missing with IR missiles is really bad.
The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft
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lcloo
Captain
Not surprising that the PL-2 missed its target. Short range infra red AAM of that era have low hit rates. Even US sidewinder of Vietnam era had low hit rates of around 15%, until AIM-9L begin to show up in 1976 and raised its kill rate to around 80%.
Early AAM like PL-2 and Sidewinder were effective only if aimed and fired from 6 o'oclock of target. The target can easily break missile lock by hard turns.
simonov
Junior Member
Even Israel and South Africa have a same problem when use the Matra Magic 550 but later French fixed it and its good perform in Iran Iraq war (1980-1989) Iraq loved so they replace Atoll with Magic
It was PL-2 lol, the fact it was able to fly off the rail in the general direction of the target is impressive enough
antiterror13
Brigadier
J-8 assembly line from days of old.
Comparing this assembly line to J-20 assembly line is like Earth and Heaven ... China has come a very long long way in quality and technology and workmanship
Many components from the two J-8II sent to Grumman as part of the Peace Pearl program weren’t interchangeable.
Cockpit view.
Great footage of low altitude flight and night landing.
Is it just me or does this aircraft come in way too fast for a touchdown?
Great footage of low altitude flight and night landing.
Is it just me or does this aircraft come in way too fast for a touchdown?
