Air combat at beyond visual range (BVR) is something I never saw explained very well online. So I thought I would take a shot at covering it myself. BVR is a complex topic so it's going to take a few videos to get the point across. In this introduction we'll go over some basic concepts.

We'll cover some important ranges to know and discuss the factors that affect a BVR missile's performance.


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References:
AFRL Simulation Report: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA461...
ALSSA Brevity MTTP: https://www.alsa.mil/Portals/9/Docume...
Mirror for Brevity MTTP: https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog-ws...

Attribution:
Su-27 photo
By Dmitriy Pichugin - http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia..., GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

R-27 photo
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/437, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

R-77 photo
By Allocer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

AA-1 photo
By Varga Attila - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Obligatory disclaimers:

The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components.