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The following chart provides all of the required cuts for each of the "cold 100" set-ups. These

aspects are a compromise between keeping the bogey on the scope and controlling the drift by

having the bogey as close as possible to collision bearing.

Cut

Angle Off

Displaces to:

Target Aspect

50 L/R

100 R/L Cut

50 R/L

55 L/R

100 R/L Cut+B

45 R/L

R/L

60 L/R

110 R/L Cut+B

50 R/L

R/L

65 L/R

120 R/L Cut+B

55 R/L

R/L

70 L/R

120 R/L Cut+B

50 R/L

R/L

75 L/R

130 R/L Cut+B

55 R/L

R/L

Non-Isosceles Intercept Triangle

The command required to accelerate the aircraft is "Buster, set speed 0.6." The pilot will

accelerate and hold 0.6 IMN until directed to change speed.

Since this speed advantage allows the fighter to reach the point of flight path intersection at

the same time as the bogey, the fighter and bogey are on collision. However, an isosceles

triangle no longer exists. The following characteristics of a collision course remain true:

1. TA will remain constant with decreasing range

2. Bogey bearing and angle off will remain constant with decreasing range

3. If the fighter's airspeed is held at 0.6 IMN and the bogey's airspeed is held at 0.5 IMN,

the two aircraft will collide if slant range is allowed to decrease to zero (co-altitude).

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