Indian Missile News And Discussion

[Arun_S]

U are welcome saar.



[quote name='sumishi' date='09 October 2011 - 09:31 AM' timestamp='1318132389' post='113227']

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(2) "No missile actually needs to be tested to full range. It is possible to lift or depress the trajectory of the missile to simulate a longer range"[/quote]



[size="2"]The first part is correct as long it is applied to ballistic missiles. Does not apply to missiles that can fly quasi ballistic trajectory.[/size][/size] [size="3"][size="2"]It is possible to lift or depress the trajectory of the missile to simulate a shorter range, however knowing the actual flight time (or better still the burn out velocity) one can quite accurately determine its minimum energy trajectory (corresponding to maximum range).



In case of Agni-2/3 missile tests the flight time does not fit ballistic flight equations because the RV's do Ballistic Glide.[/size] [/size][size="2"]The reason India publishes the apogee and flight duration time for test flights is to tell the technical analysts (in countries that matter), that Agni-2/3 did not fly conventional ballistic trajectory expected of conventional ballistic missiles. [/size]