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![]() Pilot seems to enter afterburner and deploy flares shortly before the missile (probably manpad) strikes. Not really a lot known about this yet, whether or not he made it out.. More info: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-y...-idUSKBN1EW0NV It was an F-15E as two pilots were rescued by SAR. Last edited by red_coreSix; 01-09-2018 at 04:08 AM. |
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2 flares and afterburner. interesting. i beleive, he sterted his plane with win + home key and took off from the taxiway
![]() btw, i heard that Yemenis, modified r-73 and r-27 missiles so they can be launched from the ground
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Engaging the afterburner must have given a better heat signature to the missile. No manoeuvre no turn only two flares. Real life is not DCS. It must be very difficult to avaid an IR missile.
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Perhaps that is the second missile that hit the F-15, while the first one (not recorded, not available) made the Eagle unable to maneuver and evade the incoming missile while the flames are already exhausting out of the engine after the first hit, if there was that first missile.
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Why would you put your afterburner on while using flares? "Don't pay attention to the flares missile, look over here instead."
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It`s very easy for gamers to criticize a real pilot, if they are trying to apply their PC-knowledges to real life circumstances. I`m sure the pilot was well trained; better than most of us here.
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It's highly likely the pilot was unaware of the missile. The flares could well have been preemptive, generally you don't fly straight with a missile inbound.
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A related video has a comment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lkU...OoCHXmJ4AaABAg Quote:
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That comment makes no sense...
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