[Non-Sequitur]

You have shown nothing except such targets exist. If the Navy uses them then which squadron supports them and where? I'll repeat that I have never encountered a towed target in any missile exercise that I was involved with. Perhaps you can enlighten me as to when you encountered them. Was it around the time that TWA 800 crashed?

[barf]

How many buggy whip manufacturers can you name? None? Why would sleds be manufactured if they are not used? The ones that Ace showed were very refined for something not used? Using a variety of fuels including Jet-A shows a current need, wouldn't you say?

[barf]

I believe that your major problem is that you were a user and not a manufacturer. Manufacturers would use sleds to test products not yet on the market or accepted by the military services. As a user, you would not need these test articles since the testing should be complete by the time that you would see anything. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best explanation. Razor anyone? Little wonder why you personally did not see test equipment.

[acehai]

Again, from your Post 137...the Standard doesn't use an IR guidence system. It uses a semi-active radar homing guidence system.

From http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/sm-2.htm

Block IIIB is the next step in the continuing evolution of the Standard Missile family, incorporating an infrared (IR) guidance mode capability developed in Missile Homing Improvement Program (MHIP) with the radio frequency (RF) semi-active guidance system of the proven SM-2 Block IIIA.

Another mis-statement which calls into question your expertise and credibility.

[acehai]

I'll repeat that I have never encountered a towed target in any missile exercise that I was involved with...

You didn't repeat all you said. That which was omitted goes to whether you can be trusted. Here's what you said...

I have never heard of a P-3 being used to tow an aerial target? That, in fact, the Navy has not used towed aerial targets for decades? During my career I was assigned to guided-missile destroyers and frigates so I've witnessed quite a few missile shoots and not a single one of them was against a towed target because the Navy didn't use towed targets.

The URLs I have provided speak for themselves. You are the one whose credibility is in question.

Oh, by the way...I can also fill another gap in your knowledge of the TWA 800 affair with regards to the non-interview of the persons that were transferred and therefore not available. According to Appendex AA of the NTSB CD, The aircraft was from Brunswick NAS, Brunswick, Maine. The personnel in question were:

Ray Ott
Richard Van Deorstyne
Bradley Baca
Manuel Yarberry