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To: ASA Vet

Not very. Almost all the early Phoenix missiles are all but unusable because of the cracks that develop in the solid fuel rocket engine with age. Launch one off your wing and the chances are pretty good that it's going to explode - either shortly after launch, or right at launch, taking your wing off.

The missile guidance systems themselves need quite a bit of maintenance, I am told, so the chances of a working Phoenix coming from an Iranian aircraft is very small.


75 posted on 10/01/2005 7:42:42 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
Launch one off your wing and the chances are pretty good that it's going to explode - either shortly after launch, or right at launch, taking your wing off.

Hopefully their new pilots don't know ...

76 posted on 10/01/2005 7:50:25 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Osama Bin Laden Al Khanzier)
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