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RL aim9 version drag. (feed my curiosity)


VIXEN413

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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

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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


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