tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post5582353332378665325..comments2024-03-22T06:56:26.797-04:00Comments on U.S. Navy Aircraft History: Not Doing It RightTailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-22585822163415930492010-09-08T10:08:52.666-04:002010-09-08T10:08:52.666-04:00Just found your blog. Great stuff! The over the s...Just found your blog. Great stuff! The over the shoulder delivery (as we called it in the Navy) could be pretty accurate. The A-4C had “avionics” gear that helped you to smoothly apply g’s at the correct rate and automatically released the weapon at the correct point in the Cuban eight. You flew right over the target at 200 feet. At that point you pushed the button on the stick and started up into a 4g pull. At a little over 90 degrees the weapon would release with a distinct bump. You continued the half loop over the top and headed back the way you came. The altitude for the egress was determined by the burst height programmed into your bomb. The idea being that you didn’t want the blast to push you into the ground or up into the anti-aircraft defenses. Much of the accuracy depended on when you pushed the button, how closely you matched the g profile, and the upper winds. As someone said, generally accurate enough for The bomb.fliermikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034392194043651958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-46071360174481682412008-06-09T07:02:00.000-04:002008-06-09T07:02:00.000-04:00It was fairly accurate, certainly enough for an at...It was fairly accurate, certainly enough for an atomic bomb. It would be released at about 5,000 feet above ground level, depending on the entry speed and travel upward another 7,000 to 8,000 feet before starting back down to hit within a few hundred feet of the target.Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-52574952611167111282008-06-08T22:50:00.000-04:002008-06-08T22:50:00.000-04:00It looks like the bomb gets released in upward mot...It looks like the bomb gets released in upward motion for eventual "lobbing" into the target? Assuming this is not a guided warhead, how reliable is the targeting on this (or maybe anywhere within a couple miles is ok?)?j gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01946384678279765924noreply@blogger.com