Plane Tales

On the last tale, Sidewinders and Sparrows we talked a little about the history of rockets and missiles but it’s a big subject so this week I thought I’d expand on the theme a little and as I'm going to mention lots of rattlesnakes and sparrows, I should probably use the correct collective nouns… rhumbas and quarrels!   Rules of Engagement   JTIDS   The result of a Blue on Blue engagement   An AIM 54 Phoenix launch   An AIM7 Sparrow in flight   The APG63 radar   Radar discrimination     AIM7 Sparrow missiles on an F15 Eagle   Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAF, USN, Daderot and the DOD Media.