Originally Posted by
nomorecatering
But would a radar guided missle detect a flea sized Extra, especially if it was flying between trees, can a heat seeking missle detct the heat signature from the exhaust of a piston engine? if a high speed fighter can do a turn to put it out of the turning capability of missle, I would have thought an unlimited category aerobatic aircraft with it's ability do literaly square turns would be even harder. I admit my knowledge of missle is of the Vietnam era however. I stand to be corrected.
Most of my knowledge comes from articles such as this.
Evading the Guided Missile
This clip explains what I mean about maneouverability of these aircraft.at low level. I cant imagine any missle flying at 2000 mph matching the directional/angle changes of these aircraft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvvvv51duVE
But to be of any use, they would need pylons on the wings to attach weapons to.
No high G turns if you want to keep the wings on…