A couple very nifty shots!
Pun intended
If I may, a couple of observations about the radar display, if I may be so bold:
The Vc circle and EL lines are missing. When the radar is locked up on a target, like shown perfectly by the heavy mark on the B Sweep near the bottom, there is a Vc circle, indicating the Velocity (sub)closing (V sub C) of the target, and the EL lines, a pair of small, horizontal lines on the right side of the scope showing the commanded and actual elevation, from boresight, of the antenna, just as the B-Sweep shows the horizontal angle off boresight of the antenna. The system needs to be locked up to shoot a Sparrow, after all, and the lock is shown by the B-Sweep being wider than during search, allowing greater visibility of the target selected. This is caused by the feed-horn on the antenna spinning with a slight, off-center spin, widening the beam to enable the system to track accurately.
The Vc circle is about big enough in diameter to touch the ends of the Horizon lines, with a gap indicating the closing velocity of the target. I believe, although it's been a LONG time, that with the gap at 90° the Vc is zero. Anything towords 12 o'clock anti-clockwise from there is opening (the target is moving away from the plane), and anything clock-wise is closing, all the way around to 12 o'clock, again. When the "Shoot" parameters are met, the circle closes to about 1/2 the diameter of just a lock-on.
With the missile having (obviously) just left the rails, the display indicating a good lock, should still be visible.
This is a great airplane, and the amount of detail involved, both inside and out, is just wonderful. I just thought they might want the above information to make just that much perfect-er (is that a word??). Maybe whoever did the radar would want to know. Maybe not. Just offering
Have fun all! Again, fantastic plane indeed.
Pat☺
