AIM-9X Seeker Cooling
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Yes, as I understand how the RL missile operates…yes, there is an umbilical connection to the launcher/jet…however…yes - there is a thermal battery in the missile which can be run down.
…and I’m talking about AGM-65.
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The thermal battery has a lifetime measured in seconds. It’s only broken when launch occurs.
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…if that’s true, the missile would never make it to a target. Not from the ranges I Rifle at.
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So, how many seconds your Maverick travels ?? Stevie///
Whole bunch of missiles , and nuclear bombs are/were using thermal batteries. (mostly anything with some sort of guidance, and without power-gen)
… let me enlighten you
Thermal batteries are one-shot electrical power supply for variety of use, they were used even since 1943/44 by Nazis in V2 missiles , ya know , Battle for Britain, London bombardment.
They are essentially compound of separated chemicals closed in one package , broken on launch they mix and thus create limited time chemical battery… high voltage/current/long time … you name it , depends of use.
In case of Mavericks , you certainly don’t need 180 seconds of electricity…
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By seconds I mean like within 200 sec, you know a flight time’s worth, launch to target like a JDAM. It’s certainly not an hour.
AGM-65 Maverick Umbilical Connector
Is at aft end of missile and mounted at top of the HAS or PAS
Allows aircraft to supply power to the missile before launch and the missile communicates with the aircraft
Umbilical Adapter (CPI) used to connect missile to the launch rail or to test set
CPI comes with each missile and should be tested as one unit togetherApparently the control surface power comes from pneumatic or hydraulic batteries.
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Yes - I know how thermal batteries work…and in some munitions you can also freeze them by flying at too high an altitude for too long and then the weapon can fail to function at all. Problem with a training round I know of.
If I fire long >7 miles they may fly for 20 seconds (or more - I’m generally too busy managing sensors to watch TTI), and that can vary greatly between firing level or firing in a dive…in general if I dive I end up closer. But they kill the tank as long as I don’t pedestal the target (which is also easy to do because you can fly faster than the missile). I do this in a RL Trainer, not BMS - and with LMAVs.
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Well, all I could find in the Dash-34 is the 60/30minute cumulative time per mission (inc 3min spool up) for powered up/video on. So, for that reason, I power Mav’s at Fence-In.
As for the 'Winders, I bet White_Fang was right about warm/cool. I was just “lucky”. Needless to say, IR COOL is now also in in Fence In -
Great conversation! Love it!