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Old 27th Jul 2017, 13:37
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Dominator2
 
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Onceapilot,

BTW, the Victor "missile break" would, I think, be a misnomer.
I helped develop said manoeuvre for both the Victor and C130. Both ac, in the right hands, it was possible to roll to 110 AOB and as the nose drops to 10-20 deg below the horizon, roll out, IDLE and Speedbrake. If you really wanted to descend quickly lower Gear/Flap or open Bomb Bay Doors. The Victor deployed chaff at the appropriate time.
Designed to break a fighters radar lock and hopefully loose contact.
All possible but needed to be practiced!!

My original point was, to avoid a mid-air collision all pilots should be able to max turn their ac even be it 50AOB or 2G.
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