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Hawklore · « **on:** August 03, 2004, 09:48:31 PM »

Average Speed of an Air to Air missle?

Westy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2004, 09:50:10 PM »

African or European?

Gunslinger · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2004, 10:03:37 PM »

I've read mach 2 to 5. depends on the missle and configuration.

crowMAW · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2004, 10:07:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Westy
African or European?

unladen or with coconuts?

hawker238 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2004, 10:12:53 PM »

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Originally posted by crowMAW
unladen or with coconuts?

Haha! Didn't catch that from Westy.

Hawklore · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2004, 10:51:00 PM »

So your saying an African AA Missle can carry a cocunut 3000 knoticle miles, and still make it ashore, and the coconut intake with juices and all?

Oh god I gotta rent Monty Python again, thanks guys..

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2004, 10:54:38 PM »

Depends on the mnissle. Sidewinder goes something around mach 3 and the harpoon i think it was is mach 5. Amram 3.5 i think. normally around mach 3-2 i say.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2004, 11:11:16 PM »

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Originally posted by B17Skull12
Depends on the mnissle. Sidewinder goes something around mach 3 and the harpoon i think it was is mach 5. Amram 3.5 i think. normally around mach 3-2 i say.

pssst

harpoon is anti ship missle

cary on

RTStuka · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2004, 12:40:23 AM »

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Originally posted by crowMAW
unladen or with coconuts?

It depends on how the coconuts are gripped.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:06:03 AM »

Chairboy · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2004, 01:33:50 AM »

Of interest, the Phoenix AIM-54C does 5 mach. Because of its interesting flight profile (ballistic trajectory up to 100,000 feet) for maximum range, it is probably going pretty fast still when it hits.

DrDea · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2004, 02:17:24 AM »

Its not a matter of where 'e GRIPS it.It a matter of air to weight ratio.

Hehe Rent it my ass.I OWN that one.Buy it.You wont regret it.

Coolridr · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2004, 05:14:26 AM »

Truthfully...A US Navy SM-2 (Standard Missile) Launched from the Mk 41 VLS reaches Mach 3 by the time it leaves the launch cell.

ra · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2004, 07:08:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Westy
African or European?

How do you know so much about AA missiles?

crowMAW · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2004, 07:15:49 AM »

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Originally posted by RTStuka
It depends on how the coconuts are gripped.

Imagine that 2 coconuts tethered together and then mounted near the base of the missile. Perhaps even placed in a sack and tied to the base of the missle. See if you can picture that configuration in your mind.