Scott Ferrin wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 17:28:45 +0100, (phil hunt)
wrote:

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 19:46:49 -0600, Scott Ferrin wrote:

I remember reading that the kinematics of the -9X are much better than
previous Sidewinders and that it's range is significantly higher as a
result.

That sounds very plausible.

That for all practical puropses the -9X is a BVR missile.

Do you have actual figures, for range, max speed, acceleration?


Nope. I've read a 22 mile range though, take it for what it's worth.
BTW here's a link to a video clip of some AIM_9X launches.

http://www.raytheon.com/products/aim9_x/


The extre-range is a free bonus for all the LOAL missiles.

When you have LOAL, the missile doesn't neet to fly directly to the
target (resulting in curvature trajectory). Instead, you can guide it
the target in a shorter path.