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To: sukhoi-30mki

Soft vertical launch, from the pic that means the
motor doesn’t ignite until it’s in the air?


3 posted on 09/04/2017 11:16:33 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Maybe a small motor with a smaller impulse just to push it clear of the VLS cell? Would think that would be more reliable than a pneumatic push.


4 posted on 09/04/2017 11:38:58 AM PDT by Tallguy (Twitter short-circuits common sense. Please engage your brain before tweeting.)
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