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Can F-15s making 9G turns with payload?
In message , Hobo
writes At http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...craft/f-15i/F- 15I.html I found this quote: "Among other elements tested were the plane's performance at speeds greater than Mach 2, and at maximum maneuver load at 9g." I thought that F-15s can only make 7G turns and that they can only make 3G turns with a bomb load or the bombs tear off the mounts. What is the correct information on these subjects? Classified, so I don't know. Open-source suggest a ~7.5G limit on clean Eagles armed air/air (that's a _lot_ of turn for a big-winged big-engined fighter like the F-15). Strike loads will be a lot lower and 3G is low but not incredible (if you have to yank-and-bank you jettison your bombs: it's a relatively recent idea that you fight through and press on) -- When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite. W S Churchill Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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