Monday, June 3, 2013

The moment an F-18 pilot fires his missile.  


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  1. Great photo! I'm guessing that's an AIM-7 Sparrow as opposed to an AIM-120 (AMRAAM) as the mid-body fins on the AIM-7 look very big compared to the circumference of the missile body. AIM-120 fins look kind of stubby. (I compared pictures of the two side by side. I claim no special expertise other than I used to work the Weapons Control Systems on F-4C and F-4D Phantoms a long, long time ago.)

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  2. Sarge, thanks for the interesting clarification. I'll bet that that missile will put the hurt on whatever bad guys it is aimed at!

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