You wouldn't pitch up and around like that to escape on a low run - you'd
more likely be back right beside it doing that. Gotta be straight and level
and tail to burst upon shock arrival. On a low level bomb run, you'd be
going AT LEAST twice as fast as the fool in the pattern; you'd approach
target very low, pop up to minimum altitude (few hundred feet) for the
bomb's physical limits (give retard chute time to deploy and slow the bomb
to preclude its possible destruction on impact, increase crew escape time,
etc.), pop back down to VERY low altitude and going like a bat out of hell,
but not turning significantly after a low altitude release. Detonation
coupla minutes (time very highly classified) or so after release.
On a high altitude (30k to 40k feet, or so) bomb run, you'd release about 7
miles from target, turn hard for a minute or so to roll out straight and
level with tail to burst and going like a bat out of Hell to await shock
arrival.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - BUFF maneuvers
> So that pull-up maneuver at the beginning -- would that actually be used
> for low-altitude drop of a nuke, get a little more distance before the
> thing goes off? Or even with that would there be enough distance from
> the thing? That must put some good stress on the airframe. I think I
> would rather be at 50k ft moving pretty fast when I let one go, and even
> then....thinking of Dr Strangelove/Fail Safe, low-altitude penetrations
> and all that.
>
> I once got a tour of the SAC command post, they did a run-through for us
> of an attack scenario, complete with all the sounds and screens and
> all. It took about 30 min and was way scarier than any movie. Way
> scary. Can't say much about that. Talked to the general in charge of
> the fleet, orbiting up around the pole in the Looking Glass plane. It
> scared the sh*t out of me for a long time after. We went out and got a
> tour of one of those planes, the guy opened the red box that held the
> codes, and this really loud klaxon alarm goes off that scared the
> bejeezus out of us all. Took a second guy with the other key to shut it
> off. Then we got a tour of the NEACP ("kneecap") 747 and that was very
> cool, once we got past the perimeter guards who were standing there with
> their weapons trained on us while our creds were checked out. That
> kinda set the mood, yow! (Talk about guys who do NOT screw around, a
> few of those working for TSA would be just the ticket.) I got to sit in
> the pilot's seat, and sit on the president's bed. That was fun -- my 3
> minutes at the controls of a 747! And pretending to be the pres!
>
> --R
>
> E M wrote:
> > I think this is the video of the incident. It's near the end, starting
> > about 9:30 on the video. Video is of rather poor quality.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQa4PpIkOZU
> >
> > Ed
> > 300E
> >
> >
> >
>
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