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Originally Posted by Fuzz
If a missile was fired at it, is there anything preventing it from hitting the starboard engine? That appears to be your biggest issue, but wouldn't it have a 50/50 chance of locking on to either engine? Possibly slightly biased to the port, but given the altitude, would it differentiate much between the 2 when locking on?
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The TOR will detonate at whatever proximity distance to the closest part of the aircraft. I don't know what that distance is. The launcher would have to be in line with the plane's direction of travel in order to detonate and possibly affect both engines. A fore attack will damage the cockpit heavily. An aft shot will damage the tail with possible damage to engines. Port or starboard shots will heavily affect the applicable engine.
The MANPAD will aim towards the brightest IR signature, the aft of the engine biased to the side of the shooter.
The video also doesn't show an exhaust plume, which is what I'd expect to see with TOR. The MANPAD's fuel typically runs out before hitting target and it just glides to contact.
I keep reading about a "sharp right turn" which I take it to mean it occurred after it made its sweeping right turn to head north. The "sharp right turn" is what I'm basing my missile theories on, assuming the "sharp right turn" is a result of catastrophic failure causing the increased drag.