Formation Flying Russian style

[amillet]

Impressive fireworks or chafe

[kmyfm20s]

Make me want to add a smoke system to the Mooney:) pretty impressive!

[Hank]

Dang! They carry an awful lot of chaff!!

[MooneyMitch]

That belongs at AirVenture nighttime show !!! 

[kpaul]

So none of that is chaff.  They were dispensing flares.  The flares attempt to draw heat seaking missiles away from the hot engines.  Chaff is small bits of metal used to hide the airframe from radar guided missiles.

[carusoam]

Thanks Kevin!

I was wondering about that...

The flairs in this video have a distinct pattern they are traveling in...

Interesting!

Best regards,

-a-

[kpaul]

20 hours ago, carusoam said:

Thanks Kevin!

I was wondering about that...

The flairs in this video have a distinct pattern they are traveling in...

Interesting!

Best regards,

-a-

The flares come out of the aircraft in a pattern that tries to cover the heat signature of the engine.  They tend to not launch correctly when the plane is pulling negative Gs or doing whatever else the Russians like to do.

[Unit74]

On 10/4/2020 at 10:56 PM, Hank said:

Dang! They carry an awful lot of chaff!!

You'd need that much too if the F35 was your enemy! Jes sayin'.

Edited October 7, 2020 by Unit74

[Jeph357]

Awesome video!