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Old March 20th 04, 07:24 PM
John R Weiss
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"Henry J Cobb" wrote...
With a stealthy fighter you could make an attack on another aircraft
without alerting them, except for the IR signature of the missile's
rocket or ramjet engine.

Is anybody planning a stealth AAM that uses a turbojet?


Given its speed and short time of flight, an IR AAM is already stealthy except
for the exhaust plume. A smokeless exhaust would help "complete" the stealth.
OTOH, if the exhaust plume is your first and only indicator of the missile
launch, you may well be too late for evasion...

A turbojet engine would make the missile slower, bigger, heavier, and less
maneuverable.