RimReaper wrote:
This all relates to the ridiculous "reverse thrust" that these jets have. None of them are built to go in reverse and for Pete's sake if they were, it would NOT work in the air.
I don't know about "built to go in reverse" but I've definitely seen DC-9s use their thrust reversers to back themselves out of spots at Detroit Metro.
Defiance wrote:
But cruise missles last forever... although I wonder how long a sidewinder will go for, I believe that's what's used in BF2.
Forever ... more like as long as it has enough fuel/inertia
As for the sidewinder -- taken from:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/aim-9.htmPrimary Function: Air-to-air missile
Contractor: Naval Weapons Center
Power Plant: Hercules and Bermite Mk 36 Mod 71, 8 solid-propellant rocket motor
Thrust: Classified
Speed: Supersonic Mach 2.5
Range: 10 to 18 miles depending on altitude
Length: 9 feet, 5 inches (2.87 meters)
Diameter: 5 inches (0.13 meters)
Finspan: 2 feet, 3/4 inches (0.63 meters)
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead
25 lbs high explosive for AIM-9H
20.8 lbs high explosive for AIM-9L/M
Launch Weight: 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms)
Guidance System: Solid-state, infrared homing system
Introduction Date: 1956
Unit Cost: Approximately $84,000