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SpudmanWP said...

I am not sure of the physics involved for determining fin drag, but it seems to me that the fins on the CUDA are proportionally smaller than on the AMRAAM. This would also mean that they must work harder to control the direction of the CUDA.

IMHO this is the reason for the ACM. It was a tradeoff; less drag in flight thereby better range but still maintaining terminal HTK capabilities.

Dec 12, 2012, 4:43:36 PM

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