VIXEN413 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Hey everyone, Was just wondering, all conditions and the rest of the loadout being the same, if the hornet is equipped with 9x or 9m at the wingtip, is there any change it induced drag and possible range of the A/C. Basically, Looking at the fins of the missile being soo different and their position relative to wingtip vortices, I was wondering if the fins of the 9m were acting like a sort of winglet that would help you somewhat with drag. Also, wondering if someone did check the theory in dcs... Thanks in advance.. BR Rig: MB Gigabite z390UD, CPU Intel I7 8700k, RAM 32G DDR4 3200 Gskill ripjaws, GPU MSI RTX2080SuperOC, HDD Crucial mx500 1tb M2 sata, PSU Corsair 850W, watercooling Corsair h100, Controlers TM f/a 18 stick on Virpil warbrd base, TM cougar f16 stick on cougar base, Cougar F16 throttle on TUSBA, ch pedals, TM cougar MFD 27" monitor with trk IR 5 and HP Reverb HMD. Modules F18, F16, F86, Mig15, FW 190D9, Nellis range map, Aggr campaign, Middle East map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snappy Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Well, Can‘t answer your Aim-9 question, but would be surprised if there is any net drag reduction bonus, if you subtract any potential gains from the added overall drag caused by carrying the missile itself. Also, since pylon drag apparently isn‘t modelled on the Hornet, you already get an unrealistic drag reduction bonus. Regards, Snappy Edited December 4, 2019 by Snappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I thought for the Hornet it was that removing pylons actually doesn't reduce drag, not the other way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tholozor Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 According to the legacy Hornet's performance charts manual, there's no distinction between AIM-9 variants regarding their drag index values. REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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