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RAAF English Electric Canberra 'SLEP Program'

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M.A.D:

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--- Quote from: M.A.D on February 07, 2021, 06:31:24 PM ---
So going by these pictures, the Nord AS.30 missile never required an aircraft-mounted radar to support its targeting/guidance?


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No it did not because the AS.30 AS-30 used a simple MCLOS guidance with the pilot aligning the flares located near the missile's rear with the target and controlling the missile in flight after launch with a small joystick, sending steering commands to the missile via a radio link. It was all visual.

The later AS.30L used laser guidance though:



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Thank you for the clarification GTX👍

MAD

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