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INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

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At 10 nm, any target aspect greater than 20 will equate to an excess of turning room, while

any TA less than 20 will indicate that sufficient turning room may not be available and more

must be gained.

Objectives of the Displacement Turn

The three objectives of the displacement turn are:

1. To break collision course to prevent a collision or fly-through.

2. To orient the fighter's flight path (heading) so as to: gain, maintain, or slow the rate of

loss of lateral displacement as required.

3. To establish the bogey at approximately the same distance from collision bearing (after

displacement) for all amounts of TA. This is done so that the drift rate after displacement is

constant for all TA situations.

Once the fighter is steady after executing the DT, his flight path will be oriented in one of

three ways: