Re: FYI

Not a bad price for a museum quality piece. But the 'launch' image is not the same piece of hardware!

BTW, the patent is for the OPPOSITE of stealth technology... a radar energy relector to makes the thing look huge and flat (probably like a MiG?).

Let's hope this guy has a government surplus receipt for the thing. :)

-John

ABLE1 wrote:

Tow targets were quite common. We used a lot of them at Tyndall AFB. The tow cable was usually about a mile or 2 long.

There were 2 varieties in use while I was stationed at Tyndall. The first type was the one now being sold on Ebay. It used a point heat source to simulate jet exhaust and was popular for IR seekers like the Sidewinder and AIM-4G. The other type was a fiberglass radar reflector (FIGAT) and was used to test AIM-4F Falcons.

Incidently, the missiles were set to make a near miss rather than actually hit the target. Target drones were expensive.

Ad Astra! Bill Sullivan

Is it always towed, or is it sometimes launched as a rocket, like in the photo on ebay?

Well 0 bids. Looks like no one wants it!

Brian NAR # 79783

Not with a $2K minimum bid. For $100 or so I'd drive out there and bring it home. And get hell from my wife for doing so.

Bob "I wanted to use one of those blue 'bombs' for a mailbox post when we built our new house" Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!