IP-5: Fundamentals of Intercept Geometry I

INTERCEPT PROCEDURES TEXTBOOK

IP-5: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCEPT GEOMETRY I

Introduction

An air-to-air intercept is a relative motion problem in which the weapons officer is constantly

striving to control the position of the fighter in relation to the bogey aircraft. The weapons

officer must not only know the correct intercept procedures completely, but also must be

consistently able to execute them with speed and accuracy. The ultimate goal is to continually

visualize the spatial picture between the two aircraft. The weapons officer must automatically

analyze the problem and take corrective action to ensure a successful intercept.

Intercept Terms

The intercept terms that have been introduced already are listed below:

Figure 1