Chinese flares
So yet again, Chinese pilots fly in front of Australian P8 Poseiden in international airspace and chuck flares out. I'm curious as to whether
this is actually dangerous. What's in a flare, would it cause kinetic energy damage to the P8 if hit, would it cause heat damage from the extreme
heat, would it bounce off the airframe harmlessly, is it a FOD hazard to the aircraft's engines?
Perhaps a military gunny could answer this.
Trev