Re: SENIOR PROM/PEG photos online


Message posted by Andreas Parsch on February 17, 2005 at 12:26:10 PST:

> Are they doing a mid-air helicopter catch? Or do you
> believe the missile actually lands?

They used a MARS (Mid-Air Recovery System) for the AQM-34 recce Firebees in the 1960s and '70s, but I always assumed that aerial targets currently used actually land. I could be wrong, though, and would love to hear from someone who knows better.

> I think the vertical climb at the end of flight
> makes sense if the recovery is not mid-air. You
> need to lose the forward momentum.

Using a drag chute to decelerate into a stall should do just as well.

Andreas


In Reply to: Re: SENIOR PROM/PEG photos online posted by lone wolf on February 17, 2005 at 12:13:45 PST:

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