshers and one to an F-4E, plus two to friendly SAM fire. Iraqi MiG-21PFs also operated on
this front, and on that same day destroyed two A-4Es while losing one MiG. On 8 October 1973 Syrian MiG-21PFMs downed three F-
4Es, but six of their MiG-21s were lost. By the end of the war, Syrian MiG-21s claimed a total of 30 confirmed kills against Israeli
aircraft; 29 MiG-21s were claimed as destroyed by the IDF. [1]
Between the end of the Yom Kippur War and the start of the 1982 Lebanon War, the Israelis had received modern F-15s and F-16s,
which were far superior to the old Syrian MiG-21MFs. According to the IDF, these new planes accounted for the destruction of 24
Syrian MiG-21s over this time period, though the Syrians did claim five kills against IDF aircraft with their MiG-21s armed with
outdated K-13 missiles.[1]
The 1982 Lebanon War started on 6 June 1982, and in the course of that war the IDF claimed to have destroyed about 45 Syrian MiG-
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21MFs. The Syrians claimed two confirmed and 15 probable kills of Israeli aircraft. [1] This air battle was the largest to occur since
Korean War.
SOLO Hawker Hunter
The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter
entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and
reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and
secondary roles with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy until the early 1990s. The Hunter was
also widely exported, serving with 21 other air forces; 50 years after its original introduction it is still in
active service, operating with the Lebanese Air Force
• Crew: One
• Length: 45 ft 11 in (14.00 m)
Armament
• Height: 13 ft 2 in (4.01 m)
• Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.18 in) ADEN revolver cannons in a removable
• Wing area: 349 ft² (32.42 m²) gun pack with 150 rpg
• Empty weight: 14,122 lb (6,405 kg) • Hardpoints: 4 underwing (7 hardpoints on Singaporean
• Loaded weight: 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) FGA/FR.74S, essentially refurbished FGA.9 derived from F.6 [67])
• Max. takeoff weight: 24,600 lb (11,158 kg) with a capacity of 7,400 lb (3,400 kg) and provisions to carry
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Avon 207 combinations of:
Rockets:
turbojet, 10,145 lbf (45.13 kN)
4× Matra rocket pods (each with 18 × SNEB 68 mm
Performance (2.68 in) rockets) or
• Maximum speed: Mach 0.94, 620 kn (715 mph, 32× Hispano SURA R80 80 mm (3.15 in) rockets
1,150 km/h) at sea level Missiles:
• Combat range: 385 nmi (445 mi, 715 km)
• Ferry range: 1,650 nmi (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) with 4× AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-air missiles, mounted on
external fuel Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk.58 and
Swedish Mk.50)
• Service ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
4× AGM-65 Maverick Air-to-surface missiles, mounted
• Rate of climb: 17,200 ft/min (87.4 m/s) on Singaporean FGA/FR.74S (two on Swiss Mk.58)
• Wing loading: 51.6 lb/ft² (251.9 kg/m²) Bombs: a variety of unguided iron bombs
• Thrust/weight: 0.56 Other: 2× 230 US gallons (870 l; 190 imp gal) drop
71tanks for
extended range/loitering time
SOLO UNCLASSIFIED
History of Air-to-Air Combat in Missile Age

• Vietnam War (1969 - 1975)
• Attrition War (1969 - 70), Israel claimed 111 victories against 4
• Yom Kipur War (1973) - 334 Israeli victories (about 100 by Shafrir 2)
• Falkland War - Harrier with AIM-9L scored 15 victories against Argentine fighters
• First Lebanon War (1982) - Israel scored around 100 victories (35 by Python 3,
8 by AIM 7, the rest by AIM-9L) against 0 by Syria’s Air Force.
• Operation Desert Storm (1991) around 32 coalition victories (24 by AIM-7,

6 by AIM-9L, 2 by Guns)
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SOLO Vietnam War (1965 – 1975)
During the Vietnam war, the limitations of strategic bombing were becoming very apparent, but the use of air
strikes to provide battle field support had proved to be of value. Despite the many aerial engagements during the
Korean war, the U.S. continued with its emphasis on long-range fighter/bombers, such as the F-105 Thunderchief,
a plane known for its high speed, but lack of maneuverability. Believing that long-range radar interception and
guided air-to-air missiles would render dogfighting obsolete, the U.S. equipped their top fighter, the F-4 Phantom,
with missiles only, leaving out the guns that were necessary for in-close combat. However, the U.S. rules of
engagement required visual identification of enemy targets, which usually ensured that in-close combat would
occur.[32] MiG-17 F-105 F-4 Phantom
MiG-21
Being designed as a long-range fighter/bomber, the F-4 was very heavy, and far less maneuverable than the lighter
MiG-17s and MiG-21s that were used by the North Vietnamese. The missiles used by the U.S. were not very
effective against the small, fast, and highly maneuverable MiGs. Heat seeking missiles, like the AIM-4 Falcon and
the AIM-9 Sidewinder, and radar guided missiles, like the AIM-7 Sparrow, were originally designed to target the
slower moving Russian-made bombers. The Sparrow had difficulty tracking the small radar signature of the MiGs.
The Sidewinder could easily be out-maneuvered by the Russian built fighters, while the Falcon's lack of a
proximity trigger required a direct hit, making it practically useless. The most reliable of the missiles, the
Sidewinder, only scored one hit out of every seven that were fired, and, quite often, engagements occurred too close
for a missile to be used.[32]
Learning from the mistakes in Vietnam, the U.S. was forced to confront the problems with their tactics and designs.
John R. Boyd, a fighter pilot from the Korean war, began to examine the performance characteristics of aircraft,
noting that the U.S. aircraft designers emphasized speed, range, and the ability to make a tight turn. Boyd recalled
from the Korean war that, while the F-86 could not out-run or out-turn the MiG-15s, its better performance came
from its ability to quickly switch from one maneuver to another, or from its "agility," allowing it to defeat the
Russian planes. In 1960, Boyd devised special theory for determining an aircraft's agility based on its energy-to-
weight ratio. Boyd's Energy-Maneuverability theory described in scientific terms how an aircraft will perform as a
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diagram. Boyd's work helped pave the way for the design of modern fighter planes, starting with the F-15 Eagle,
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SOLO Republic F-105 Thunderchief
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, was a supersonic fighter-bomber used
by the United States Air Force. The Mach 2 capable F-105 conducted the
majority of strike bombing missions during the early years of the Vietnam
War; it has the dubious distinction of being the only US aircraft to have
been removed from combat due to high loss rates
• Crew: 1 (2 for F-105C/E/F/G variants)
• Payload: 14,000 lb (6,700 kg) of weapons
• Length: 64 ft 4.75 in (19.63 m)
• Wingspan: 34 ft 11.25 in (10.65 m)
• Height: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
• Wing area: 385 ft² (35.76 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 65A005.5 root, NACA 65A003.7 tip
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W afterburning turbojet
Dry thrust: 14,300 Ibf (63,74kN)
Thrust with afterburner: 24,500 Ibf (109 kN) Armament
• Zero Lift Drag Coefficient: 0.0173
• Guns: 1x 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-
• Drag area: 6.65 ft² (0.62 m²)
barreled gatling cannon, 1,028 rounds
• Aspect ratio: 3.16
• Hardpoints: 5 total: 4× under-wing, 1× centerline
Performance pylon stations plus an internal bomb bay with a
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.08 (1,372 mph, 2,208 km/h) at 36,000 ft (11,000 m) capacity of Up to 14,000 lb (6,400 kg) of ordnance,
• Combat radius: 780 mi (680 nmi, 1,250 km) including conventional and nuclear bombs, and
• Ferry range: 2,210 mi (1,920 nmi, 3,550 km) AIM-9 Sidewinder and AGM-12 Bullpup missiles.
• Service ceiling: 48,500 ft (14,800 m) Avionics
• Rate of climb: 38,500 ft/min (195 m/s) • NASARR R-14A radar
• Wing loading: 93 lb/ft² (452 kg/m²) • AN/ASG-19 Thunderstick fire control system
• Thrust/weight: 0.74 • AN/ARN-85 LORAN (AN/ARN-92 in 75
Lift-to-drag ratio: 10.4 Thunderstick II-modified aircraft)
•Time to altitude: 1.7 min to 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
SOLO McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
•Crew: 2
•Length: 63 ft 0 in (19.2 m)
•Wingspan: 38 ft 4.5 in (11.7 m)
•Height: 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
•Wing area: 530.0 ft² (49.2 m²)
•Airfoil: NACA 0006.4–64 root, NACA 0003-64 tip
Armament Dogfights, F4 Phantom II
•Up to 18,650 lb (8,480 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints,
including general purpose bombs, cluster bombs, TV- and laser-guided
•Powerplant: 2 × General Electric J79-GE-17A axial compressor turbojets,
bombs, rocket pods (UK Phantoms 6 × Matra rocket pods with 18 ×
11,905 lbf dry thrust (52.9 kN), 17,845 lbf in afterburner (79.4 kN) each
SNEB 68 mm rockets each), air-to-ground missiles, anti-runway
weapons, anti-ship missiles, targeting pods, reconnaissance pods, and
•Drag area: 11.87 ft² (1.10 m²)
nuclear weapons. Baggage pods and external fuel tanks may also be
•Aspect ratio: 2.77
carried.
•Fuel capacity: 1,994 U.S. gal (7,549 L) internal, 3,335 U.S. gal (12,627 L)
•4× AIM-7 Sparrow in fuselage recesses plus 4 × AIM-9 Sidewinders on
with three external tanks (370 U.S. gal (1,420 L) tanks on the outer wing
wing pylons; upgraded Hellenic F-4E and German F-4F ICE carry
hardpoints and either a 600 or 610 U.S. gal (2,310 or 2,345 L) tank for the
AIM-120 AMRAAM, Japanese F-4EJ Kai carry AAM-3, Hellenic F-4E
centerline station).
will carry IRIS-T in future. Iranian F-4s could potentially carry Russian
•Maximum landing weight: 36,831 lb (16,706 kg)
and Chinese missiles. UK Phantoms carried Skyflash missiles[117]
•1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling cannon, 640
Performance
rounds
•4× AIM-9 Sidewinder, Python-3 (F-4 Kurnass 2000), IRIS-T (F-4E
•Maximum speed: Mach 2.23 (1,472 mph, 2,370 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190
AUP Hellenic Air Force)
m) •4× AIM-7 Sparrow, AAM-3(F-4EJ Kai)
•Cruise speed: 506 kn (585 mph, 940 km/h)
•4× AIM-120 AMRAAM for F-4F ICE, F-4E AUP (Hellenic Air Force)
•Combat radius: 367 nmi (422 mi, 680 km)
•6× AGM-65 Maverick
•Ferry range: 1,403 nmi (1,615 mi, 2,600 km) with 3 external fuel tanks
•4× AGM-62 Walleye
•Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
•4× AGM-45 Shrike, AGM-88 HARM, AGM-78 Standard ARM
•Rate of climb: 41,300 ft/min (210 m/s)
•4× GBU-15
•Wing loading: 78 lb/ft² (383 kg/m²)
•18× Mk.82, GBU-12
•lift-to-drag: 8.58
•5× Mk.84, GBU-10, GBU-14
•Thrust/weight: 0.86 at loaded weight, 0.58 at MTOW
•18× CBU-87, CBU-89, CBU-58
•Takeoff roll: 4,490 ft (1,370 m) at 53,814 lb (24,410 kg)
•Nuclear weapons, including the B28EX, B61, B43 and B57
•Landing roll: 3,680 ft (1,120 m) at 36,831 lb (16,706 kg) 76
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in Israeli Air Force
SOLO
Following the Six Day War of 1967, the Israeli Defense Force/Air Force (IDF/AF), needed a front-line fighter. In
January 1968, the United States completed delivery of 48 aging A- 4 Skyhawks promised before the war, and President
Johnson offered Premier Eshkol 20 more. But pressure built to supply Jerusalem with a newer fighter. Although
Johnson was opposed, he began negotiations on October 9, 1968, after presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon came
out in favor of it. On December 27, 1968, after Nixon's election but before he took office, the announcement was made
.of the sale of 50 Phantoms to Israel to be delivered beginning in 1969 at a cost of $200 million
The Phantoms began to arrive in September 1969 and were committed to battle on January 7, 1970. The first mission
was led by squadron leader Samuel l Chetz, already an ace, against Soviet-constructed SAM (surface-to-air missile)
and radar installations at Dahashur. Chetz, known for his aggressive spirit, was later killed in a low-level strike on a
SAM site, a loss which permitted Jerusalem to reveal his name although the identities of active pilots remained
.undisclosed
The war of attrition was coalescing as a struggle in which air power could help Israel compensate for its inferiority in
artillery along the Suez Canal. To redress the 'artillery gap,' Skyhawks and Phantoms silenced Egyptian missile,
.antiaircraft and artillery batteries
To a nation under siege, fiercely proud of its plucky and undaunted air arm, the arrival of the $4 million F-4E
Phantom was timely. In the hands of aggressive and spirited Israeli crews, the Phantom shook Egyptian leaders who
watched their air defense network being systematically picked apart in low-level strikes. Other F-4Es ranged against
.targets deep inside Egypt
On July 30, 1970, Soviet pilots helping the Egyptians tangled with Israeli Phantoms in a raging dogfight over the Gulf
of Suez. It was the first test of the E model Phantom's cannon in combat. The Israelis shot down five MiG-21s. Soon
thereafter, on a marathon 2,000-mile strike mission to Ras Banas, Phantoms bombed and sank a Komar-class missile
.boat and a 2,500-ton Z-class destroyer
A more controversial incident occurred in February 1973. Israeli Phantoms intercepted a Libyan Boeing 727 airliner
when it penetrated the Israeli-occupied Sinai Desert on a heading which suggested an intelligence-gathering mission.
'We tried desperately to force it down, not shoot it down,' said Maj. Gen. Mordechai Hod, IDF/AF chief. Two Phantom
pilots exchanged hand signals with the Libyan pilot but were unable to persuade him to follow them to Bir Gifgafa Air
Base. A Phantom fired a warning burst of 20mm. The airliner lowered its wheels but raised them again and 77 banked in
.an apparent attempt to escape. The Phantoms shot it down. One hundred five of the 112 people aboard died
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On March 13, 1973, State Department officials reported that, in addition to further F-4E Phantoms already committed,
Washington would sell Israel four squadrons of fighter-bombers, a mix of A-4 Skyhawks and improved F- 4Es with leading-edge
maneuvering slats, TISEO (target identification system, electro-optical), and 'man-efficient' to be delivered by January 1974.
TISEO was a Northrop-built long-range television in a cylindrical extension from the Phantom's port wing, and was untested in
air-to-air battle, although the principle-use of a zoom lens to guide ordnance visually-had planted bombs squarely in the center of
.Hanoi's Paul Doumer Bridge
The new deliveries would enhance Jerusalem's military muscle-but January 1974, it would turn out, would be too late. With
stunning swiftness, the region erupted into conflict on the eve of Yom Kippur, the traditional Hebrew Day of Atonement-October
.6, 1973, with a dramatic assault by Egyptian, Syrian and other Arab forces
An official release says that 150 Phantoms made up the fighting spearhead of the IDF/AF defensive effort as the Arabs' surprise
attack was unleashed. In the early hours of the fighting, Egyptian Tupolev Tu-16 bombers carrying AS- 5 air-to-surface standoff
missiles pressed their attacks deep into Israeli territory. One Tu-16 approaching Tel Aviv on the first day of the war, October 6,
.was shot down by an Israeli F-4E Phantom
Phantoms were thrown into action on both fronts and faced a variety of new threats, including vehicle-mounted SA- 6 and
shoulder-mounted SA-7 Strella surface-to-air missiles. The Israelis struck decisively against Syrian SAM sites on October 7, and
.acknowledged the loss of one Phantom in that fighting
On the Syrian front, MiG-17s and Sukhoi i Su-7s flew ground attack missions escorted by MiG-21s and Iraqi Hawker Hunters.
Israel struck back on October 9 by sending Phantoms to bomb downtown Damascus. Seeking to neutralize the Arabs' second
front by seizing the Golan Heights and blunting Syria's fighting potential, Israel confirmed yet another Phantom loss on October
.11
There were to be no further acknowledgments of losses despite intensified fighting over October 12-24, but Israeli authorities have
.consistently stated that no Phantoms were lost in air-to-air combat
It appears that the F-4E Phantom was used primarily in the long-range strike role, with the Mirage III flying top cover, and most
air-to-air engagements appear to have been fought mainly with IR (infrared) heat-seeking missiles rather than at close range with
.guns
When they found themselves in closequarters fights with very maneuverable MiGs and less effective Sukhois, Israeli pilots made
use of the new notion of 'energy maneuverability' in which the battle was fought in three dimensions without regard for the
location of the ground or (to put it another way) for 'up' and 'down.' That emphasis on the importance of specific excess power,
the standard of thrust-to-weight ratio reached at various conditions of speed, altitude and maneuver, although devised by
Americans rather than Israelis, had arrived too late for the Linebacker campaigns in North Vietnam, and some fighter veterans
.still viewed it as an impertinence
In certain maneuvering situations, the level flight .73-to-1 thrust-to-weight ratio of the F-4E Phantom could be increased to78a
more advantageous .9-to-1 or better and, by careful attention to energy maneuvering, the F-4E could prevail over the MG-21 even
.in a very close, protracted fight
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Pilot experience helped, too, and while IDF/AF pilots seemed remarkably young they enjoyed an enormous advantage in
.experience
Just as Americans in Vietnam found themselves pitted against highly motivated, Soviet-trained pilots of great ability, the Israelis
faced Egyptian and Syrian fliers whose talent and aggressiveness warrant mention. A fierce fighting spirit was exhibited by MiG
pilots who seemed to be flying ground control intercept (GCI) with orders to engage Israeli Phantoms only when conditions of
altitude, possible surprise, and relative fuel advantage favored them. On occasion, a brace of MiG-21s above a Phantom
formation might make a single diving, slashing attack-using the technique of the North Vietnamese to catch the ordnance-laden
.F-4Es at a disadvantage
Although the IDF/AF's acknowledged loss of 22 Phantoms to SAMs and ground fire in the Yom Kippur War may seem small, the
.total, when 45 A-4 Skyhawk losses are added, is a full 20 per cent of the warplanes Israel had received from the United States
Before the October 1973 conflict, the United States had been delivering Phantoms at the rate of two per month. When war
erupted, Operation Nickel Grass followed, through which F-4Es pulled directly from the U. S. inventory were ferried to Israel and
immediately thrown into battle, once modified with the Israeli-style refueling receptacle on the right front in place of the U.S.-
style dorsal receptacle. One TISEO-equipped late model F-4E actually flew into combat still wearing an SJ tail code telling the
world that it had just arrived from Colonel Len C. Russell's 4th Thactical Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base,
.N.C
Thirty-four Phantoms were added to Israel's inventory through Operation Nickel Grass. Counting further purchases made after
.the 1973 fighting, Israel received 204 Phantoms in all
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List of Vietnam War Flying Aces
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Victories Service Country Name

9 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Cốc
8 Air Force North Vietnam Mai Văn Cường
8 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Hồng Nhị
8 Air Force North Vietnam Phạm Thanh Ngân
7 Air Force North Vietnam Đặng Ngọc Ngự
7 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Bảy
6 Air Force North Vietnam Lê Hải
6 Air Force North Vietnam Lê Thanh Đạo
6 Air Force North Vietnam Lưu Huy Chao
6 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Đăng Kỉnh
6 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Đức Soát
6 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Ngọc Độ
6 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Nhật Chêu
6 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Sâm
Vadim
6[1] PVO Strany Soviet Union
PetrovichShchbakov
6 Air Force North Vietnam Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh
5 Air Force North Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa
Capt. Charles B. "Chu"
6 Air Force United States
DeBellevue
LT Randall "D
5 Navy United States
Cunningham
LTJG William P.
5 Navy United States
Driscoll
5 Air Force2 United States Capt. Steve Ritchie
5 Air Force United States Capt. Jeff Feinstein
Cunningham and Ritchie were the only USA pilot aces of the Vietnam War. The other three were Weapon
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The „official“ part of the Attrition War came to an end by a cease-fire, at Midday of 4
August 1970. By that time, both sides were actually on the end of their strengths: the
Mystere IV
Egyptians have suffered a loss of between 101 and 113 aircraft, of which 25 to Hawk
SAMs, but their human losses were at least ten times higher and including – according to
Egyptian sources – up to 4.000 civilian engineers and workers. Besides, in his book “MiG-
21 v Lokalniyh Konfliktah”, A.V. Kotlobovskiy specified that a total of 68 Soviet and
Mig 21 Egyptian MiG-21s were shot down by the Israelis between July 1967 and September 1973,
while 68 others were lost in training accidents. The Israelis suffered a loss of 594 dead Mirage III 1962
(including 33 IDF/AF personnel) in addition to 15 or 16 aircraft. Both sides could actually
not push for much longer, then there was a need to absorb more modern equipment, train
additional personnel and prepare for the inevitable new war that everybody knew had to
come, then it was clear that the Egyptians would sooner or later request Sinai to be
returned. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
1967
Mig 21 MF The conflict, namely, was far from over, and it was clear that both sides were not satisfied
Russian Pilots with the situation. The Egyptians wanted Sinai back, just like Syrians wanted Golan, but
the Israeli political leadership lacked the will to negotiate, feeling safe after the huge
success of the Six Day War, in 1967, and the successes of the IDF(AF during the War of
Attrition. Israeli Air Force, however, knew that the situation was different. Not only have
the Egyptians established a powerful SAM-belt between the Canal-zone and Cairo, but they F4 Phantom 1969
now also had a free hand to move their SAMs closer to Suez, and thus disturb IDF/AF
aircraft in their operations there. The Israelis, namely, needed the freedom of operation to
be able to conduct reconnaissance operations, needed in order to detect Egyptian
preparations for attack into Sinai, which clearly had to come – sooner or later. They also
needed the ability to hit back so to pre-empt any Egyptian surprise-attack. If the EAF/ADF
could control the skies over the Suez, however, the IDF/AF could not complete its task and
it was clear that the Egyptian Army could also cross it without being disturbed by Israeli
Air Force. Exactly this was now to happen and therefore influence heavily the outcome of IAI Nesher
.the next round
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July 30, 1970: A large-scale dogfight occurs between

Mystere IV
Israeli and Soviet aircraft, codenamed Rimon 20,
involving twelve to twenty-four Soviet MiG-21s (besides
the initial twelve, other MiGs are "scrambled", but it is
Mig 21 unclear if they reach the battle in time), and twelve
Mirage III 1962
Israeli Dassault Mirage IIIs and four F-4 Phantom II
jets. The engagement takes place west of the Suez Canal.
Ambushing their opponents, the Israelis shoot down four
of the Soviet-piloted MiGs. A fifth is possibly hit and later
crashes en route back to base. Four Soviet pilots are Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
1967
Mig 21 MF killed, while the IAF suffers no losses except a damaged
Russian Pilots Mirage.[39] Following the Soviets' direct intervention,
known as "Operation Kavkaz",[39] Washington fears an
escalation and redoubles efforts toward a peaceful
resolution to the conflict. F4 Phantom 1969
Early August, 1970: Despite their losses, the Soviets and

Egyptians manage to press the air defenses closer to the
canal, shooting down a number of Israeli aircraft. The
SAM batteries allow the Egyptians to move in artillery
.which in turn threatens the Bar Lev Line
IAI Nesher
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India-Pakistan Conflicts: MiG-21s in Air-to-Air Combat (1971)
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India defeated Pakistan that loosed East Pakistan who became Bangladesh
F-86 F&E Sabres in Pakistan
Pakistan
Sabre F6
MiG-21
Pakistan
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
Victim Pilot Aircraft Scoring Kill Date

IAF MiG-21F-13 ? PAF F-86E 4 September 1965[16]
PAF Sabre F.6 FltLt Manbir Singh IAF MiG-21FL "C1111" 4 December 1971[1]
PAF F-6 FltLt Samar Bikra Shah IAF MiG-21FL 6 December 1971[16]
PAF CC-130 ? IAF MiG-21FL 6 December 1971[16]
? IAF MiG-21FL 11 December 1971[1]
PAF F-104A FltLt Bharat Bhushan Soni IAF MiG-21FL "C750" 12 December 1971[1]
PAF F-104A FltLt Niraj Kukreja IAF MiG-21FL 12 December 1971[1]
PAF F-104A SqnLdr Iqbal Singh Bindra IAF MiG-21FL 12 December 1971[1]
IAF MiG-21FL A. A. Shafieff PAF F-6 14 December 1971[16]
PAF F-6 FltLt Samar Bikram Shah IAF MiG-21FL 16 December 1971[1]
IAF MiG-21FL "C716" FltLt Maqsood Amir PAF F-86F 17 December 1971[1]
PAF F-104A A. K. Datta IAF MiG-21FL 17 December 1971[16]
PAF F-104A (damaged) Samar Bikram Shah IAF MiG-21FL 17 December 1971[16]
PAF Anza SAM 02xIAF MiG-21bis 1997[16]
SqnLdr Prashant Kumar
PAF Br.1150 Atlantic IAF MiG-21bis (45 Sqn) 10 August 1999[1]
Bundela
IAF – Indian Air Force * 83

PAF – Pakistanian Air Force *
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During the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, the Israeli Air Force shot down 334
enemy warplanes in air-to-air combat for the loss of only five of its own. A further 180 Mystere IV
Arab aircraft were shot down or lost due to circumstances other than aerial combat. The
IAF lost 104 aircraft, nearly all due to anti aircraft artillery or surface-to-air missile
fire.
Mirage III 1962
The Shafrir 2 was credited with 89 kills in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.[1] During its
whole service life, the Shafrir 2 is credited with destroying a total of 106 aircraft.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk

The Israeli Air Force lost 102 airplanes: 32 F-4s, 53 A-4s, 11 Mirages and 6 Super 1967
Mysteres. Two helicopters, a Bell 205 and a CH-53, were also lost.
Between 341[19] and 514[24] Arab aircraft were shot down. According to
Herzog, 334 of these aircraft were shot down by the Israeli Air Force in air-to- F4 Phantom 1969
air combat for the loss of only five Israeli planes.[24] The Insight Team of The
Sunday Times notes Arab aircraft losses of 450.
The first Nesher prototype flew in September 1969, with production deliveries
to the IAF beginning in May 1971, ending in February 1974. These aircraft
performed well during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, claiming over a hundred
kills. An estimated 15 Neshers were lost in combat or otherwise IAI Nesher
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The Arab states, particularly Egypt, responded by establishing a system of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) to deal
with any future Israel incursions into their airspace. During the War of Attrition from 1967-70 the IAF admitted
losing at least 22 aircraft to the new Arab missile defenses, though Egypt claimed 21 in July 1970 alone. Even so, it
was not until the three-week-long October War in 1973 that SAM warfare came of age in the Middle East. Egyptian
SAMs (SA-2s, SA-3s, and SA-6s) along with 23-mm ZSU23-4 antiaircraft cannons destroyed some 40 Israeli
aircraft in the first 48 hours of the war, or 14 percent of the frontline strength of the IAF. 3 In contrast, only five
Israeli aircraft were destroyed in air-to-air combat during the entire conflict. 4 Coupled with the high number of
aircraft lost to groundbased air defenses in Vietnam, the results of the October War prompted some analysts to ask
.whether tactical aircraft had outlived their usefulness on the modern battlefield
In early 1970, the Soviets initiated Operation Caucasus, and deployed an overstrength division of Soviet
PVO air defence troops, comprising 18 battalions in three brigades, led by General Smirnov of the PVO,
and drawn from PVO units in the Dnepropetrovsk, Moscow, Leningrad and Belarus districts. Each
battalion comprised four SA-3 batteries, a platoon of ZSU-23-4 SPAAGs and supporting SA-7 MANPADS
teams. While these units were ostensibly “instructors”, they were dressed in Egyptian uniforms and
provided full crewing for the deployed SAM systems. Through early 1970 the PVO units were deployed
along the Suez Canal. Operational doctrine was similar to NVN, with batteries relocating frequently, and
setting up ambushes for Israeli aircraft, using multiple mutually supporting batteries
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The Yom Kippur War started with Egyptian and Syrian air strikes on Israel. During this opening phase a pair of
Phantoms managed to shoot down seven Egyptian aircraft, and others shot down five Mil Mi-8s carrying assault
troops over the Sinai desert.
On the second day of the war, the IDF launched attacks with F-4s and A-4 Skyhawks but the enemy air defence
and MiGs shot down six Phantoms and 30 A-4s. The new SA-6 Gainful missile systems and ZSU-23-4 Shilka
mobile guns were much more effective than the old SA-2 Guideline. The SA-6 uses semi-active radar homing,
paired with Straight Flush radar which operates in the G,H,I and J bands, making it very difficult to jam. The
Israeli ALR-36 radar warning receivers were ineffective against this system. [28]
Some aerial maneuvers were believed to fool the SA-6 systems and these were used while the IDF waited for
better ECM weapons. Some of the maneuvers were quite effective, but the SA-6 threat was only reduced on 9
October 1973 when A-4s surprised many SA-6 batteries without their missiles ready to fire and destroyed them.
That same day another F-4 strike hit the Damascus HQ of the Syrian Army. [28]
By the middle of October, 37 Phantoms had been lost in combat and another six were damaged beyond repair.
U.S. President Richard Nixon authorized the delivery of 36 ex-USAF F-4s under Operation Nickel Grass, from
the USAF 4th and 401st Tactical Fighter Wings. These aircraft were flown directly to Israel, some by U.S. pilots.
At least one F-4E flew in combat still bearing a U.S. tail code, while others stayed painted in USAF camouflage
patterns.[31][32] During the war Israeli Phantoms first used the new AGM-65 Maverick missile.
Israel employed three F-4E(S), which were equipped with a special high-altitude camera system (HIAC) for
reconnaissance missions.[33] These RF-4Es were special high-performance Phantoms, with the same cameras
planned for the Mach 3.2 RF-4X that was cancelled in 1975. The camera performed well but mounting it in an
external pod caused too much drag, so it was installed in the nose of three normal F-4Es instead. [28][34]
During the Yom Kippur War it was reported that one Israeli F-4 Squadron was put on alert for a nuclear strike,
but this was never confirmed, as is always the case with Israeli nuclear plans. [28] After several weeks of combat,
losses included four F-4s delivered under the Nickel Grass program.
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Name Country Service Victories
Giora Epstein (Even) Israel Israeli Air Force 17[1]

Abraham Shalmon Israel Israeli Air Force 14.5[1]
Asher Snir Israel Israeli Air Force 13.5[1][2]
Amir Nachumi Israel Israeli Air Force 13
Israel Baharav Israel Israeli Air Force 12[1]
Yiftah Spector Israel Israeli Air Force 12[1][2]
Oded Marom Israel Israeli Air Force 11[3]
Ya'akov Richter Israel Israeli Air Force 10.5[1]
Yehuda Koren Israel Israeli Air Force 10.5[1]
Shlomo Levi Israel Israeli Air Force 10[1]
Dror Harish Israel Israeli Air Force 9[1]
Eitan Carmi Israel Israeli Air Force 9[1]
Moshe Melnik Israel Israeli Air Force 8.5[2]
Shlomo Egozi Israel Israeli Air Force 8[2]
Ilan Gonen Israel Israeli Air Force 8[1]
Amos Bar Israel Israeli Air Force 8[1]
Ran Ronen (Pecker) Israel Israeli Air Force 8[3]
Uri Gil Israel Israeli Air Force 7.5[1]
Menachem Enian Israel Israeli Air Force 7.5
Michael Tsuk Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Yirmiahu Kadar Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Amos Amir Israel Israeli Air Force 7[1]
Roy Manoff Israel Israeli Air Force 7[2]
1.Aloni (2004), Mirage and Nesher Aces, p. 81
2 Aloni (2004), Phantom Aces, p. 86 87
3.^ a b 900-901 '‫ עמ‬,‫ רוח רפאים מעל קהיר‬,‫דני שלום‬
List of flying Aces (at least 5 Victories) in Arab–Israeli wars (continue)
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Moshe Hertz Israel Israeli Air Force 6.5[1]

Ali Wajai Egypt Egyptian Air Force 6
Majid Zugbi Syria Syrian Air Force 6
Ehud Hankin Israel Israeli Air Force 6
Rudy Augarten Israel Israeli Air Force 6 (2 WWII)
Yoram Agmon Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1][2]
Uri Even-Nir Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Menachem Sharon Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Eli Menachem Israel Israeli Air Force 6[1]
Eitan Peled Israel Israeli Air Force 6[2]
Yossi Yavin Israel Israeli Air Force 6[2]
Gideon Livni Israel Israeli Air Force 5.5[1]
Jur Abid Adib Syria Syrian Air Force 5
Majdat Halabi Syria Syrian Air Force 5
Aviam Sela Israel Israeli Air Force 5+
Ezra Dotan Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Reuven Rozen Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Gideon Dror Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Shlomo Navot Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Itzhack Amitay Israel Israeli Air Force 5[2]
Ben-Ami Peri Israel Israeli Air Force 5[2]
Itamar Neuner Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Avraham Gilad Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Yoram Geva Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Ariel Cohen Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Assaf Ben-Nun Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1]
Giora Romm Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1] 88
Menachem Shmul Israel Israeli Air Force 5[1][2]
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Giora Epstein (Ace of the Aces – 17 Victories, in Jet Aircraft Era)
Colonel Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein (Hebrew: ‫גיורא אפשטיין‬, born 1938), today
Giora Even (Hebrew: ‫)גיורא אבן‬, is a retired colonel in the Israeli Air Force
(IAF) and a fighter ace credited with 17 kills, 16 against Egyptian jets, making
Epstein the "ace of aces" of modern, supersonic fighter jets and of the Israeli
Air Force.[1][2] Epstein was an active IAF pilot from 1963 until 1997, when he
retired at age 59. He, like many retired IAF fliers, is currently a captain for El-
Al Airlines.
Victories: 1967-1973
Epstein's first kill came on June 6, 1967 during the Six Day War, when he downed an
Egyptian Sukhoi-7 at El Arish.
During the War of Attrition in 1969-1970, Epstein downed a MiG-17, another Sukhoi-7
and two MiG 21s.
The rest of his kills came during 1973's Yom Kippur War. Between October 18 and 20,
1973, he downed an Mi-8 helicopter and eight jets: two Sukhoi-7s, two Sukhoi-20s and
four MiG 21s. Then, on October 24, 1973, Epstein downed three more MiG-21s west of
the Great Bitter Lake.
Eight of these victories were with the French-built Mirage III, a delta wing fighter
designed primarily as a high altitude interceptor.
His other nine victories came in an IAI Nesher, an Israeli-built version of the Mirage V
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F15 Dogfight Movies –June 27, 1979
Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 4 Moshe Melnik Python 3 First kill of F15
Yoel Felchiuh AIM-7E kill
Dogfight of the Middle East – Part 5
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Falkland War (1982)
The Air-to Air combat award goes to the thirty-six British Harriers deployed with the
task force. These fighters shot down 24 Argentine aircraft (using AIM-9L missiles)
with no air-to-air losses themselves. A total of 109 Argentine aircraft were shot
down, captured, or destroyed on the ground.
Photo of the FAA A-4C Skyhawk of the IV Air
Brigade refueling in flight from a KC-130H Hercules
on May 9, 1982. Pilot Lt Jorge Casco would not return
from this mission
Israeli supplied 39 IAI Dagger since 1978
2 RN FRS Sea Harriers 1982

AIM-9L AA Missiles
Falkland War Part1 (1982)
The Super Etendard was the platform for the Falkland War Part2 (1982)
Exocet missile
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Argentina Air-to-Air missiles:
AIM-9B Sidewinder short-range IR: only Navy A-4Q Skyhawks up to May 1
Rafael Shafrir 2 short-range IR: only IAI Daggers on May 1
Matra R550 Magic short-range IR: received April 15 for Mirage IIIEA [18]
Matra R530 short-range semi-active radar: Mirage IIIEA 91
Dassault Mirage III
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Falkland War (1982)
Observations System
HMS Sheffield, HMS Coventry, HMS Ardent, HMS Antelope, RFA Sir Galahad,
Ships Sunk
Atlantic Conveyor plus a Landing Craft Utility ("Foxtrot Four" from Fearless)
HMS Glasgow, HMS Antrim, HMS Brilliant, HMS Broadsword, HMS Alacrity,
HMS Arrow, HMS Argonaut, HMS Plymouth, RFA Sir Bedivere, RFA Sir Ships Damaged [21]
Lancelot, RFA Sir Tristram, RFA Stromness
133 sorties by the A-4B and 86 by the A-4C. They flew with unreliable ejection
seats due to the US embargo placed from 1977. Naval A-4Q performed 12
A-4 Skyhawk
sorties. They were highly dependent on the two available KC-130 tankers,
limiting the number of aeroplanes that could attack simultaneously.
46 bombing sorties against ground targets, operating from Trelew, to avoid
Canberra
more congestion on the closer southern airfields.
153 sorties against naval/ground targets by the two squadrons. Their lack of
aerial refueling capacity severely affected their performance without any
chance of manouvering over the islands. They were obliged to fly the shortest
flightpath and had less than 10 minutes to find their targets. The discovery of
their approach corridor by the British led to 7 aircraft being shot down by Sea Israeli Dagger
Harriers CAP, something just realized when one of the downed Dagger pilots
was recovered by own troops. By the end of May they began carrying an
improvised chaff dispenser consisting of aluminium strips inside their
airbrakes.
The above figures shown a total of 430 attack sorties from the mainland of
which 18 aircraft were intercepted by the Sea Harriers and another 14 were Total Sorties:
shot down by anti aircraft defences
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Falkland War (1982)
Observations System
Argentine sources indicate that a number were withdrawn from operations over the islands to protect the mainland
against Vulcan strikes, however, they made 58 sorties providing decoys for the strike units with particular success on the
Mirage IIIEA
June 8 attacks against the British landings ships. Their lesser internal fuel capacity, compared to the Daggers, prevented
them from being used in their escort role.
The unarmed airliner made 54 cargo flights and other 61 for reconnaissance and surveillance duties against the British
Task Force heading south locating the fleet for the first time on April 21 when a Sea Harrier shepherded the 707 away.
On May 22 another 707 managed to evade 4 Sea Dart missiles launched against it but the risk of further sorties was too Boeing 707
great and from that point on the 707's made no further attempt to find the Task Force. On another occasion they made a
casual encounter with a British Nimrod both unarmed aircraft looked each other over and continued their missions.
They performed reconnaissance and ground attack missions from the Falklands airfields and surveillance of the
Patagonian coast from bases in Southern Argentina. Most of the island-based Pucarás were destroyed on the ground, due
IA 58 Pucará
to the lack of Hardened Aircraft Shelters. They shot down a Royal Marines Westland Scout during the battle of Goose
Green.
126 decoying plus 52 reconnaissance sorties. They were also extensively used as communications relay and pathfinder
Fenix Squadron
flights to guide the combat jets with the Learjets’ superior navigation systems.
33 night flights to BAM Puerto Argentino in May/June (Blockade runner). Among the cargo transported in those flight
were the 602 Army Commandos Coy, 155 mm CITEFA cannons, an improvised land based Exocet launcher, the Roland
SAM system and a RASIT radar replacement. They evacuated 263 wounded and a British PoW in their returning flights.
Starting 15 May, they also took over the dangerous task of searching for naval targets for the strike units, after the
C-130 Hercules
retirement of the last SP-2H Neptune available. On one of these daylight missions, a Hercules was intercepted and shot
down by a Sea Harrier.
29 May, the British tanker British Wye was hit by bombs dropped by a Hercules, north of South Georgia (Not officially recognized
by the FAA)
Refueling sorties for A-4s and Super Étendards, also for battle damaged fighters. KC-130 Hercules
15 night flights to BAM Puerto Argentino in May/June (Blockade runner) Fokker F-28 Navy
796 helicopter flights on the islands Army Aviation
In charge of maintaining Port Stanley airbase operable. Throughout the conflict, the airport installations were attacked
with 237 bombs, 1,200 shells from the Royal Navy gunline and 16 missiles, however, it was never out of action entirely.
1st Air Brigade
Many sources claim that the runway was covered with piles of dirt during the day causing British intelligence to surmise
Construction Group
that repairs were still in progress. Craters were in fact heaps of earth placed there to make it look as though the runway
Air Force
was damaged. In fact, the British were well aware that the runway was still in use by C-130 [30] and attempted to interdict
these flights leading to the loss of a C-130 on June 1.
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Aircraft Lost in the Air: no suffix: Air Force
Argentine strike aircraft did not carry air-to-air missiles, with the exception of 8th Air Brigade Mirage
IIIEA fighters and 6th Air Brigade Daggers on May 1. All retained a secondary armament of either
20 mm or 30 mm cannon.
9 by Sea Harrier,[33] 1 Sea Wolf HMS Broadsword,[34] 1SAM Rapier [35] IAI Dagger A 11
3[36] by Sea Harrier, 3[37] Sea Wolf HMS Brilliant, 1[38] Sea Dart, 1[39] AAA HMS
A-4B Skyhawk 10
Fearless, 1[40] 20mm cannon Fire from HMS Antelope and 1[41] friendly fire
2[42] by Sea Harrier, 3[43] Sea Dart, 1[44] Sea Cat from HMS Yarmouth, 1[45]
A-4C Skyhawk 7
combination Sea Cat/Rapier/Blowpipe/
1[46] by Sea Harrier, 1 SAM Stinger, 1 small arms fire 2nd PARA FMA IA 58 Pucará 3
3[47] by Sea Harrier. (3rd damaged by 30 mm cannon fire, attempted to land at Port A-4Q Skyhawk
3
Stanley but the undercarriage was inoperative and the pilot elected to eject.) Navy
1[48] by Sea Harrier, 1[49] friendly fire Mirage IIIEA 2

1[50] by Sea Harrier, 1[51] Sea Dart B.Mk62 Canberra 2
1[52] by Sea Harrier C-130E Hercules 1
Aermacchi
24 Aircraft Shoot Down1 by
1[53] by Blowpipe
MB.339A Navy
1[54] by SAM Sea Dart
Sea Harrier
Learjet 35A 1
Puma SA330L
1 gun fire, 1 by SAM Sea Dart, 1 FIM-92 Stinger.[55] 3
Army
Puma SA330L
Royal Marines gun fire in South Georgia, April 3 1
Army
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Bekaa Valley Air Battle 1982
In contrast with the desperate air battles of October 1973, Israel's 46-hour Bekaa Valley air war set
a new standard for orchestrated air operations and proved that even sophisticated mobile SAMs
.could be dismembered by well-coordinated air attacks
It is generally accepted that in the course of the first attack against the Bekaa an 9 June 1982, the
IAF destroyed 17 of the 19 Syrian SAM batteries and their radar sites, as well as 29 Syrian Air Force
(SAF) fighters, without loss.15 The following day, the IAF destroyed the remaining two missile
batteries. The SAF once more challenged the Israelis and lost approximately 35 more aircraft, again
without downing an Israeli aircraft. By the end of July, Syria had lost at least 87 aircraft, while
Israeli losses amounted to a few helicopters, one RF-4E, and an A-4 Skyhawk downed by a
PLO SA-7
Ivry's tactic was to vector four-ship formations of Israeli fighters into the engagement zone, one at a
time. Each air battle lasted one to two minutes. Ivry did not want to let any more than one four-ship
into the battle area. "Never mind if I'm not going to catch all the MiGs" he said; he wanted "to be
on the safe side that I'm not going to intercept one of ours.“
For the Syrians, the battle was hopeless, tactically and psychologically. Selective airborne
communications jamming frazzled the airwaves for the Syrian MiG-21s and MiG-23s and cut them
off from ground control.
Ivry described their lack of confidence as the Syrian fighter pilots launched and came up into the
fight without any idea of the interception route they would run. When they did try something, the
interceptions attempted by the MiG pilots were "not very efficient," in Ivry's opinion.
The Israeli pilots kept the advantage. "I can only tell you that, within half an hour, we shot down
about 26 MiGs," Ivry said. After two hours Ivry called off the SAM attacks. The tally grew so that
by noon on Friday, when a cease-fire took effect, IAF pilots had shot down 82 airplanes without 95
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Syria lost at least 26 MiG-23 in 1982 over the Bekka Valley
This is the MiG-23MLD that was flown to

Israel by a Syrian defector in 1989
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General Characteristic
• Crew: 1
• Length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
• Height: 16 ft (4.88 m) Armament
• Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²) • Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled gatling
• Airfoil: NACA 64A204 root and tip cannon, 511 rounds
• Empty weight: 18,900 lb (8,570 kg) • Hardpoints: 2× wing-tip Air-to-air missile launch rails, 6× under-
wing & 3× under-fuselage pylon stations holding
• Loaded weight: 26,500 lb (12,000 kg) up to 17,000 lb (7,700 kg) of payload
• Max. takeoff weight: 42,300 lb (19,200 kg) • Rockets:
• Powerplant: 1 × F110-GE-100 afterburning turbofan 4× LAU-61/LAU-68 rocket pods (each with 19× /7× Hydra 70
Dry thrust: 17,155 lbf (76.3 kN) mm rockets, respectively) or
Thrust with afterburner: 28,600 lbf (127 kN) 4× LAU-5003 rocket pods (each with 19× CRV7 70 mm
rockets) or
Performance 4× LAU-10 rocket pods (each with 4× Zuni 127 mm rockets)
• Maximum speed: • Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
At sea level: Mach 1.2 (915 mph, 1,470 km/h)[47]
2× AIM-7 Sparrow or
At altitude: Mach 2+ (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h[1]) 6× AIM-9 Sidewinder or
clean configuration 6× IRIS-T or
• Combat radius: 340 mi (295 nmi, 550 km) on a hi-lo-hi 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM or
mission with six 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs 6× Python-4/5
• Ferry range: 2,280 NM (2,620 mi, 4,220 km) with drop Air-to-ground missiles:
6× AGM-45 Shrike or
tanks
6× AGM-65 Maverick or
• Service ceiling: 60,000+ ft (18,000+ m) 4× AGM-88 HARM
• Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s) Anti-ship missiles:
• Wing loading: 88.3 lb/ft² (431 kg/m²) 2× AGM-84 Harpoon or 97
• Thrust/weight: 1.095 4× AGM-119 Penguin
SOLO McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
• Crew: 1: pilot
• Length: 63 ft 9 in (19.43 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 10 in (13.05 m)
• Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.63 m)
• Wing area: 608 ft² (56.5 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64A006.6 root, NACA 64A203 tip
• Empty weight: 28,000 lb (12,700 kg) Armament
• Loaded weight: 44,500 lb (20,200 kg) • Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6-barreled
• Max. takeoff weight: 68,000 lb (30,845 kg) gatling cannon, 940 rounds
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F100-100 or − • Hardpoints: Total 11 (not including CFTs): two under-
wing (each with additional two missile launch rails),
220 afterburning turbofans
four under-fuselage (for semi-recessed carriage of
Dry thrust: 17,450 lbf (77.62 kN) each AIM-7 Sparrows) and a single centerline pylon station,
Thrust with afterburner: 25,000 lbf for −220 (111.2 optional fuselage pylons (which may include
kN for −220) each conformal fuel tanks, known initially as Fuel And
• Fuel capacity: 13,455 lb (6,100 kg) interna Sensor Tactical (FAST) pack for use on the C model)
with a capacity of 16,000 lb (7,300 kg) and provisions
Performance to carry combinations of:
• Maximum speed: • Missiles:
High altitude: Mach 2.5+ (1,650+ mph, 2,660+ km/h) AIM-7 Sparrow
AIM-120 AMRAAM
Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (900 mph, 1,450 km/h) AIM-9 Sidewinder
• Combat radius: 1,061 nmi (1,222 mi, 1,967 km) Python
for interdiction mission • Other:
• Ferry range: 3,450 mi (3,000 nmi, 5,550 km) with up to 3× 600 US gallons (2,300 L) external
conformal fuel tanks and three external fuel tanks drop tanks for ferry flight or extended
• Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (20,000 m) range/loitering time.
MXU-648 Cargo/Travel Pod – to carry
• Rate of climb: >50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
personal belongings, and small pieces of
• Wing loading: 73.1 lb/ft² (358 kg/m²) maintenance equipment 98
• Thrust/weight: 1.12 (−220)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger)
SOLO Interceptor/Fighter (M
series) Role
Fighter-bomber (B series)
Mikoyan-Gurevich Manufacturer
• Crew: One
10 June 1967 First flight
• Length: 16.70 m (56 ft 9.5)
1970 Introduction
• Wingspan: Spread, 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in)
In service with foreign
• Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9.75 in) users
Status
• Wing area: 37.35 m² spread, 34.16 m² swept (402.05 ft² /
367.71 ft²)
• Empty weight: 9,595 kg (21,153 lb) Soviet Air Force
• Loaded weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb) Libyan Air Force
Syrian Air Force Primary users
• Max. takeoff weight: 18,030 kg (39,749 lb) Cuban Air Force
• Powerplant: 1 × Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning See Operators below
turbojet, 83.6 kN dry, 127 kN afterburning (18,850 lbf /
28,700 lbf) 1967–1985 Produced
5,047 Number built
Mikoyan MiG-27 Variants

Performance
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.32, 2,445 km/h at altitude;
Armament
Mach 1.14, 1,350 km/h at sea level (1,553 mph / 840 mph)
• 1x Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L 23 mm cannon
• Range: 1,150 km with six AAMs combat, 2,820 km ferry
with 200 rounds
(570 mi / 1,750 mi)
• Two fuselage, two wing glove, and two wing
pylons for up to 3,000 kg (6,610 lb) of stores,
• Rate of climb: 240 m/s (47,245 ft/min)
including:
• Wing loading: 420 kg/m² (78.6 lb/ft²)
• R-23/24 (AA-7 "Apex")
• R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid")
also, upgraded aircraft may carry:
• R-27 (AA-10 "Alamo")
• R-73 (AA-11 "Archer") 99
• R-77 (AA-12 "Adder")
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Bekaa Valley Air Battle 1982 Movies
1982 Israeli Air Force Gave a Lesson to Syria
Israeli Air Force and their F-15

Israeli and American Mig-21 Kills

Credits for making this great series belong to the
History Channel and the makers of the Dogfights
series.
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SOLO Operation Desert Storm's (1991)
Sidewinders fired by US Air Force F-15C Eagle jets downed 6 Iraqi combat
aircraft. 2 more Su-22 Fitters were shot down by AIM-9s 3 weeks after the
ceasefire. A Saudi F-15 pilot downed 2 French-built Iraqi Mirage F1s with
Sidewinders in a single attack. 2 F/A-18 Hornets and an F-14 Tomcat scored with
AIM-9s, the Hornets shooting down MiG-21 Fishbeds and the Tomcat downing a
helicopter
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Aircraft loss summary: 1977-1985
Operation Desert Storm Air-to-Air Victories by Coalition Air Forces, 17 January
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(Joint Operations Division)

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Air-to-Air Weapon System Development
Aircraft Avionics Armament
Mirage III
Nesher Analog Displays • Gun
Radar = BST Range
Analog Gun Sight • Matra 550 EM
Analog IMU • Sidewinder IR
Radio Communication • Shafrir II IR
F4 Phantom 1969 Analog Displays • Gun (after Vietnam)

Radar A/A, A/G, NAV • AIM-9 Sidewinder,
Analog Gun Sight • Python-3 (F-4 Kurnass 2000)
Analog IMU • AIM-7 Sparrow,
ECCM Pods
Radio Communication
Radar:
Raytheon AN/APG-63 or AN/APG-70 or
Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)1 or
Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)2 Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) or
Raytheon AN/APG-63(V)3 Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA)[95][N 2]
Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System
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AN/APG-70 Radar
F-15 Eagle Cockpit
Helmet-mounted display system

AN/APG-81 F-35 AESA Radar F-35 cockpit and instrument panel mock-up 106 System (EOTS)
Electro-Optical Targeting
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SOLO Airborne Radars F-16 Air-to-Air Modes

F-16 Integrated Sensor Suite, Northron Grumman Movie
Scaleable Agile Beam Radar (SABRE), Movie

SOLO Airborne Radars F-22 Raptor
http://www.f-22raptor.com/af_radar.php
AN/APG 77
Active Electronically
Scanned Array
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/APG-77
The AN/APG-77 is a multifunction radar installed on the F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. The radar is built by
.Northrop Grumman
It is a solid-state, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. Composed of 1500 transmit\receive modules,
each about the size of a gum stick, it can perform a near-instantaneous beam steering (in the order of tens of
.nanoseconds)
The APG-77 provides 120° field of view in azimuth and elevation. The highest value, which can be achieved for the
.Field of View (FOV) of a phased array antenna is 120° (60° left and 60° right. 60° up and 60° down)
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Air- to-Air missile launch envelope
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Kinematics no-escape-zone

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AIR-TO-AIR
MISSILES

SOLO
Air-to-air missiles
An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a missile fired from an aircraft for the purpose of
destroying another aircraft. AAMs are typically powered by one or more rocket motors,
usually solid fuelled but sometimes liquid fuelled. Ramjet engines, as used on the MBDA
Meteor (currently in development), are emerging as propulsion that will enable future
medium-range missiles to maintain higher average speed across their engagement
envelope.
Air-to-air missiles are broadly put in two groups. The first consists of missiles designed
to engage opposing aircraft at ranges of less than approximately 20 miles (32 km), these
are known as short-range or “within visual range” missiles (SRAAMs or WVRAAMs)
and are sometimes called “dogfight” missiles because they emphasize agility rather than
range. These usually use infrared guidance, and are hence also called heat-seeking
missiles. The second group consists of medium- or long-range missiles (MRAAMs or
LRAAMs), which both fall under the category of beyond visual range missiles
(BVRAAMs). BVR missiles tend to rely upon some sort of radar guidance, of which there
are many forms, modern ones also using inertial guidance and/or "mid-course updates".
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Air-to-air missiles History
The air-to-air missile grew out of the unguided air-to-air rockets used during the First
World War. Le Prieur rockets were sometimes attached to the struts of biplanes and fired
electrically, usually against observation balloons, by such early pilots as Albert Ball and A.
M. Walters.[1] Facing the Allied air superiority in World War II, Germany invested
considerable effort into missile research, using the R4M unguided rocket first and later the
first guided rockets like the Ruhrstahl X-4.
Post-war research led the Royal Air Force to introduce Fairey Fireflash into service in
1955 but their results were unsuccessful. The US Navy and US Air Force began equipping
guided missiles in 1956, deploying the USAF's AIM-4 Falcon and the USN's AIM-7
Sparrow and AIM-9 Sidewinder. The Soviet Air Force introduced its Kaliningrad K-5 into
service in 1957. As missile systems have continued to advance, modern air warfare consists
almost entirely of missile firing. The faith in Beyond Visual Range combat became so
pervasive in the US that early F-4 variants were armed only with missiles in the 1960s.
High casualty rates during the Vietnam War caused the US to reintroduce autocannons
and traditional dogfighting tactics but the missile remains the primary weapon in air
combat. In the Falklands War British Harriers were able to defeat faster Argentinian
opponents using AIM-9L missiles provided by the United States as the conflict began [1].
The latest heat-seeking designs can lock-on to a target from various angles, not just from
behind, where the heat signature from the engines is strongest. Other types rely on radar
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Air-to-air missiles
Ruhrstahl X-4
The Ruhrstahl X-4 was a wire guided air-to-
air missile designed by Germany during
World War II. The X-4 did not see operational
service and thus was not proven in combat.
The X-4 was the basis for the development of
experimental, ground launched anti-tank
missiles that became the basis for
considerable post-war work around the world,
including the Malkara missile.
Fireflash
Fireflash was the first British air-to-air
guided missile. Constructed by Fairey
Aircraft, the missile utilised radar beam-
riding guidance. Generally unsuccessful, it
served (1955 – 1958) only in small numbers
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Air-to-Air Missiles Modes of Operation
116-01
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Lock-On Before Launch

Pre Launch Phase
IMU alignment •
Radar slave- full target data •
HMD Slave- partial target data •
Seeker activation •
Target Lock-On •
Active Homing Phase

High agility •
Tight radius turn •
Excellent minimum ranges •
117-01
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Lock-On After Launch

1 Pre Launch Phase 2 Midcourse Guidance Phase
IMU alignment • Inertial navigation •
Target data transfer • Trajectory shaping for maximum range •
3 Homing Phase
Seeker activation •
Target Lock-On •
Final homing •
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Hughes AIM-4 Falcon
The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile of the United States Air Force
Specifications (GAR-1D/ -2B / AIM-4C/D)

Length: 78 in (2.0 m) / 79.5 in (2.02 m)
Wingspan: 20 in (510 mm)
Diameter: 6.4 in (160 mm)
Weight: 119 lb (54 kg) / 135 lb (61 kg)
Speed: Mach 3
Range 6 mi (9.7 km)
Guidance: semi-active radar homing / rear-aspect infrared
Warhead: 7.6 lb (3.4 kg) high explosive
The GAR-1 had semi-active radar homing (SARH), giving a range of about 5 miles (8 km). About 4,000 rounds were
produced. It was replaced in production by the GAR-1D (later AIM-4A), with larger control surfaces. About 12,000
of this variant were produced, the major production version of the SARH Falcon.
The GAR-2 (later AIM-4B) was a heat-seeker, generally limited to rear-aspect engagements, but with the advantage
of being a 'fire and forget' weapon. As would also be Soviet practice, it was common to fire the weapon in salvos of
both types to increase the chances of a hit (a heat-seeking missile fired first, followed moments later by a radar-
guided missile). The GAR-2 was about 1.5 in (40 mm) longer and 16 lb (7 kg) heavier than its SARH counterpart. Its
range was similar. It was replaced in production by the GAR-2A (later AIM-4C), with a more sensitive infrared
seeker. A total of about 26,000 of the infrared-homing Falcons were built.
7.6 lb (3.4 kg) warhead, limiting their lethal radius. Also limiting them tactically was the fact that Falcon lacked a
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AIM-9 EARLY SUBTYPE COMPARISON TABLE
SOLO Author's note:
This table was compiled from a wide range of sources, many of which do not specify the exact conditions under which the stated
performance figures apply. Therefore caution must be exercised in interpreting the figures. Since newer variants are still current
in service, detailed figures for these are hard to acquire.
AIM-9 EARLY SUBTYPE

COMPARISON TABLE
AIM-9H AIM-9G AIM-9E AIM-9D AIM-9B Subtype
USN USN USAF USN Joint Service
Seeker Design Features
AIM-9G AIM-9D AIM-9B AIM-9B NWC Origin
PbS PbS PbS PbS PbS Detector
Nitrogen Nitrogen Peltier Nitrogen Uncooled Cooling
MgF2 MgF2 MgF2 MgF2 Glass Dome Window
125 125 100 125 70 Reticle Speed [Hz]
AM AM AM AM AM Modulation
>12.0 12.0 16.5 12.0 11.0 Track Rate [deg/s]
solid state thermionic hybrid thermionic thermionic Electronics
continuous rod continuous rod blast/fragment continuous rod blast/fragment Warhead
Passive-IR/HF Passive-IR/HF Passive-IR Passive-IR/HF Passive-IR, Fuse
Powerplant Specifications
Hercules BermiteHercules Thiokol Hercules Thiokol Manufacturer
Mk.36 Mod 5, 6,
Mk.36 Mk.17 Mk.36 Mk.17 Type
7
LAU-7A LAU-7A Aero-III LAU-7A Aero-III Launcher
Missile Dimensions[ft]
9.4 9.4 9.84 9.4 9.28 Length
2.06 2.06 1.83 2.06 1.83 Span
186.3 191.8 164.2 195.1 155.2 Weight[lb]
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AIM-9 LATE SUBTYPE

COMPARISON TABLE
AIM-9R AIM-9P-4/5 AIM-9M AIM-9L AIM-9J Subtype
USN USAF Joint Joint USAF Service
Seeker Design Features
AIM-9M AIM-9J/N AIM-9L AIM-9H AIM-9E Origin
Focal Plane
InSb InSb InSb PbS Detector
Array
- Argon Argon Argon Peltier Cooling
Glass MgF2 MgF2 MgF2 MgF2 Dome Window
Focal Plane
100 125 125 100 Reticle Speed [Hz]
Array
Focal Plane
FM FM FM AM Modulation
Array
classified >16.5 classified classified 16.5 Track Rate [deg/s]
solid state solid state solid state solid state hybrid Electronics
Annular BF Annular BF Annular BF Annular BF blast/fragmention Warhead
IR/Laser IR/Laser IR/Laser IR/Laser Passive-IR Fuse
Powerplant Specifications
Hercules/Aeroje
MTI/Hercules MTI/Hercules Hercules/Bermite Hercules/Aerojet Manufacturer
t
Mk.36 Mod.9 SR.116 Mk.36 Mod.9 Mk.36 Mod.7,8 Mk.17 Type
Common Common Common Common Aero-III Launcher
Missile Dimensions[ft]
9.5 10.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 Length
2.1 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.9 Span
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191.0 190.0 191.0 191.0 170.0 Weight[lb]
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AIM - 7 Sparrow
The AIM-7 Sparrow missile is an all-weather, all-aspect air-to-air missile,

which has also been adapted for use with shipboard air defence systems. The
missile has four moving delta wings at the middle and four fixed delta fins at
the rear. The current models, the AIM-7F and the AIM-7M, are both 3.66 m
long, have a body diameter of 203 mm and a wing span of 1.02 m. The AIM-
Specifications
7F has a 39 kg HE Mk 71 continuous-rod warhead and weighs 227 kg at
launch, whereas the AIM-7M weighs 231 kg and has a 40 kg HE focused AIM-7R AIM-7P AIM- AIM-7F
blast/fragmentation warhead (WDU-27/B assembly). The AIM-7F models 7M
were the first Sparrow missiles to use solid-state electronics; this condensed
the guidance section, which allowed the warhead to be moved forward of the m 3.66 m 3.66 m 3.66 m 3.66 Length
wings and allowed the use of a more powerful motor to increase both speed
and range. An additional change in the 7F model was the introduction of a mm 203 mm 203 mm 203 mm 203 Body
conical scan semi-active seeker, which gave the missile a look-down/shoot- diameter
down capability against heavy clutter (unfortunately it was later found to be m 1.02 m 1.02 m 1.02 m 1.02 Wing span
relatively easy to jam). The missile also had the ability to snap start in two
seconds and was fitted with a new RF fuze. The AIM-7M version has an kg 231 kg 231 kg 231 kg 227 Launch
weight
inverse monopulse semi-active seeker with digital processing, this improves
the missile's performance under heavy ECM and weather conditions. This /kg HE blast 40 kg HE 40 kg HE 40 kg HE 39 Warhead
model also has the advantage of an active radar fuze, which together with the fragmentation /blast /blast continuous rod
built-in test system has provided a more reliable missile, capable of attacking fragmentation fragmentation
low-flying aircraft targets. The AIM-7P has improved guidance electronics, a Active radar Active radar Active radar RF Fuze
new fuze and an onboard computer with twice the capacity and speed of the
AIM-7M models. Also incorporated is the capability to receive mid-course Command and Command and Semi-active Semi-active Guidance
uplink information in the same formats used by the AIM-54 Phoenix and semi-active semi-active radar radar
.AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles radar radar
and IR
The Sparrow missiles use solid-propellant motors, either the Alliant
Techsystems Mk 58 or the Aerojet Mk 65. ATK's Mk 58 solid rocket motor is Solid Solid Solid Solid propellant Propulsion
the current production unit. The steel-cased rocket is 59.6 in long, has a propellant propellant propellant
diameter of 8 in and weighs 211.4 lb. The propellant is aluminised CTPB and
km 45 km 45 km 45 km 40 Range
the rocket provides a boost-sustain flight profile. The AIM-7F missiles have a
maximum range of 40 km, while the AIM-7M/P versions have a maximum
.range of 45 km
SOLO CW semi-active seeker
SOLO SPARROW, AIM-7
,COMPARATIVE CUTAWAYS OF AIM-7E (TOP) AND AIM-7F/7M

SHOWING HOW IN TODAY’S SPARROW MORE COMPACT
GUIDANCE HAS ENABLED THE WARHEAD TO BE MOVED
.AHEAD OF THE WING, ROOM FOR NEW MOTOR
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Phoenix
THIS CUTAWAY SHOWS THE AIM-54A: AIM-54C DIFFERS ONLY IN

.THE MINIATUREIZED DIGITAL AVIONIC SECTION AND RADAR
SOLO ACTIVE RADAR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES (ARCHITECTURES)
AMRAAM Missile - General View
X BAND SEEKER, TAIL CONTROL BY ELECTRIC SERVO, RF PF

SOLO
AMRAAM Missile
Propellant Estimation
:AIM - 120A
Lp = 140 cm length
D = 17.8 cm
η = 0.82 fill factor
TOP Specifications ρ = 1.7 g/cm3 density
mp~(π D2/4) Lp η ρ
140 0.82 1.7 )π 17.82/4(=
kg 47 =
Isp ~ 2300 1/sec
Wtot=mp Isp ~ 109,000 N s
Janes 16-Jul-2009
the propellant mass
is given as 49 kg
3.65 m
Length:
178 mm Body diameter:

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63 cm AIM-120A/B, 44.5 cm AIM-120C-5 Wing span:
157 kg AIM-120A/B, 161 kg AIM-120C-5 Launch weight: AMRAAM AIM 120A, Movie
22 kg HE directed fragmentation, 20 kg AIM-120C-5 Warhead:
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Inertial and active radar Guidance:
Solid propellant Propulsion:
50 km Range:
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AMRAAM Development Program
AIM-120A and AIM-120B: The baseline AMRAAM variant was the AIM-120A, produced
during Production Lots 1 to 5. The AIM-120A was a non-reprogrammable missile so any
change to the weapon's operational software required a return to the factory. A
reprogrammable EPROM signal processor was fitted to the next variant, the AIM-120B
In May 1997 the US Air Force launched an AIM-120B upgrade programme, the AIM-120B SWUP (software upgrade). The programme
will be lead by Raytheon on behalf of the USAF Air Materiel Command, Air Armament Center. The US Air Force is also working on a
three-year project to replace the motors on (sizeable) stocks of AIM-120B/Cs with motors from AIM-120As. A fault has been identified in
the Aerojet-supplied AIM-120B/C motors that shortens their operational life, and so the USAF is replacing them with rockets from the
(less capable) AIM-120A. The work is being undertaken by Raytheon and the US Air Force in Europe and the US. The Rocket Motor
Transfer project was initiated in February 2007 and 690 missiles are scheduled to be modified in FY07 alone
P3I Phase I, AIM-120C: With the introduction of the current production AIM-120C in Lot 8, the AMRAAM programme embarked on
a phased spiral development plan that has seen several distinct versions of the AIM-120C developed and fielded, and has led to the
further enhanced AIM-120D weapon. The AMRAAM Pre-Planned Product Improvement (P3I) programme began with the first AIM-
120C. This variant was fitted with revised clipped fins, allowing it to be carried internally by the F/A-22 Raptor. For this aircraft the
AIM-120C-5 is carried on a LAU-142/A launcher that uses a hydraulic trapeze mechanism and a pneumatic ejection system to launch
missiles from the main weapon bays. It also incorporated numerous software improvements. AIM-120Cs were built in Production Lots
8 to 10 and the first missiles were delivered in 1996.
P3I Phase II, AIM-120C-4/C-5/C-6: Phase II of the P3I covered the AIM-120C-4 and AIM-120C-5 variants. The C-4 missile was fitted
with an improved WDU-41/B warhead, with 15 lb of PBXN-110 explosive. However, the Mk 44 Mod 1 booster fitted to this warhead
was found not to meet IM (Insensitive Munitions) requirements and a 1999 test programme led to its replacement with a revised Mk 80
Mod 0 booster. The C-4 was quickly supplanted, in Lot 11/12, by the AIM-120C-5. Deliveries began in July 2000. This version
incorporated subtle, but significant change to its rocket motor unit. Under the Propulsion Enhancement Programme, ATK (Alliant
Techsystems) developed a new rocket with its casing lengthened by 5 in. This motor, commonly referred to as the 'Plus 5' motor, took
advantage of a redesign of the AMRAAM's internal electronics that freed up additional space for the motor. Missile flyout range and
overall kinematic performance is enhanced in the AIM-120C-5. The warhead of the AIM-120C-5 was modified to correct the problems
discovered with the C-4 variant.
The C-5 was followed by the AIM-120C-6, beginning in Lot 16. This version has improved lethality through a new fuze system, the
quadrant target detection device. While AIM-120C deliveries were underway to the US, the AIM-120B continued to be the standard for
export customers. Only with Lot 15 missiles did the AIM-120C-5 become the first C variant available for export. The AIM-120C-7
became export approved in 2007.
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P3I Phase III, AIM-120C-7: Phase III of the P3I programme covered the AIM-120C-7 variant, a missile
that incorporates significant improvements to its radar seeker architecture. The C-7 has an upgraded
seeker antenna, receiver, and signal processor plus new software algorithms to counter new threats.
The C-7 was funded and in development during the UK's BVRAAM programme and Raytheon reapplied
some of the systems developed for its BVRAAM submission. One example of this is the new circular circuit
cards that have replaced the longitudinal cards found in older missiles. The space required by the C-7's electronic systems was again
reduced over the C-5 variant, providing another inch of 'free space' within the missile body. This could accommodate a further enlarged
rocket motor. Work on the AIM-120C-7 began in 1998 and the first test launches were conducted by the USAF in August and September
2003. It had been planned to field the AIM-120C-7 by 2004, but this was delayed. The AIM-120C-7 Engineering Manufacturing and
Development (EMD) phase was concluded in March 2004. Operational Testing (OT) of the C-7 began in February 2005 and was due to
be completed by March 2006. Several software problems with the missile were encountered and the decision was taken to delay the OT
plan to allow a planned software upgrade to be incorporated into the missile. Operational Test was due to be completed by June 2007.
This was delayed but the AIM-120C-7 did successfully complete OT by the end of 2007. AIM-120C-7 acquisition began in Production Lot
16. In October 2008 the AIM-120C-7 was fired by a US Navy F/A-18E for the first time as part of the Navy's Weapons System User
Program (WSUP). The WSUP firing was part of the joint Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) with the USAF. The AIM-120C-
7 was fired successfully at a BQM-167A target drone, in a joint mission with USAF F-15Cs.
Raytheon is currently building missiles at a rate of 10 per week (40 per month). In 2007 the AIM-120C-7 became available for export and
Taiwan became the first foreign customer to request the C-7 in February.
P3I Phase IV AIM-120D: Phase IV of the P3I programme was initiated in some secrecy and with little official comment on the technical
details or developmental status of the resultant missile. This new missile is the AIM-120D and the contract for its development was
awarded in December 2003. The designation AIM-120C-8 has been attached to this variant in several sources, but Raytheon says that the
C-8 designation would have been allocated to its ERAAM design. The shift to the AIM-120D designation points to a significant
improvement in capability. The AIM-120D is an increased range development that incorporates GPS-aided navigation for more accurate
mid-course guidance. It is fitted with a two-way datalink allowing for greater control over the missile's end-game targeting. The missile
also has improved guidance software to improve kinematic performance and overall effectiveness. However, the rocket propulsion system
is unchanged compared to the existing AIM-120C and earlier variants, so the AIM-120D remains only an incremental improvement on
current AMRAAMs and not a leap-ahead weapon. The USAF is the lead service in AMRAAM development, but the AIM-120D is
understood to be driven by a US Navy requirement for a next-generation long-range missile that will be compatible with the AESA radar
of the F/A-18E/F (and fill the gap left by the retirement of the F-14/AIM-54 Phoenix combination). In future USAF service the AIM-
120D will equip the F-15, F-16, F-22 and F-35 (Block 4 standard). The missile remains in developmental testing.
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AMRAAM
AMRAAM AIM - 120C-5 Specifications

Length: 12 ft 3.65 m
Diameter: 7 in 17.8 cm
Wing Span: 17.5 in 44.5 cm
Fin Span: 17.6 in 44.7 c
AIM-120C
Weight: 356 lb 161.5 kg
Rocket motor PN G672798-1 is an enhanced
Warhead: 45 lb 20.5 Kg version with additional 5” (12 cm) of propellant.
Guidance: Active Radar Estimation: add 10% (12/140) to obtain
Fuzing: Proximity (RF) and Contact mp ~ 52 kg
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A-A Missiles Development in RAFAEL
BVR DERBY
PYTHON-5
PYTHON-4
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PYTHON-3
Short Range
SHAFRIR-2
SHAFRIR-1
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Evolution of Air-to-Air Missiles in RAFAEL

Short Range Dual Range
1st GENERATION 2nd GENERATION 3rd GENERATION 4th GENERATION 5th GENERATION
TYPICAL 3rd
180 GENERATION
MISSILE
MAX.
ASPECT
ANGLE
45
30
LEAD/LAG LAUNCHER
ANGLE 30
0 0-(10)
Full Sphere IR
Missile
SHAFRIR-1 SHAFRIR-2 PYTHON-3 PYTHON-4 PYTHON-5 DERBY
SERVICE: 1968-1980 SERVICE SINCE 1978 SERVICE: SINCE 1993 Full Scale Development ACTIVR BVR
SERVICE: 1964-1969
HITS: OVER 100 A/C HITS: OVER 35 A/C
DURING 1973 WAR DURING 1982 WAR
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SEEKERS COMPARISON
OFF BORESIGHT AIM-9B SHAFRIR AIM-9D PYTHON-3 AIM-9L PYTHON-4

ANGLE [deg]
80
60
40
20
TRACKING
VELOCITY
]deg/sec[
100
75
50
25
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EVOLUTION OF FIRING POSITIONS
ATTACKING PLANE 3RD GENERATION
MISSILE FIRING POSITION
VERTICAL MANEUVER
ENEMY PLANE
HORIZONTAL MANEUVER
HEAD ON
ENCOUNTER
PYTHON-4 MISSILE
2ND GENERATION
FIRING POSITION
LAUNCH CONDITIONS DOGFIGHT DURATION

1. SHAFRIR REAR ASPECT : ~5 MINUTES
2. PYTHON-3 ALL ASPECT ANGLE, 45° OFF BORESIGHT : 2-3 MINUTES
3. PYTHON-4 ALL ASPECT ANGLE, FRONT HEMISPHERE : 5 - 30 SECONDS
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THIS CUTAWAY SHOWS THE DISPOSITION OF MAJOR

ELEMENTS IN SHAFRIR 2. THE PNEUMATICALLY
CANARDS ARE DRIVEN IN PARIS
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PYTHON 4
A Leader in Short Range
Air-to-Air Weapon Systems
•Superior “agile” aerodynamic

configuration optimized for within
visual range dogfights
•Radically expands the “no escape
zone” to most of the frontal
hemisphere
•Increased range and cinematic
performance
•Unique pursuit trajectories
•Advanced IRCCM capability
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PYTHON-4 MISSILE TYPICAL TRAJECTORY
LAUNCHING
A/C
TARGET

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Dual Range
IR Missile
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LOBL Mode
• Minimum integration
– No A/C changes
– Very limited Pylon adaptation
• Unique operational capabilities in LOBL
mode in a short time.
• Communal A/A A/D use.
Immediate operational capability
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• Robustness
• Wide field of view
• Low false alarm rate
• Long acquisition ranges
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Summary
• Full sphere launch envelope
• Dual-band imaging seeker
• LOAL mode
• Extended acquisition ranges

• Long launching ranges
• Excellent IRCCM
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EVOLUTION OF SHORT RANGE A/A IR MISSILES
PYTHON - 5
V IMAGING
9X
PYTHON - 4
“NO ESCAPE”
IV HIGH RESOLUTION
HIGH SENSITIVITY 9M
9R
ALL ASPECT 9L
III PYTHON - 3
IRCCM 9J
9P4
9H
9G
MANEUVERING
II TARGETS 9D SHAFRIR 2
I AIM--9B SHAFRIR 1
1950 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 2010
EXPORT VERSIONS
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Beyond Visual Range Air-to-
Air Missile
•Active radar seeker

•Both medium and short range
•All weather performance
•Look-Down/Shoot-Down capability
•LOBL mode for tight dogfights
•Advanced programmable ECCM
•Lightweight
•Fully developed, tested and
proven
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• LOCK-ON AFTER LAUNCH (LOAL) CAPABILITY
Target at
Launch
Antenna
Main Beam
Missile in
Search Phase
Target Uncertainty
Missile Zone in Search
Trajectory Phase
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Active Radar Air-to- Air Missiles

DERBY
DERBY
AMRAAM
AMRAAM
MICA
MICA
ACTIVE
ACTIVE SKYFLASH
SKYFLASH
AA-12
AA-12

British Air-to-Air Missiles
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Sky Flash
The Sky Flash development programme started in 1973, when it was originally called XJ
521. The programme took the AIM-7E-2 Sparrow variant and redesigned the semi-active
radar seeker, the fuze, the autopilot and the power supply unit. This was done to ensure
commonality with the RAF Phantom aircraft, so that AIM-7E Sparrow and Sky Flash
would be interchangeable and there would not need to be extensive aircraft alterations.
Flight trials were carried out in the US during 1976-78 and the first production deliveries
were made in 1978. The aim was to introduce a monopulse CW semi-active radar seeker, to
give an improved performance against low-flying target aircraft and this was achieved, thus
making Sky Flash the first in-service air-to-air missile monopulse system. At the same time
the opportunity was taken to improve the ECCM capability and the discrimination between
multiple targets. From 1985 several UK-developed improvements were made to the Sky
Flash missiles including: thinner wings; a modified body tube; a new rocket motor; and
Sky Flash
.several improved electronic assemblies Length: 3.660 m
Body diameter: 203 mm
Sky Flash was sold to Sweden in 1978, where it is known as Rb 71, and further development
Wing span: 1.02 m
programmes for Sky Flash were discussed by the UK and Sweden. A feasibility study to
Launch weight: 195 kg
develop an active radar version, known as Sky Flash 90 or Rb 71A, and a long-range
Warhead: 30 kg HE-continuous rod
version powered by ramjet known as Rb 73 (for carriage by the JAS 39 Gripen fighter), was
Fuze: Active Radar
carried out in the late 1980s. British Aerospace (later Matra BAe Dynamics, now MBDA)
Guidance: Semi-Active
made an agreement with Thomson-CSF (now Thales) in 1988 to jointly fund development of
CW Radar
an active Sky Flash (with Thomson-CSF providing the active radar seeker), as a potential
Propulsion: Solid propellant
lower cost option to the AIM-120 AMRAAM. The first active radar seeker completed air
Range: 40 km
carriage trials in 1991. This Active Sky Flash programme, was to include the development of
a new blast/fragmentation warhead, to be built by LFK (now part of MBDA). The Active Sky
Flash was terminated in 1992. British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) and Saab Missiles
(now Saab Bofors Dynamics) announced a joint study programme in 1992 to examine a
wingless variant of Active Sky Flash, known as S225X, with the programme studies being
joined by GEC-Marconi Dynamics and Alenia (both now Alenia Marconi Systems, part of
MBDA) and Thomson-CSF (now Thales) in 1993. In 1994 a further proposal, known as
S225XR, was made for a ramjet-powered air-to-air missile project, but this was dropped in
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Active Sky Flash
An evolutionary development of the Sky Flash , itself derived from the AIM-7E2, the Active Sky Flash
combines an active radar seeker, pulse Doppler fuse and intelligent digital autopilot with the airframe of the
late model Improved Sky Flash . The Active Sky Flash offers many of the functional advantages of the
AMRAAM, at a lower cost, but has lower aerodynamic performance than AMRAAM primarily due to older
.airframe and powerplant design, and is a heavier weapon due basic design (BAe via FAS)
The Active Skyflash retains the airframe of the basic Skyflash/Improved Skyflash, but is fitted with a Thomson
CSF active radar seeker. This allows fire and forget launches against multiple targets, which will not become
aware of the inbound missile until it is either sighted or its active seeker commences terminal homing. The active
seeker has an inherent capability to burn through hostile jamming as the power on target increases as the missile
.closes with the target
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6
2.9
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Adaptor Weigh Dia Lengt Launch Target O/B Kinematic Range Acquisition Range Model Seeker Type
t h G G
- ]lb[ ]in[ ]in[ ]G[ ] G[ ]deg[ ]NMI[ ]NMI[ - - Units
APU-73 232 7.0 114.2 8 12 45 16 5.4-8.0 MK-80 IRH R-73
APU-73 232 7.0 114.2 8 12 60 21 8.0 MK-80M IRH R-73M
APU-73 253 7.0 126.0 8 12 60 5.4-6.5 8.0 MK-80M IRH R-73R
APU-73 232 7.0 114.2 8 12 75 16 8.0 MK-80E IRH R-73E
APU-73 232 7.0 114.2 8 12 75 21 8.0 MK-80ME IRH R-74ME
AKU/APU-470 560 9.0 157.5 5 8 - 43.2 16.0~ 9B-1101K SARH/DL/IMU R-27R1
AKU/APU-470 561 9.0 145.7 5 8 - 38.9 5.4-8.0 36T IRH R-27T1
AKU/APU-470 560 9.0 157.5 5 8 - 38.9 130~ 9B-1032 Passive RF R-27P1
AKU/APU-470 560 9.0 157.5 5 8 - 43.2 10.8-13.5 9B-1103M ARH/DL/IMU R-27A1
AKU/APU-470 773 9.0 185.0 5 8 - 70.2 16.0~ 9B-1101K SARH/DL/IMU R-27ER1
AKU/APU-470 753 9.0 177.2 5 8 45/60 64.8 5.4-8.0 MK-80/M IRH R-27ET1
AKU/APU-470 773 9.0 185.0 5 8 - 64.8 130~ 9B-1032 Passive RF R-27EP1
AKU/APU-470 773 9.0 185.0 5 8 - 70.2 10.8-13.5 9B-1103M ARH/DL/IMU R-27EA1
AAKU/AKU-170 386.3 7.9 141.7 8 12 - 54.0 8.6 9B-1348E ARH/DL/IMU R-77
AAKU/AKU-170 386.3 7.9 141.7 8 12 - 54.0> 8.6 9B-1348E ARH/DL/IMU R-77M
AAKU/AKU-170 386.3 7.9 141.7 8 12 75 54.0 8.0 MK-80E IRH/DL/IMU R-77T
AAKU/AKU-170 386.3 7.9 141.7 8 12 - 54.0 130~ 9B-1032 Passive RF R-77P
AAKU/AKU-170 496.7 7.9 145.7 8 12 - 86.5 8.6 9B-1348E ARH/DL/IMU R-77M-PD
AAKU/AKU-170 496.7 7.9 145.7 8 12 75 86.5 8.0 MK-80E IRH/DL/IMU R-77T-PD
AAKU/AKU-170 496.7 7.9 145.7 12 86.5 - 9B-1032 Passive RF R-77P-PD
- 1656.0 20. 291.3 N/A N/A N/A 215.0 - - ARH/DL/IMU R-172

0
- 1100.0 15. 161.4 N/A N/A N/A 160.0 - ARGS-PD ARH/DL/IMU R-37
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AA - 12 AA - 11 AA - 10 AA - 10 AA - 8 AA-7 AA-2 US
Designation
Adder Archer Alamo Alamo Aphid Apex Atoll NATO
Codename
R - 77 R - 73 R - 27 RE R - 27 R R - 60 MK R - 23 R R - 13 M Rusian
Designation
izd.170 izd.72 izd.470E izd.470 izd.62 izd.340 izd. 380 Industrial
Index
3.6 2.9 4.7 4.0 2.09 4.46 2.87 Length (m)
200 170 260 230 120 200 127 Diameter

(mm) ,JANE’s Intelligence Review
700 510 970 970 490 1000 632 Span (mm) May 1993 - Europe
175 105 350 253 43.5 223 90 Weight (kg)
22.5 7.4 39 39 6.0 25 11.3 Warhead

(kg) Military Technology
1 - 90 0.5 - 30 0.5 - 170 0.5 - 80 0.4 - 7 4 - 35 0.5 - 15 Min/Max MIL TECH, 7/94 -
Range (km)
AKU-170 APU-73- AKU-470 APU-470 APU- APU-47D APU - Launch
APU - rail launcher
1D 60I/II 13MT/B Pylon AKU - ejection launcher
S

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R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Types

R-27EM R-27AE R-27TE R - 27RE R - 27T R - 27R Type
1990 1990 1986 1986 Enter In

Service
4.78 m 4.78 m 4.5 m 4.78 m 3.80 m 4.08 m Length
0.26 m 0.26 m 0.26 m 0.26 m 0.23 m 0.23 m Diameter
0.97 m 0.97 m 0.97 m 0.97 m 0.97 m 0.97 m Fin Span
0.77 m 0.77 m 0.77 m 0.77 m 0.77 m 0.77 m Wing Span
350 kg 350 kg 343 kg 350 kg 245 kg 253 kg Weight
39 kg 39 kg 39 kg 39 kg 39 kg 39 kg Warhead
Inertial, Inertial, Passive IR Inertial, Passive IR Inertial, Guidance

command & command & command & command &
Semi-Active Active Radar Semi-Active Semi-Active
Radar Radar Radar
Active Radar Active Radar Active Radar Active Radar Active Radar Active Radar Fuze
0.02 - 110 0.02 -110 km 0.02 - 80 km 0.02 - 62.5 0.02 - 65 km 0.02 - 60 km Min/Max
km km Range
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AA-11, R-73 Archer
The redesigned missile is 2.92 m long (20 mm longer than the earlier versions) and weighs 106 kg (an increase of 1
kg). The fuselage diameter of 0.17 m, wingspan of 0.51 m and control surfaces span of 0.385 m are unchanged, and
.the rocket nozzle retains the existing thrust-vectoring system
The warhead weighs 8 kg and is described as a multi-shaped charge rod type. It is not known if this is referring to a
.continuous or discrete rod type, or a multiple Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) charge configuration
The nose-mounted infrared seeker is a two-colour design. It has a ±60-degree seeker field of view and can be steered
.up to 75 degrees from the missile centreline
The basic version of the R-73 was equipped with an Arsenal MK-80 nitrogen-cooled indium antimonide (InSb)
single-colour unit with an off-boresight limit of ±45 degrees. On later models this was replaced by an improved
single-colour seeker with a ±75 degrees off-boresight capability. Arsenal is known to have developed two-colour
seekers, so is probably responsible for the seeker of the RVV-MD/MDL. The new seeker may be based experience
gained from earlier Arsenal two-colour designs designated Impulse and MM-2000. Impulse is known to have been
.evaluated by Vympel, while the MM-2000 was proposed as an R-73 upgrade
The maximum range in the front hemisphere is 40 km: a significant increase over the 30 km of the original R-73E
and R-73EL designs. The minimum range in the rear hemisphere is 300 m. Targets can be engaged from 200 m up
. to 20 km and the missile can cope with target manoeuvres of up to 12 g
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The R-73 short-range air-to-air missile was
developed by "Molniya" (recently the special design
bureau Nr.4) design bureau. It's team at the
beginning of the 1970s developed the R-60 missile
and the R-73 was intended to replace it. It is known
as the AA-11 "Archer" with NATO countries
R-73M2 R-73M1 R-73E Model
? 1982 ? Entered service in

km 40 km 30 km 30 < Range against closing target
? km 15 km 15 < Range against receding target
kg 110 kg 105 kg 115 Weight
? kg 8 kg 7.4 Weight of warhead

expanding rod Type of warhead
Mach 2.5 Speed
infrared Guidance
? 0.6 ? Kill probability
m 2.9 Length
m 0.17 Diameter
m 0.51 Fin span
Ka-50, Ka-52, MiG-29, MiG-31, Carried by
Su-25, Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34, 172
Su-35, Su-37, Su-39, Yak-141
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RVV-AE-PD (PD, Priamotochni Dvigatel = ramjet or Povyshenoy Dalnosti = improved range)
Ground-to-Air
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People’s Republic of China (PRC) Air-to-Air Missiles
• PL - 1 - PRC version of the Soviet Kaliningrad K-5 (AA-1 Alkali), retired.

• PL - 2 - PRC version of the Soviet Vympel K-13 (AA-2 Atoll), based on AIM-9 Sidewinder, retired.
• PL - 3 - updated version of the PL-2, did not enter service. PL-2, 3
• PL - 5 - updated version of the PL-2, several versions:
• PL - 5A - Semi-Active Radar homing AAM, resembles AIM-9G. PL-5
Did not enter service
• PL - 5B - IR version, entered service 1990 to replace PL-2. Limited of boresight.
• PL - 5C - Improved version comparable to AIM-9H or AIM-9L in performance.

• PL - 5E - All-aspect attack version, resembles AIM-9P in appearance.
• PL - 7 - PRC version of the IR-homing French R550 Magic AAM. PL-7
Did not enter service.
• PL - 8 - PRC version of the Israeli RAFAEL Python 3. PL-8
• PL - 9 - short range IR missile, marked for export. One known improved version PL - 9C.
PL-9
• PL - 10 - medium-range air-to-air missile. Did not enter service.
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• PL - 11 - Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (MRAAM), based on the HQ-61C and Italian ASPIDE (AIM-7
technology. Known version include:
PL -11
• PL - 11 - MRAAM with semi-active radar homing, based on the Length: 3.690 m
HQ-61C SAM and ASPIDE seeker technology. Body diameter: 200 mm
Exported as FD-60. Wing span: 1 m
• PL - 11A - Improved PL-11 with increased range, warhead, and more
Warhead: HE-fragmentation
effective seeker. The new seeker requires target illumination Fuze: RF
only during the last stage, providing a Lock On After Launch Guidance: Semi-Active
capability. CW Radar
• PL - 11B - Also known as PL-11AMR, improved PL-11 with AMR-1, Range: 25 km
active radar-homing seeker.
• LY - 60 - PL-11, adopted to navy ships for air-defence, sold to Pakistan

but doesn’t appear to be in service with the Chinise Navy.
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.-PL - 12 (SD 10, SD 10A) •
The SD-10 is outwardly very similar to the US-designed AIM-120 AMRAAM. The two
share a comparable aerodynamic configuration, although with a length of 3.85m, a
diameter of 20.3 cm and a weight of 180 kg the SD-10 is a little longer, wider and
heavier than the AMRAAM. The SD-10 has four rear-mounted control fins that each
have a very distinctive notch cut into their base. These fins are longer and more
prominent than those of the AMRAAM and are cropped at an angle (rather than in
SD-10A SD-10
line with the missile body). Four larger triangular fins are fixed to the mid-section of 3.934 m Length: 3.850 m
the missile. Internally, the leading edge of the centrebody fins is in line with the start of Body diameter: 203 mm
670 mmWing span: n/k
the missile's rocket motor. The motor is a variable-thrust solid rocket booster, that 199 kg Launch weight: 180 kg
.offers two levels of motive power for different sections of the flight envelope HE-fragmentation Warhead:
RFFuze:
The SD-10 is claimed to have an operational ceiling of 20 km, with a maximum Inertial midcourseGuidance:
effective range of 70 km and a minimum engagement range of 1,000 m. The missile and/or data link
Active Radar
has a 40 g manoeuvring limit and, according to CATIC, it has been tested for a 100- Propulsion: Solid dual-thrust
.hour captive 'live flight' life >= 70 km Head OnRange: 70 km Head On
CATIC is known to be developing X-band and Ku-band active radar seekers, which
may be intended for the SD-10. However the latest information suggests that China has
been co-operating closely with Russia's AGAT Research Institute (perhaps under the
name 'Project 129'), and that AGAT supplied the original design drawings for the SD-
10's seeker. This is understood to have been the 9B-1103M design, originally intended
for the R-27A 'active Alamo'. Since then China has gained considerable insight into
AGAT's 9B-1348 active radar seeker fitted to the R-77/RVV-AE (AA-12 'Adder')
missile delivered with its Su-30MKK aircraft. There is good reason to believe that the
seeker for the SD-10 has benefited from insight into both of these systems. The SD-10
uses a strap-down inertial system for mid-course guidance. Chinese programme
sources say that this system (and the SD-10's signal processing electronics) is more
.advanced than that fitted to the Vympel R-77 Return to Table of Content
SOLO Aspide (Albatros/Spada) Return to Table of Content
.Short-range, ground- and ship-based, solid propellant, theatre defence missile

Aspide Mk 1 is similar in appearance to AIM-7 Sparrow, except that the wings and fins
are clipped on the surface-to-air variant. The missile is 3.7 m long, has a body diameter
of 0.20 m and weighs 220 kg at launch. It has a single-stage solid propellant motor and
a 30 kg HE fragmentation warhead. The semi-active radar seeker uses CW monopulse
techniques for ECCM and includes a Home-On-Jam (HOJ) capability. Unlike the
AIM-7E, which uses an open-loop hydraulic power system, the Aspide's hydraulic and
electrical power requirements are provided by a closed-loop system, allowing full
.hydraulic power throughout the missile flight
The Aspide Mk 1 missile has a maximum range of 15 km, with an altitude for
.interception varying from 15 to 6,000 m
The Albatros ship defence system is designed to combat threats from aircraft and Aspide Mk1 Aspide 2000
missiles, either sea-skimming or diving. It is a modular 'add on' SAM system through )Albatros/Spada(
which the missile system is integrated with the ship's gunnery radar fire-control system, Length: 3.7 m
avoiding the need for duplicating the tracking and illuminating sensors. In addition to Body diameter: 200 mm 203mm & 234 mm
being integrated with the principal current Alenia-Elsag radar fire-control systems (NA :Wing span
21 and NA 30) and Hollandse Signaalapparaten (Mk 2 Mod 9), the Albatros system is 240 kgLaunch weight: 220 kg
also compatible with several other fire-control systems. One of the most widely used Warhead: 30 kg fragmentation
surveillance radars with the Albatros system is the Alenia Pluto RAN-10S. This is a Fuze: Active Radar
high-power, combined air and surface search radar operating in S-band and is suitable Guidance: Semi-Active Radar
.for installation on medium tonnage ships such as destroyers, frigates and corvettes Propulsion: Solid propellant
Range Ground-Air: 15 km 25 km
The Aspide 2000 missile has a length of 3.7 m, has a forebody diameter of 0.203 m, a rearbody diameter of 0.234 m and a launch weight
of 240 kg. This missile uses the same semi-active radar seeker, warhead and control assembly as Aspide Mk 1, but has a larger solid
propellant booster motor that increases the maximum missile speed to M 2.5 and the range to 25 km. This version can intercept targets at
between 10 m and 8 km altitude. Aspide 2000 has improved ECCM capability. Aspide Mk 1 missiles can be modified to the Aspide 2000
build standard, and the Aspide 2000 missiles can be launched from modified Albatros, Spada and Skyguard systems. The Spanish Spada
2000 system has an upgraded Detection Centre, using a Thomson-CSF (now Thales) RAC 3-D surveillance radar with a range of 60 km,
with a hydraulic mast that can elevate the antenna to 13 m. The Detection Centre has two operators, communications, GPS receivers, air
conditioning and its own electrical power generation. A Spada 2000 battery has a Detection Centre, and two to four firing sections, with
.each firing section having an engagement radar and two missile launchers. Each launcher carries six missiles in their canisters
SOLO
ASTRA - India BVR Air-to-Air Missile in Development
The Astra configuration uses a slender lightweight metallic airframe with a long low aspect ratio
wing and a single-stage smokeless solid rocket motor. The missile is tipped with a slip cast silica
ceramic radome (jointly developed by the National Aeronautical Laboratory and the DRDO) that
covers the circular RF seeker antenna. By early 2003 the radome design and materials were
undergoing final electromagnetic testing. The guidance system's inertial reference unit is mounted
behind the seeker assembly, in front of the warhead and fuze. The inertial system uses a fibre optic
gyro. Behind the warhead section is the digital autopilot system and the lithium thermal battery
pack that provides onboard power. The onboard computer is a dual-processor ADSP-based system.
The rocket motor fills the airframe from just forward of the leading edge of the four wing surfaces
to the rear exhaust. The (four) antennae for the missile's secure datalink are mounted at the back
.of the tail assembly
With four moving (electro-mechanical) clipped-tip delta fins at the rear, the Astra exhibits elements
of both the French-built Matra R 530D and the Russian Vympel RVV-AE/R-77 (AA-12 'Adder')
designs. The fin actuation system uses fast-response brushless electrical motors (DC). The Astra
has a length of 3.57 m, a main body diameter of 178 mm and a forebody diameter of 160 mm. The
missile has a launch weight of 154 kg and along with the missile launch rail has an all-up weight ASTRA
.of just under 250 kg. The weapon uses a MIL-STD 1553 databus connection Length: 3.570 m
The Astra is fitted with a 15 kg HE pre-formed fragmentation warhead. This is a directional
warhead capable of firing in a focused direction, as cued by the missile's active proximity fuze. The
DRDO has already developed a radar proximity fuze for the Astra and a laser proximity fuze is now Wing span: 254 mm
.listed as standard Tail span: n/a
In-flight guidance is inertial in mid-course, with the option to use datalinked target position
update from the launch aircraft. The missile's Ku-band RF active seeker has a maximum Warhead: 15 kg pre-fragmented
range of 15 km, according to DRDO sources. This seeker has been developed largely in India, directional warhead
by the DRDO and its associated agencies in India, but official sources admit to receiving Fuze: Radar (followed by Laser)
some outside technical assistance with this process. An outward similarity to MBDA seeker Guidance: Inertial mid-course
hardware has been noted. Reports from late 2008 suggested that an alternative seeker from
Israel's Rafael had been evaluated also. While a maximum range of 100 km has been
with data link updates, active radar
reported in some sources, DRDO figures quote that the Astra has a range of around 80 km. terminal homing
Other Indian sources have quoted 20 to 40 km. The missile has an effective launch envelope Propulsion: Solid propellant
from sea level to altitude of 20 km, and a manoeuvre capability of 40 g (to engage a target Range: 80 km head on
manoeuvring at 9 g). The Astra can be launched at speeds ranging from Mach 0.4 to Mach km tail chase 15
2.0. Its solid fuel rocket motor uses a smokeless HTPB propellant and a maximum speed of
Mach 4 has been quoted. Some suggestion has also been made that a future ramjet
.propulsion option has also been considered
SOLO Taiwan Tien Chien II (Sky Sword 2)
The Tien Chien II's external configuration has a passing similarity to the
AIM-120 AMRAAM, but its control surfaces are different. The four
centrebody fins are set well back on the missile fuselage, as are the
AMRAAM's, but on the Tien Chien II these fins are much broader and
heavily cropped. The four tail fins have a longer span and a narrower
chord than the forward fins. Their tips are also sharply cropped. From
models of the Tien Chien II it appears that the tail fins are actuated, while
the forward fins are fixed (the missile certainly uses a tail-controlled
Tien Chien -II
design). The Tien Chien II's solid-rocket motor takes up all of the
Length: 3.6 m
missile's internal space from the forward fins back to the rear exhaust.
The missile's active seeker assembly and associated electronics assemblies
Wing span: 0.62 m
fill approximately 20 per cent of the total missile length. Behind them is
the warhead, fitted with a radar proximity fuse.
Warhead: 22 kg HE-blast/fragmentation
The Tien Chien II has an active radar seeker, with inertial midcourse
Fuze: Active RF
navigation. It is not known if the missile has a datalink capability for
,Guidance: Active Radar
midcourse guidance updates. There is a narrow fairing that runs along the
with inertial midcourse guidance
bottom of the missile body and culminates in a small thimble radome at
the rear of the missile. This may house a datalink receiver. The missile's
Range: 60 km
warhead is a 22 kg high explosive blast/fragmentation unit, with an active
radar fuse. The Ching-Kuo has been designed to accommodate two Tien
Chien IIs in a recessed centreline housing. The two stores stations are not
staggered and the likelihood is that the rear missile would be fired first to
avoid any risk of debris damage to the other missile. To date, the
maximum load of Tien Chien II missiles seen on a Ching-Kuo has been
two. However, wind tunnel models of a Ching-Kuo carrying two Tien
Chien IIs on new inboard underwing pylons have been revealed, with a
fuel tank carried on the vacant centreline station instead. There is no
obvious reason why four missiles could not be carried in this
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SOLO Japan Type 99 (AAM - 4)
The Type 99 (AAM-4) is a conventional beyond visual range air-to-air missile design.
It is in the performance class of the AIM-120 AMRAAM, but shares a number of close
similarities with the AIM-7 Sparrow (which it replaces in JASDF service). Like the
Sparrow the Type 99 is 3.7 m long, 20 cm in diameter and it weighs 220 kg. The
missile resembles the AIM-120B in its external appearance, with clipped mid-body fins
.and a longer, wider-chord tail
Few technical details are known about the Type 99. It is powered by a dual-thrust solid
rocket motor. Range is reported to be twice that of the AIM-7M and Japanese sources
state that it is equivalent to the latest AIM-120D AMRAAM (i.e. about 80 km). For
mid-course guidance the missile uses its onboard inertial navigational system before
switching to active terminal homing. Fully integrated with the F-15J's ARG-1 fire
control system, a datalink can update the missile's targeting information while it is in
flight. The datalink allows the missile to be employed in a lock-on after launch
(LOAL) mode and datalinked guidance updates can also be provided by a third-party
.aircraft. The warhead is directional and triggered by an intelligent proximity fuze
Little is known about the Type 99's active radar seeker. It has been previously reported
that the XAAM-4 may have been tested with either a dual-mode IR/active radar seeker
or interchangeable IR and active radar seekers. If this is true, such a seeker system AAM - 4
has not yet been deployed. The Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) Length: 3.7 m
is known to be developing a new Ka-Band active radar seeker, with digital signal Body diameter: 200 mm
processing technology, for use with guided missiles. This seeker will be applied to the
Wing span: n/k
Type 99 Modified upgrade, that is now underway. Sources indicate that it uses an
active phased array for improved fire-and-forget, high off-boresight, extended range Launch weight: 220 kg
.and enhanced ECCM capabilities Warhead: 22 kg HE-fragmentation
Fuze: Active RF
Japan's ramjet motor research may yet be applied to an improved Type 99 ,Guidance: Inertial Semi- Active Radar
development. The TRDI is also working on a new variable thrust hybrid rocket motor, Propulsion: Solid propellant
which could have applications for air-to-air missiles. Reports in 1995 stated that a
Range: 80 km
ship-launched surface-to-air missile variant might be developed from the Type 99
programme (for Japan's New Short-range Ship-to-Air Missile Programme). Japanese
sources note that the Type 99 was designed as a larger-than-normal AAM to allow its
.future use against targets other than aircraft, including naval vessels Return to Table of Content
SOLO French Missiles
MATRA R.530
The Matra R.530 is a French medium to short range air-to-air missile. Is in
service since 1962. It was available in IR (passive infrared) and SARH as the
main armament of the Mirage III which was able to carry a single missile in
the centerline, the Mirage F1, which carried 2 (1 of each type) under the
wings, and the F-8 Crusader in the French Navy service.
Specifications
Weight 192 kg [1]
Length 3.28 m [1]
Diameter 263 mm [1]
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Engine two stage solid rocket

[1], Hotchkiss-Brandt/SNPE Antoinette rocket [2]
83.3 kN for 2.7 s + 6.5 s cruise[2]
Wingspan 1.1 m[2]
Operational range 1.5 to 20 km [1]
Speed Mach 2.7 [1]
Guidance system Radar and IR [3]
Launch platform Dassault Mirage F1
Dassault Mirage III
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MATRA R.550 MAGIC
The R.550 Magic is a short-range missile designed in 1968 by French company Matra to
compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of
the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target
drone (unmanned aerial vehicle).
Mass-produced from 1976, the Magic was adopted by the French Air Force and the Navy.
Specifications
Weight 89 kg
Length 2.72 m
Diameter 157 mm
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Warhead 13 kg fragmentation
Detonation mechanism IR
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Engine solid
Operational range 0.3 to 15 km

Flight altitude up to 11 km
Speed Mach 3
Guidance system IR
Launch platform : Dassault Rafale, Dassault Mirage 2000,
F-16, Sea Harrier(FRS51),
Super Étendard, Mirage F1, Mirage 5,
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MAGIC, R.550
MANUFACTURERS’S CUTAWAY OF R.550 MAGIC SHOWING

THE DISPOSITION OF MAIN ELEMENTS. THE UMBILICAL
.FEEDS LIQUID NITROGEN TO COOL THE SEEKET
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MICA
French Missiles
The MICA is a medium-range infra-red or radar-guided missile powered by a solid
propellant motor and armed with a fragmentation warhead. The missile, which can be
fitted with a choice of IIR or radar seeker heads, is similar in appearance to the Super
530, with long-chord wings and rear-mounted clipped rectangular control fins. The
radar seeker head has a pointed ceramic radome, housing the antenna of the AD4A
pulse radar. The IIR seeker has a blunt tapered nose with a small glass dome. Four,
long narrow-chord fins have been added to both nose sections to increase stability.
MICA is 3.1 m long, has a body diameter of 165 mm, and a rear fin span of 0.56 m.
With a launch weight of 112 kg, it is only marginally heavier than Magic 2. The
missile is fitted with a 12 kg HE blast/fragmentation warhead (some reports suggest
this may be focused) that is activated by both contact and active radar fuzing. MICA
Manoeuvrability is aided by thrust vector control, with rocket motor efflux deflection Length: 3.100 m
vanes, and a peak manoeuvre of 50 g can be achieved at low level. For medium-range Body diameter: 160 mm
interceptions the missile will use inertial guidance, mid-course trajectory updates Wing span: m
from the launch aircraft, and then a dual-band imaging IR seeker, developed by SAT, Tail span: 0.56 m
or a J-band (10 to 20 GHz) active pulse-Doppler radar terminal guidance system. The Launch weight: 112 kg
radar seeker AD4A, was developed by Dassault Electronique (now Thales) and GEC- Warhead: 12 kg HE Blast/Fragmentation
Marconi Dynamics (later Alenia Marconi Systems, now MBDA). The seeker and Fuze: Active Radar
radome weigh less than 12 kg. The maximum range capability of MICA is believed to Guidance: Command, Inertial, Active Radar
be about 60 km, and the minimum range 500 m. When the range is less or the target or Imaging IR
does not manoeuvre, the mid-course update may not be required. For short ranges the Propulsion: Solid propellant
missile active radar can be locked onto the target before launch. With the IIR-guided Range: 60 km
version the missile can be locked onto the target before or after launch, and the seeker
will have an all-aspect engagement capability. The seeker is cooled by an onboard
closed-cycle system, which is powered electrically and can be operated for long
periods. Complex algorithms have been developed to provide the IIR seeker with the MICA A-A Missile Movie
ability to track at longer range and to reject flare decoys. When fitted to aircraft with
track-while-scan radars the MICA weapon system will be capable of attacking several Return to Movies Table
targets simultaneously with individual missiles. The MICA missiles are reported to
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IRIS - T
SOLO Length: 2.963 m
IRIS - T
Wing span: 0.327 m
Tail span: 0.447 m
Warhead: 11.4 kg
Fuze: Active Laser
Guidance: Imaging IR
Range: 12 km
The IRIS-T is a short-range, all-aspect infra-red homing missile powered by a solid propellant
motor. Its HE fragmentation warhead is fitted with a radar-assisted proximity fuse. The missile is
distinctive in appearance, with four narrow-span, long-chord, mid-body wings and an unusual
shaped rear assembly. At the front of the missile behind the glass domed nose are four in-line, fixed,
small clipped delta fins, and on the widened rear section are four in-line clipped delta control fins.
IRIS-T is of modular construction and consists of five major sections; at the front is the seeker,
electronics and cooling section, followed by the active laser proximity fuze, warhead, solid
propellant motor and finally the motor exhaust nozzle section with its control fins, electrical
actuators and TVC vanes. The control fins are individually, electrically operated and mechanically
coupled to the thrust vectoring vanes to achieve the required manoeuvrability. The coolant supply
for the IIR head is installed in the launcher.
The IRIS-T seeker is similar to the one that BGT and Loral (now Lockheed Martin) offered to the
US Air Force and Navy for the AIM-9X,
IRI S – T Moving IR Head Eye

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IRIS-T Turn Performance
Comparison of turn radii under identical launch conditions
S id e w in d e r
IR IS - T
A A -1 1
Point of launch separation
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IRIS-T Kinematic Performance
IRIS-T
AA-11
AIM-9L
CF-
18
MIG-29 RSDZ
not to scale
AIM-9L Sidewinder Limitations
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SOLO ASRAAM
ASRAAM is an all-aspect infrared homing missile powered by a solid propellant motor and armed with a
fragmentation warhead. It is wingless, with clipped delta-tail control surfaces and lifting body aerodynamics
for high manoeuvrability. The missile is of modular construction and consists of four major sections; at the
front end the tapered seeker, sensor and cooling section with its seeker dome, followed by the electronics, fuze
and warhead section, rocket motor section and, situated around the motor exhaust nozzle, the actuator section
.with its four control fins
ASRAAM is fitted with an HE fragmentation warhead that is being manufactured by EADS (formerly
Daimler-Benz Aerospace) and this has an integral impact fuze and safety and arming unit. The active laser
.proximity fuze is being developed by Thomson-Thorn Missile Electronics
Guidance is by a Raytheon Santa Barbara Research Center's imaging infra-red indium antimonide 128 × 128
staring focal plane array seeker. The IIR seeker has an all-aspect capability and target lock on before or after
launch. A helmet-sighting system will be needed to take advantage of the full 90° off-boresight capability of the
.missile, as aircraft head-up displays have a limited field-of-view
Apart from being credited with a maximum range of 15 km for a head-on engagement, ASRAAM's
performance figures are classified, but the missile is said to comply with all known requirements and to be the
fastest short-range missile in production or development. It is said to be effective in the presence of the most
hostile countermeasures and against backgrounds which have defeated previous infrared guidance systems. It
can be fired singly or in salvo against an aggressor/aggressors anywhere in the pilot's view and, the seeker
.system will allow the missile to continue homing even if the target is obscured for periods after launch
2.9 m Length:
166 mm Body diameter: Specifications

0.45 m Finspan:
88 kg Launch weight:
HE blast/fragmentation Warhead:
Active laser Fuze:
Imaging IR Guidance:
20 km Range:
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ASRAAM
Specifications
2.9 m Length:
166 mm Body diameter:
0.45 m Finspan:
88 kg Launch weight:
HE Warhead:
blast/fragmentation
Active laser Fuze:
Imaging IR Guidance:
20 km Range:
Active Laser Imaging IR

Fuze
ASRAAM, Movie
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SOLO Meteor BVRAAM
MBDA Meteor
Meteor promo
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In June 1996 Matra Bae

Specifications
Dynamics (UK and France) proposed Matra Bae Dynamics Manafacturer
the Meteor BVRAAM Planed for 2007 (not) Date Deployed
to meet UK SR 1239 requirement XX miles ( XXX km ) Range
for a long range air-to-air missile. Mach 4 Speed
•Alenia Marconi System - Italy
Trottleable (Solid Propelant) Ducted Ramjet Rocket developed
(Active Seeker based on by Propulsion
MICA/ASTER 4A seeker). Bayern-Chemie (based on German A3M Project)
•LFK (The missile company of Alenia monopulse Ku Band Active Radar Homing (based on
Guidance
MICA/ASTER 4A seeker)
Daimler Chrysler Aerospace -
DASA) 87 lb ( 39.5-kg ) HE fragmentation with contact, delay action
Warhead
radar fuses (Thomson-Thorn Missile Electronics).
•SAAB Dynamics – Sweden
425 pounds ( 192.8 kg ) Launch Weight
(Proximity Fuze)
•CASA - Spain 12 ft, 1 in ( 3.68 m ) Length
8 in ( 0.203 m ) Diameter
3 ft, 4 in ( 1.02 m ) Fin Span
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METEOR Missile Configuration
Seeker Proximity Battery Ramjet Control

/MBDA( Fuze Unit Pack (Bayern Surfaces
)Thales Saab Bofors( )Chemie
)Dynamics
Radome IMU Warhead Data Link Unit Actuator

)Litef( )TDW( BAE Systems( Fairey(
)and MBDA Fr )Hydraulics
Electronics and
Power Unit (MBDA)
SOLO Meteor BVRAAM
Speed, not range

The long-term justification for Meteor remains the same as it was when the programme
started: the need to expand the no-escape METEOR Missile
zone against an agile target that has detected the shot
and is manoeuvring to avoid it. MBDA briefings today echo those of 10 years ago, arguing that
missiles such as AMRAAM do not have the energy at long range to do this. "The performance
drive in Meteor is speed, not range," says MBDA Marketing Director Graham Thompson. "What
we suffer from with BVR [beyond visual range] missiles is that they have a large no-escape zone
against a non-manoeuvring target, but that the success zone collapses dramatically when the
target turns and runs away." The goal is "to chase the guy who's going downhill at Mach 1.4".
The no-escape zone of Meteor is claimed to be three times larger at long range than that of
the AIM-120C. MBDA quotes a range of more than 100 km for Meteor; more relevantly, the missile
has been described as being intended for launch at 80 km, with the target entering a no-escape
zone very soon after that. An important advantage that follows from this, Thompson argues, is a
much higher single-shot kill probability (Pk) and consequently lower cost-per-kill than is possible
with a less capable missile.
The key to Meteor's performance is its throttleable rocket-ramjet engine, developed by
Bayern-Chemie Protac. The mid-body section incorporates a gas generator filled with oxygen-
deficient boron-loaded propellant, with a throat valve to control burn rate over a range greater
than 10:1. The result is that the missile can be controlled to reach its target as fast as possible
while still retaining thrust for the endgame intercept.
The seeker is developed from that of the Aster air-to-surface missile and is inherently capable
against low-RCS (radar cross-section) targets - Aster being designed to engage cruise missiles.
Like AIM-120D, Meteor has a two-way datalink that transmits the missile's condition, flight status
and position to the fighter: its main function is to assist the pilot's situational awareness and to
increase confidence that the missile has hit its target.

SOLO Air to Air missiles diagrams - Short range group 1
SOLO Air to Air missiles diagrams - Medium range group 1
SOLO Air to Air missiles diagrams - Long range group

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SOLO Sukhoi Su-25
Close air support
Role
General Characteristics aircraft
Sukhoi Design
• Crew: one pilot Bureau
Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturer
• Length: 15.33 m (50 ft 11) Manufacturing
(former)
• Wingspan: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in) 22 February 1975
First flight
(T8)
• Height: 4.80 m (15 ft 9 in) 19 July 1981 Introduction
• Wing area: 30.1 m² (324 ft²) In service Status
Russian Air Force
• Empty weight: 10,740 kg (23,677 lb) Belarusian Air Force
Ukrainian Air Force
• Loaded weight: 16,990 kg (37,456 lb) North Korean Air Primary users
Force
• Max. takeoff weight: 20,500 kg (45,194 lb) See Operators for
others
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-195 turbojets, 1978–present Produced
44.18 kN (9,480 lbf) each 1,024 Number built
US$11 million [1]
Unit cost
Sukhoi Su-28 Variants
Armament
Performance • 1 × GSh-30-2 30mm cannon with 250 rounds
• Maximum speed: 950 km/h (590 mph, Mach 0.77 ) • 11 hardpoints for up to 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) of
[72]
• Combat radius: 375 km (235 mi) disposable ordnance, including rails for 2 × R-60
• Ferry range: 2,500 km (1,553 mi) (AA-8 'Aphid') or other air-to-air missiles for self-
• Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft) [73]
defence and a wide variety of general-purpose
• Rate of climb: 58 m/s (11,400 ft/min) bombs, cluster bombs, gun pods, rocket pods, laser-
• Wing loading: 584 kg/m² (119 lb/ft²) guided bombs, and air-to-surface missiles such as
• Thrust/weight: 0.51 the Kh-25ML or Kh-29L.
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Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker) Air superiority
Role
SOLO fighter
Soviet Union /
National origin
Russia
Sukhoi Manufacturer
20 May 1977 First flight
December 1984 Introduction
In service Status
General Characteristics Russian Air Force

• Crew: 1 Chinese Air Force
Ukrainian Air
Primary users
• Length: 21.9 m (72 ft) Force
See operators for
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) others
• Height: 5.92 m (19 ft 6 in) 1984–current Produced

• Wing area: 62 m² (667 ft²) 680 Number built
• Empty weight: 16,380 kg (36,100 lb) US$ 30 million Unit cost
Sukhoi Su-30
• Max. takeoff weight: 30,450 kg (67,100 lb) Sukhoi Su-33
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn/Lyulka AL-31F turbofans Sukhoi Su-34
Sukhoi Su-35
Variants
Dry thrust: 7,670 kgf (75.22 kN, 16,910 lbf) Sukhoi Su-37
Shenyang J-11
each
Thrust with afterburner: 12,500 kgf (122.6
Armament
kN, 27,560 lbf) each
• Leading edge sweep: 42° • 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
8,000 kg (17,600 lb) on 10 external pylons
Performance
• Up to 6 × medium-range AA missiles R-27, 2 ×
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h, 1,550 mph) at
altitude short-range heat-seeking AA missiles R-73.
• Range: 3,530 km (2,070 mi) at altitude; (1,340 km / 800 mi at
sea level)
• Service ceiling: 18,500 m (62,523 ft) I do not own any copyrights
• Rate of climb: 300 m/s[49] (54,000 ft/min) Su-27 Flanker, Movie over this video.
• Wing loading: 371 kg/m² (76 lb/ft²) 215

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Sukhoi Su-27 (Flanker)
SOLO
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Sukhoi Su-30 Multirole fighter1] Role
SOLO Sukhoi Manufacturer
31 December 1989 First flight
General Characteristics 1996 Introduction

• Crew: 2 In production, in
Status
service
• Length: 21.935 m (72.97 ft)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48.2 ft) Indian Air Force
• Height: 6.36 m (20.85 ft) People's Liberation
Army Air Force
• Wing area: 62.0 m2 (667 ft2) Venezuelan Air Primary users
Vietnam People's
• Loaded weight: 24,900 kg (54,900 lb) Air Force
• Powerplant: 2 × AL-31FL low-bypass 200+ Number built
turbofans US$34 million (Su-
Unit cost
30K)[2]
Dry thrust: 7,600 kgf (74.5 kN, 16,750 lbf)
Sukhoi Su-27 Developed from
each
Thrust with afterburner: 12,500 kgf Sukhoi Su-30MKI
(122.58 kN, 27,560 lbf) each Sukhoi Su-30MKK Variants
Performance Sukhoi Su-30MKM
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.0 (2,120 km/h, 1,320 mph) Armament
• Range: 3,000 km (1,620 nmi) at altitude The Su-27PU had 8 hardpoints for its weapon load, whereas the Su-
• Service ceiling: 17,300 m (56,800 ft) 30MK's combat load is mounted on 12 hardpoints: 2 wingtip AAM
• Rate of climb: 230 m/s (45,275 ft/min) launch rails, 3 pylons under each wing, 1 pylon under each engine
• Wing loading: 401 kg/m2 (82.3 lb/ft2) nacelle, and 2 pylons in tandem in the "arch" between the engines.
All versions can carry up to 8 tonnes of external stores.
• Guns: 1 × GSh-30-1 gun (30 mm calibre, 150 rounds)
I do not own any copyrights over those videos. • AAMs: 6 × R-27ER1 (AA-10C), 2 × R-27ET1 (AA-10D), 6 × R-73E
(AA-11), 6 × R-77 RVV-AE (AA-12)
Su-30 MKI The Thrust Vectored Beast, Movie • ASMs: 6 × Kh-31P/Kh-31A anti-radar missiles, 6 × Kh-29T/L laser
guided missiles, 2 × Kh-59ME
Su-30 SM Intercept with R77 Missile, Movie • Aerial bombs: 6 × KAB 500KR, 3 × KAB-1500KR, 8 ×217FAB-500T,
Sukhoi Su-30 MK2, Movie Return to Movies TOC 28 × OFAB-250-270, nuclear bombs
Sukhoi Su-30
SOLO
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SOLO Sukhoi Su-33 Carrier-based air
Role
defence fighter
General Characteristics Russia National origin

• Crew: 1 Sukhoi Design group
• Length: 21.94 m (72 ft)
KnAAPO Built by
• Wingspan: 14.70 m (48.25 ft)
• Height: 5.93 m (19.5 ft) 17 August 1987[1] First flight
• Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,600 lb) 31 August 1998
• Loaded weight: 29,940 kg (66,010 lb) (official)[2]
Introduction Sukhoi Su-33
Operational Status
NATO Code Flanker D
• Powerplant: 2 × AL-31F afterburning
turbofans Russian Naval
Su-33
Primary user
Dry thrust: 74.5 kN (16,750 lbf) each Aviation Great Video
Thrust with afterburner: 125.5 kN (28,214 24 (approx.) Number built Return to Movies TOC
lbf) each
• Wingspan, wings folded: 7.40 m (24.25 ft) Sukhoi Su-27 Developed from I do not own any copyrights
over those videos.
Performance Armament
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.17 (2,300 km/h, 1,430 mph) • 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
at 10,000 m (33,000 ft) altitude • Up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of munitions on twelve
• Stall speed: 240 km/h (150 mp/h) external hardpoints, including:
• Range: 3,000 km (1,864 mi) 8 × R-27, or 8 × R-77 and 4 × R-73 air-to-air missile
• Service ceiling: 17,000 m (55,800 ft) Various bombs and rockets
• Rate of climb: 246 m/s (48,500 ft/min) Electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods
• Wing loading: 483 kg/m²; (98.9 lb/ft²)
• Maximum turn: +8 g (+78 m/s²)
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Multirole fighter Role
Sukhoi Su-35
SOLO Soviet Union / Russia National origin
Sukhoi / KnAAPO Manufacturer

General Characteristics Su-27M: 28 June
• Crew: 1 1988; Su-35BM: 19 First flight
February 2008
• Length: 21.9 m (72.9 ft) In development, in
Status
• Wingspan: 15.3 m (50.2 ft) production
• Height: 5.90 m (19.4 ft) Russian Air Force Primary user
• Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²) Su-27M/35: 15[1]

Su-35S: 4 series
• Empty weight: 18,400 kg (40,570 lb) production Number built
(excluding
• Loaded weight: 25,300 kg (56,660 lb) prototypes)[2] I do not own any copyrights over
• Max. takeoff weight: 34,500 kg (76,060 lb) US$45 million[3] to
those videos.
$65 million Unit cost
• Powerplant: 2 × Saturn 117S with TVC nozzle (estimated)[4][5] Su-35 Most Advanced
turbofan Sukhoi Su-27 Developed from
Dry thrust: 8,800 kgf[81] (86.3 kN, 19,400 lbf) Sukhoi Su-37 Variants
Russian Fighter, Movie
each Armament Return to Movies TOC
Thrust with afterburner: 14,500 kgf (142 kN, • 1 × 30 mm GSh-30 internal cannon with 150 rounds
• 2 × wingtip rails for R-73 air-to-air missiles or ECM pods
31,900 lbf) each
• 12 × wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,630 lb) of
ordnance, including a variety of air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface
Performance missiles, rockets, and bombs such as:
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,390 km/h, 1,490 mph) • Vympel R-27: R-27R, R-27ER, R-27T, R-27ET, R-27EP, R-27AE
• Vympel R-77: R-77, and the proposed R-77M1, R-77T
at altitude • Vympel R-73: R-73E, R-73M, R-74M
• Range: 3,600 km (1,940 nmi) ; (1,580 km, 850 nmi • Kh-31: Kh-31A, Kh-31P Anti-Radiation Missile
near ground level) • Kh-59
• Ferry range: 4,500 km (2,430 nmi) with external fuel • Kh-29: Kh-29T, Kh-29L
tanks • KAB-500L laser-guided bomb
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft) • KAB-1500 laser-guided bomb
• LGB-250 laser-guided bomb
• Rate of climb: >280 m/s (>55,100 ft/min) • FAB-250 250 kilograms (550 lb) unguided bombs
• Wing loading: 408 kg/m² (84.9 lb/ft²) • FAB-500 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) unguided bombs
• Thrust/weight: 1.1 • S-25LD laser-guided rocket, S-250 unguided rocket
• B-8 unguided S-8 rocket pods 220
• B-13 unguided S-13 rocket pods
Su-37
SOLO Sukhoi Su-37
General Characteristics Multirole fighter
• Crew: 1 technology
demonstrator
Role
• Length: 21.935 m (72 ft 9 in)

• Wingspan: 14.698 m (48 ft 3 in) Russia National origin
• Height: 5.932 m (21 ft 1 in) Sukhoi / KnAAPO Manufacturer
• Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²) 2 April 1996 First flight
• Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,790 lb) Development

Status
ceased
2 (conversions from
• Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-37FU afterburning Su-35)[1]
Number built
turbofans
Sukhoi Su-35 Developed from
Dry thrust: 7,600 kgf (74.5 kN, 16,750 lbf)
each The Sukhoi Su-37 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-F) is
Thrust with afterburner: 145 kN (32,000 lbf) an experimental single-seat, supermaneuverable multirole
each jet fighter, designed by Sukhoi. A further development of
Performance the original Su-27 "Flanker", it was modified from the
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 first-generation Su-35 (formerly "T10M") prototypes. The
• Range: 3,300 km (1,833 nmi) Su-37 features an upgraded avionic suite and fire-control
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,055 ft) system, but its most notable additions are the thrust-
• Maximum g-loading: +10/−3 g vectoring nozzles. Only two prototypes were converted
Armament SU-37 The best fighter in the world

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• 12 × wing and fuselage stations for up to 8,000 kg (17,636 lb) of I do not own any
ordnance copyrights over this
video.
The Su-37 could perform the 180° "Frolov Chakra",

demonstrating its supermaneuverability
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Experimental/T
Sukhoi Su-47 (Berkut)
SOLO echnology Role
demonstrator
General Characteristics Sukhoi Manufacturer
• Crew: 1
• Length: 22.6 m (74 ft 2 in) 25 September
First flight
• Wingspan: 15.16 m to 16.7 m (49 ft 9 in to 54 ft 9 in) 1997
• Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) January 2000 Introduction
• Wing area: 61.87 m² (666 ft²)
• Empty weight: 16,375 kg (36,100 lbs) Under
Status
• Loaded weight: 25,000 kg (55,115 lb) development
• Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,162 lbs) Russian Air
• Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-37FU(planned) prototypes Primary user
Force
used 2 Aviadvigatel D-30F6 afterburning, thrust-
vectoring (in PFU modification) turbofans 4 flight testing
Dry thrust: 83.4 kN (18,700 lbf) each Number built
prototypes
each
• Thrust vectoring: ±20° at 30° per second in pitch and
Sukhoi Su-47 , Movie
yaw
Su-47 (Pentagon’s Nightmere), Movie
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.6 (Achieved in test flights The Su-47 is an unarmed technology demonstrator. If
[4]
) (1,717 km/h, 1,066 mph) further developed into a fighter the armament could
* At sea level: Mach 1.16 (1,400 km/h, 870 mph ) include the following weapons:
[2]
• Cruise speed: projected 1,800 km/h on dry thrust, Guns: 1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1

2650 km/h on full thrust Missiles: up to 14 hardpoints (2 wingtip, 6-8 underwing, 4-
• Range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi) 6 conformal under the fuselage)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 m (59,050 ft) Air-to-air: R-77, R-77PD, R-73, K-74
• Rate of climb: 233 m/s (46,200 ft/min) Air-to-surface: X-29T, X-29L, X-59M, X-31P, X-
• Wing loading: 360 kg/m² (79.4 lb/ft²) 31A, KAB-500, KAB-1500
• Thrust/weight: 1.16 (loaded) / 1.77 (empty) 222
Stealth multirole
SOLO Sukhoi PAK FA fighter
Role
Russia National origin

• Crew: 1 Sukhoi Manufacturer
• Length: 19.8 m (65.9 ft) 29 January 2010 First flight

• Wingspan: 14 m (46.6 ft) 2015/2016 (planned)
• Height: 6.05 m (19.8 ft) [4][5][6][7]
Introduction
• Wing area: 78.8 m2 (848.1 ft2)

Test flight / pre-
• Empty weight: 18,500 kg (40,785 lb) production
Status

• Useful load: 7,500 kg (combat load) (16,534 lb) Russian Air Force
Primary users
Russian Navy[8]
• Powerplant: 2 × AL-41F1 for prototypes[N 1][97] 4 with 3 flown [9][10] Number built
turbofan, 147 kN (33,047 lb) for prototypes;[98] 157+
US$ 8–10 billion
kN (34,620+ lbf) for definitive engine version[98] (est.)[11][12][13]
Program cost
each
US$47.5–57 million
• Fuel capability: 10,300 kg (22,711 lb) [14]
Unit cost
Sukhoi/HAL FGFA Variants

Performance
• Maximum speed: Mach 2+, 2,100-2,600 km/h Armament
• Guns: None on prototype. Apparent provision for
(1,300-1,560 mph) ; at 17,000 m (45,000 ft) altitude
• Cruise speed: 1,300-1,800 km/h (808-1,118 mph) a cannon (most likely GSh-301). Possible two 30
• Ferry range: 5,500 km[68] (3,417 mi) mm cannons.[28]
• Service ceiling: 20,000 m (65,600 ft) • Hardpoints: Two internal bays[67] Other sources
• Rate of climb: 350 m/s (68,900 ft/min) suggest two auxiliary internal bays for short range
• Wing loading: 330-470 kg/m2 (67-96 lb/ft2) AAMS and six external hardpoints.
• Thrust/weight: 1.19[95] Avionics
• Maximum g-load: 9+ g AESA built by Tikhomirov NIIP. It will be the second
223the first
aircraft based AESA Radar to be built by Russia,
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.being the Phazotron NIIR ZHUK-A Radar in the MiG-35
Interceptor and
SOLO Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Foxbat) reconnaissance Role
aircraft
General Characteristics Mikoyan-

Manufacturer
• Crew: One Gurevich OKB
• Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in) 6 March 1964 First flight
• Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in) 1970 Introduction
• Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
• Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²) Limited service Status
Russian Air
• Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb) Force
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning Algerian Air
turbojets Force Primary users
Syrian Air Force
Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
Military of
Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each Turkmenistan
1,186[1] Number built

Performance
Mikoyan MiG-
• Maximum speed: Developed into
31
High altitude: Mach 3.2[7] (3,600 km/h, 2,170 mph);
Mach 2.83 (3,200 km/h, 1,920 mph) continuous Armament
engine limit[7] • 2x radar-guided R-40R (AA-6 "Acrid") air-to-
Low altitude: 1,200 km/h (648 knots, 746 mph)[65] air missiles, and
• Range: 1,730 km (935 nmi, 1,075 mi) with internal fuel • 2x infrared-guided R-40T missiles
• Ferry range: 2,575 km (1,390 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 20,700 m (with four missiles) (67,915 ft;
over 80,000 ft (24.4 km) for RB models) Avionics
• Rate of climb: 208 m/s (40,950 ft/min) • RP-25 Smerch radar
• Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/ft²) • A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter
• Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft) 224
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 (Flogger D/J)
SOLO Attack aircraft,
Role
Fighter bomber
General Characteristics Mikoyan OKB

• Crew: 1 Pilot only Hindustan Manufacturer
Aeronautics
• Length: 17.08 m (56 ft 0 in) [2] ()
• Wingspan: 20 August 1970 First flight
Spread: 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in) [2] 1975 Introduction

Swept: 7.78 m (25 ft 6 in) [2] () In service with
Status
• Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in) [2] () foreign users
• Wing area: Soviet Air Force
Spread: 37.35 m2 (402.0 sq ft) [2] Russian Air Force, Primary users
Indian Air Force
Swept: 34.16 m2 (367.7 sq ft) [2] ()
• Empty weight: 11,908 kg (26,253 lb) (equipped) [2] () 1970–1986 Produced
• Loaded weight: 20,300 kg (44,800 lb) [2] ()
1,075 including
• Max. takeoff weight: 20,670 kg (45,570 lb) () Number built
licensed production[1]
• Powerplant: 1 × Khatchaturov R-29B-300 afterburning turbojet [2]
Mikoyan-Gurevich
Dry thrust: 78.5 kN (17,650 lbf) [2] () MiG-23
Developed from
• Maximum speed: • Guns:
at sea level: Mach 1.10 (1,350 km/h, 839 mph) [2] 1 × GSh-6-30 30 mm cannon with 260–300
at 8,000-metre altitude (26,250 ft): Mach 1.77 (1,885 km/h, rounds [2]
1,171 mph) [2]
• Combat radius: 780 km (480 mi) ()
installed gun pods for (optional) SPPU-22
and SPPU-6
540 km (290 nmi; 340 mi) (with two Kh-29 ASMs and three • Hardpoints: One centerline, four fuselage, and
drop tanks lo-lo-lo) [2] two wing glove pylons with a capacity of 4,000 kg
225 km (120 nmi; 140 mi) (with two Kh-29 ASMs and no (8,800 lb) [2]
external fuel) [2] • Missiles: pre-installed rocket pods for various
• Ferry range: 2,500 km (1,550 mi) ()
• Service ceiling: 14,000 m (46,000 ft) [2] ()
(optional) laser, TV and electro-optically guided
• Rate of climb: 200 m/s (39,400 ft/min) [2] () ASMs and PGMs [2]
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SOLO Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum) Air-superiority fighter,
multirole fighter
Role
Soviet Union
The MiG-29, along with the Sukhoi Su-27, was Russia
National origin
developed to counter new American fighters such as

Mikoyan Manufacturer
6 October 1977 First flight
the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, and the General August 1983 Introduction
Active service Status
.Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Russian Air Force
General Characteristics I do not own any copyrights Indian Air Force

Ukrainian Air Force Primary users
over this video. See Operators below for
• Crew: 1 others
• Length: 17.37 m (57 ft) MIG 29 Fulcrum 1982–present Produced
• Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 3 in) Western Analysis 1,600+[1] Number built
• Height: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in) Movie US$11 million (MiG-29B,

1984, 1999)[2][3]
Unit cost
• Wing area: 38 m² (409 ft²) US$29 million (average cost,
2009)[4][5]
Mikoyan MiG-29M
• Loaded weight: 15,300 kg (33,730 lb) Mikoyan MiG-29K Variants
Mikoyan MiG-35
• Powerplant: 2 × Klimov RD-33 afterburning
turbofans, 8,300 kgf (81.4 kN, 18,300 lbf) each Armament
• 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds
Performance • 7 Hard points: 6 x pylons under-wing, 1 x under
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h, 1,490 mph) At fuselage
low altitude: Mach 1.25 (1,500 km/h, 930 mph) • Up to 3,500 kg (7,720 lb) of weapons including
• Range: 1,430 km (772 nmi, 888 mi) with maximum internal six air-to-air missiles — a mix of semi-active
fuel[132] radar homing (SARH) and AA-8 "Aphid", AA-10
• Ferry range: 2,100 km (1,300 mi) with 1 drop tank "Alamo", AA-11 "Archer", AA-12 "Adder", FAB
• Service ceiling: 18,013 m (59,100 ft) 500-M62, FAB-1000, TN-100, ECM Pods, S-24,
• Rate of climb: initial 330 m/s average 109 m/s 0–6000 m [133] AS-12, AS-14
(65,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 442 kg/m² (82 lb/ft²)
Avionics
• Thrust/weight: 1.08 226
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Interceptor
Role
SOLO aircraft
Mikoyan Manufacturer
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 (Foxhound) 16 September
First flight
General Characteristics 1975
• Crew: Two (pilot and weapons system officer) 1982 Introduction
• Length: 22.69 m (74 ft 5 in) Active service Status
• Height: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) Russian Air Force
• Wing area: 61.6 m² (663 ft²) Kazakhstan Air Primary users
• Max. takeoff weight: 46,200 kg (101,900 lb) 400 (approx.)[1] Number built
• Powerplant: 2 × Soloviev D-30F6 afterburning
turbofans US$57–60 million Unit cost
Dry thrust: 93 kN (20,900 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 152 kN (34,172 lbf) Mikoyan- Developed
each Gurevich MiG-25 from
• Maximum speed: • 1× GSh-6-23 23 mm cannon with 260 rounds.
High altitude: Mach 2.83 (3,000 km/h, 1,860 mph)[3] • Fuselage recesses for 4× R-33 (AA-9 'Amos') (or for MiG-
Low altitude: Mach 1.2 (1,500 km/h, 930 mph) 31M/BM only 6× R-37 (AA-X-13 'Arrow') long-range air-to-ai
• Combat radius: 720 km (subsonic) (450 mi) 360 km at missiles)
• 4 underwing pylons for a combination of:
Mach 2.35[27]
2× R-40TD1 (AA-6 'Acrid') medium-range missiles, and [clarification
• Ferry range: 3,300 km (2,050 mi) needed]
• Service ceiling: 20,600 m (67,600 ft) 4× R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid')
• Rate of climb: 208 m/s (41,000 ft/min) 4× R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') short-range IR missiles,
• Wing loading: 665 kg/m² (136 lb/ft²) 4× R-77 (AA-12 'Adder') medium-range missiles.
• Thrust/weight: 0.85 Some aircraft are equipped to launch the Kh-31P (AS-17
• Maximum g-load: 5 g 227missiles in
'Krypton') and Kh-58 (AS-11 'Kilter') anti-radiation
Return to Table of Content the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) role.
Multirole
SOLO fighter
Role
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 (Fulcrum F)
General Characteristics Russia National origin
• Crew: one or two
• Length: 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4 in) Mikoyan Manufacturer
• Height: 4.7 m (15 ft 5 in) 2007 First flight
• Wing are: 38 m2 (409 ft2)
• Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb) In
Status
• Loaded weight: 17,500 kg (38,600 lb) Development
• Powerplant: 2 × Klimov RD-33MK afterburning 3 known
turbofans completed by Number built
Dry thrust: 5,400 kgf, 53.0 kN (11,900 lbf) June 2010 [1]
each
Thrust with afterburner: 9,000 kgf, 88.3 kN Mikoyan MiG- Developed
(19,800 lbf) each 29M from
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h, 1,491 mph) at • Guns: 1× 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon, 150 rounds
• Hardpoints: 9 total (8× under-wing, 1× centre-line) with a capacity of 7,000 kg [7]
altitude;[21] 1,450 km/h (901 mph) at low-level • Rockets: S-8, S-13, S-24, S-25L, S-250 unguided and laser-guided rockets
• Missiles:
• Range: 2,000 km (1,240 mi)
• Combat radius: 1,000 km (620 mi) Air-to-air:
AA-10 Alamo: 4× R-27R, R-27T, R-27ER, R-27ET
• Ferry range: 3,100 km (1,930 mi) with 3 external fuel tanks AA-8 Aphid: 4× R-60M
AA-11 Archer: 8× R-73E, R-73M, R-74M
• Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,400 ft) AA-12 Adder: 8× R-77
Air-to-surface:
• Rate of climb: 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min )
[24]
AS-17 Krypton: 4× Kh-31A, Kh-31P
• Thrust/weight: 1.14 [25]
• Bombs:
AS-14 Kedge: 4× Kh-29T, Kh-29L
• Max. maneuvering load factor: 10.0 g

Guided:
KAB-500L: 500 kg laser-guided bomb
Avionics KAB-500T: 500 kg TV-guided bomb
Phazotron Zhuk AE AESA radar (or other members of the Zhuk radar family) Unguided:
228
FAB-250: 250 kg bomb
NII PP OLS-UEM Optical Location station FAB-500: 500 kg bomb
ZAB-500 fuel-air explosive Bomb
SOLO
Dassault Rafale
• Crew: 1–2
• Length: 15.27 m (50.1 ft)
• Wingspan: 10.80 m (35.4 ft)
• Height: 5.34 m (17.5 ft)
• Wing area: 45.7 m² (492 ft²) Armament:
• Empty weight: 9,500 kg (C), 9,770 kg (B), 10,196 kg (M) () • Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30/719B
• Loaded weight: 14,016 kg (30,900 lb) autocannon with 125 rounds
• Max. takeoff weight: 24,500 kg (C/D), 22,200 kg (M) (54,000 lb) • Hardpoints: 14 for Armée de l'Air version
• Powerplant 2 × Snecma M88-2 turbofans (Rafale B,C), 13 for Aéronavale version
Dry thrust: 50.04 kN (11,250 lbf) each (Rafale M) with a capacity of 9,500 kg
Thrust with afterburner: 75.62 kN (17,000 lbf) each (21,000 lb) external fuel and
• Fuel capacity: 4,700 kg (10,000 lb) internal ordnance and provisions to carry
combinations of:
Performances • Missiles:
• Maximum speed: • MBDA MICA IR or EM or
• High altitude: Mach 1.8+ (2,130+ km/h, 1,050+ knots) Magic II and
• Low altitude: Mach 1.1+ (1,390 km/h, 750 knots) • MBDA Meteor air-to-air
• Range: 3,700+ km (2,000+ nmi) mssiles in the future
• Combat radius: 1,852+ km (1,000+ nmi) on penetration mission • Air-to-ground:
• Service ceiling: 16,800 m (55,000 ft) • MBDA Apache or
• Rate of climb: 304.8+ m/s (60,000+ ft/min) • Storm Shadow-SCALP EG
• Wing loading: 306 kg/m² (62.8 lb/ft²) or
• Thrust/weight: 1.10 (100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A • AASM-Hammer or
missile) • GBU-12 Paveway II
• Air-to-surface:
• AM 39-Exocet 229
• Deterrence:
Eurofighter Typhoon
SOLO
• Crew: 1 (operational aircraft)
or 2 (training aircraft)
• Length: 15.96 m (52.4 ft)
• Wingspan: 10.95 m (35.9 ft)
• Height: 5.28 m (17.3 ft)
• Wing area: 51.2 m²[244] (551 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 11,150 kg (24,600 lb) Armament
• Loaded weigh: 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) • Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with 150 round
• Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 kg (52,000 lb) • Hardpoints: Total of 13: 8 × under-wing; and 5 × under-fuselage
• Powerplant: 2 × Eurojet EJ200 afterburning turbofan pylon stations; holding up to 7,500 kg (16,500 lb) of payload[244][257]
• Missiles:
Dry thrust: 60 kN (13,000 lbf) each • Air-to-air missiles:
Thrust with afterburner: 89 kN (20,000 lbf) each • AIM-9 Sidewinder
• Fuel capacity: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) internal • AIM-132 ASRAAM
• AIM-120 AMRAAM
Performance
• Maximum speed: • IRIS-T
• MBDA Meteor, in the future
At altitude: Mach 2 (2,475 km/h/1,538 mph)
• Air-to-surface missiles:
At sea level: Mach 1.2[243] (1,470 km/h/910 mph)
• AGM-65 Maverick, in the future
Supercruise: Mach 1.5[250]
• AGM-88 HARM, in the future
• Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi)
• Storm Shadow (AKA Scalp EG), in the future
• Combat radius:
• Brimstone, in the future
Ground attack, lo-lo-lo: 601 km (325 nmi)
• Taurus KEPD 350
Ground attack, hi-lo-hi: 1,389 km (750 nmi)
• Penguin, in the future
Air defence with 3-hr combat air patrol: 185 km (100 nmi)
• AGM Armiger, in the future
Air defence with 10-min. loiter: 1,389 km (750 nmi) [244][251]
• Bombs:
Ferry range: 3,790 km (2,350 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,765 m[252] (55,003 ft)
• 6× 500lb Paveway IV
Absolute ceiling: 19,812 m[252] (65,000 ft)
• Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided
Rate of climb: >315 m/s[253][254] (62,000 ft/min[255])
bombs (LGBs)
Wing loading: 312 kg/m²[244] (64.0 lb/ft² 262 kg/m² with 50% fuel)
• Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), in 230
the future
Thrust/weight: 1.15
Return to Table of Content • HOPE/HOSBO, in the future
g-limits: +9/−3 g
SOLO Saab JAS 39 Gripen
• Crew: 1 (2 for JAS 39D)
• Payload: 5,300 kg ()
• Length: 14.1 m (46 ft 3 in), two-seater: 14.8 m
(48 ft 5 in)
• Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 30.0 m² (323 ft²)
• Loaded weight: 8,500 kg (18,700 lb) Armament
• Max. takeoff weight: 14,000 kg (31,000 lb) • Guns: 1 × 27 mm Mauser BK-27 Revolver cannon with
• Powerplant: 1 × Volvo Aero RM12 afterburning 120 rounds (only available on single-seat A/C model)
turbofan • Hardpoints: 8 (three on each wing and two under
Dry thrust: 54 kN (12,100 lbf) fuselage) and provisions to carry combinations of:
Thrust with afterburner: 80.5 kN (18,100 • Rockets: 4× rocket pods 13.5 cm rockets
lbf) • Missiles:
• Wheel track: 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
• 6× Rb.74 (AIM-9) or Rb 98 (IRIS-T)
• 4× Rb.99 (AIM-120) or MICA
Performance • 4× Rb.71 (Skyflash) or Meteor
• Maximum speed: Mach 2 (2,204 km/h, 1,372 mph) at • 4× Rb.75
altitude • 2× KEPD.350
• Combat radius: 800 km (500 mi, 432 nmi) • 2× Rbs.15F anti-ship missile
• Ferry range: 3,200 km (2,000 mi) with drop tanks • Bombs:
• Wing loading: 283 kg/m² (58 lb/ft²) • 4× GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb
• Thrust/weight: 0.97 • 2× Bk.90 cluster bomb
• 8× Mark 82 bombs
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SOLO Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor
• Crew: 1
• Length: 62 ft 1 in (18.90 m)
• Height: 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
• Wing area: 840 ft² (78.04 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 64A?05.92 root, NACA 64A?04.29 tip
• Empty weight: 43,430 lb (19,700 kg[6][305])
• Loaded weight: 64,460 lb (29,300 kg[N 5])
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 Pitch Thrust
vectoring turbofans
Dry thrust: 23,500 lb[308] (104 kN) each
Thrust with afterburner: 35,000+ lb[6][308] (156+ kN) each
• Fuel capacity: 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) internally, [6][305] or 26,000 lb
(11,900 kg) with two external fuel tanks

Armament
Return to Movies TOC F-22 RAPTOR in Action, Movie • Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barreled
Performance gatling cannon in starboard wing root, 480 rounds
• Maximum speed: F-22 RAPTOR Cancelled, Movie • Air to air loadout:
At altitude: Mach 2.25 (1,500 mph, 2,410 km/h) [estimated] [140] 6× AIM-120 AMRAAM
Supercruise: Mach 1.82 (1,220 mph, 1,963 km/h)[140] 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder
• Range: >1,600 nmi (1,840 mi, 2,960 km) with 2 external fuel tanks • Air to ground loadout:
• Combat radius: 410 nmi (with 100 nmi in supercruise) [304] (471 mi, 759 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM and
km) 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder for self-protection, and one of
• Ferry range: 2,000 mi (1,738 nmi, 3,219 km) the following:
• Service ceiling: 65,000 ft (Currently restricted to 44,000 ft, sans vests) [309] 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) JDAM or
(19,812 m) 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter
• Wing loading: 77 lb/ft² (375 kg/m²) Bombs
• Thrust/weight: 1.09 (1.26 with loaded weight & 50% fuel) • Hardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon stations can be fitted to
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carry 600 U.S. gallon drop tanks or weapons, each with a
Maximum design g-load: -3.0/+9.0 g[ capacity of 5,000 lb (2,268 kg).
SOLO _F/A 18C/D (Hornet), E/F (Super-Hornet)
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SOLO Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
General Characteristics F-35 Data Fused Sensors
• Crew: 1 F-35 JSF-Radar Movie
• Length: 51.4 ft (15.67 m)
F-35 EO DAS Movie
• Wingspan: 35 ft[N 5] (10.7 m)
• Height: 14.2 ft[N 6] (4.33 m) F-35 Cockpit Movie Return to Movies TOC
• Wing area: 460 ft²[170] (42.7 m²) F-35 Glass Cockpit, Movie
Armament
• Max. takeoff weight: 70,000 lb[N 8] (31,800 kg)
• Guns: 1 × General Dynamics GAU-22/A Equalizer 25 m
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney F135 afterburning (0.984 in) 4-barreled gatling cannon, internally mounted with
turbofan 180 rounds
Dry thrust: 28,000 lbf (125 kN) • Hardpoints: 6 × external pylons on wings with a capacity of
Thrust with afterburner: 43,000 lbf (191 kN) 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and 2 internal bays with 2 pylons
• Internal fuel capacity: 18,480 lb (8,382 kg) each for a total weapons payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg) and
provisions to carry combinations of:
Performance Missiles:
• Maximum speed: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h) Air-to-air missiles:
AIM-120 AMRAAM
(Tested to Mach 1.61) AIM-9X Sidewinder
• Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) on internal fuel IRIS-T
• Combat radius: 584 nmi (1,080 km) on internal fuel MBDA Meteor (Pending further funding)
• Service ceiling: 60,000 ft [350]
(18,288 m) (Tested to 43,000 ft) JDRADM (after 2020)
• Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available) Air-to-surface missiles:
• Wing loading: 91.4 lb/ft² (446 kg/m²) AGM-154 JSOW
AGM-158 JASSM
• Thrust/weight: Brimstone missile
With full fuel: 0.87 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
With 50% fuel: 1.07 Storm Shadow missile
• g-Limits: 9 g SOM
Anti-ship missiles: 234
JSM
SOLO Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II STOVL
The Unique F-35

Fighter Plane, Movie
I do not own any copyrights over
those videos.
USP 3” part F35

Joint Strike Fighter ENG,
Movie
235
SOLO
236
SOLO
Dogfights in the Future
Stealth F-22 in Air-to-Air

Return to Movies TOC Stealth F-35 in Multi-mission
B1
Dogfights of the Future, Movie AIM-120 D Fire & Forget
Mig-35
Mig-47
Su-35
(History Channel) Airborne Laser Beam
Anti-Satellite Kill Vehicles
I do not own any copyrights over those UAV
videos. Credits for making this great series
belong to the History Channel and the Stealth vs Stealth
makers of the Dogfights series.

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Technion
Israeli Institute of Technology
1964 – 1968 BSc EE
1968 – 1971 MSc EE
Israeli Air Force

1970 – 1974
RAFAEL
Israeli Armament Development Authority
1974 – 2013
Stanford University
1983 – 1986 PhD AA
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• Pilot - performs the Air-Combat tasks

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History of Air-to-Air Combat in Gun Only Age

•WWI (1914 - 1918) - Piston Engines

• Spanish Civilian War (1936 - 1939) - Piston Engines

• WWII (1939 - 1945) - Piston Engines 1500 HP

• Korea War (1950 - 1953) - Jet Fighters

• Six Days War (1967) - Jet Fighters - 13

Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 3

Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 4

Dogfights – The First Dogfighters – Part 5

World War I (continue)

Notes Victories Air service(s) Country Name

The Red Baron

SPAD S.VII Biplane

Rene Fonck Fokker DR1 Triplane Manfred von Richthofen

Nieuport 17 Biplane fighter William Avery "Billy" Bishop

General characteristics Performance

•(French service) 1 × synchronised Vickers machine

Kingdom during the summer and Commanders and leaders

autumn of 1940. The objective of the Hermann Göring Hugh Dowding

name derives from a famous speech Strength

expect that the Battle of Britain is 2,698 aircrew killed[12]

The Battle can be roughly divided into four phases:

The War File - The Battle Of Britain (1_4)

The War File - The Battle Of Britain (3_4)

The Battle can be roughly divided into four phases:

The Lost Evidence: The Battle of Britain, Part 1/5

301 Luftwaffe Germany Barkhorn, Gerhard

275 Luftwaffe Germany Rall, Günther

267 Luftwaffe Germany Kittel, OttoOtto Kittel

Nowotny, Walter "Nowi"

237 Luftwaffe Germany Batz, WilhelmWilhelm Batz

)Me-262 12( 222 Luftwaffe Germany Rudorffer, ErichErich Rudorffer

)Me-262 16( 220 Luftwaffe Germany Bär, HeinzHeinz Bär

Aleksandr Ivanovich Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 59

Kirill A. Yevstigneyev Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 53

Sergey Luganski Soviet Union Soviet Air Force 37

•Crew: one pilot

• Crew: 2 (3 for night fighter variants)

•Maximum speed: 657 km/h (410 mph) Armament

Although best known for his

Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow")

North American F-86 Sabre

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First Chinese pilot to achieve ace 3rd Fighter

Although the US Air Force

Later purged due to alleged 12th Fighter

Although Liu was credited with four

General characteristics The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was

•Maximum speed: 600 mph (P-80A 558 mph at sea level

Sinai War 1956 60 Mystere IV

72 Mirage III 1962

War of Attrition (1969 – 1970)

Shlomo Aloni, Shlomo Aloni, Shlomo Aloni,

Command Period Name