Difference between revisions of "BFM tactics"

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* [http://www.krauselabs.net/dump/FighterCombatTactics.pdf Shaw's Fighter Combat Tactics and Maneuvering]
 
* [http://www.krauselabs.net/dump/FighterCombatTactics.pdf Shaw's Fighter Combat Tactics and Maneuvering]
 
*[http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_097a.html How to be a Good Stick]
 
*[http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_097a.html How to be a Good Stick]
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*0.55 Mach is around 366 knots
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*Don’t pull back hard on the stick and unnecessarily bleed off energy
  
 
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Revision as of 04:38, 24 March 2017

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Learning objectives

  1. Understand the concept of energy
  2. Understand the concept of lift vector
  3. Understand the concept of the corner speed (turn radius vs turn rate)
  4. Know the different pursuit curves. (Lead, lag and pure pursuit)
  5. know the high and low yoyo maneuvers
  6. know the difference between one circle and two circles turns and when to employ them
  7. know the flat and rolling scissors
  8. understand the concept of flying the elbow
  9. understand the concept of the egg (god's G)
  10. know how to use the dogfight mode, the HMCS and the radar modes linked to them
  11. know the brevity words usualy used in dogfight

Learning files

Energy

Em.jpg
  • 0.55 Mach is around 366 knots
  • Don’t pull back hard on the stick and unnecessarily bleed off energy
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