Aircraft question

[promethuem5]

Hi,

I was thinking about aircraft adn payloads, and something occured to me.... When a misisle launches, does it leave a burn mark on the rack it comes out of on the plane? Like on the big box missile launchers for VF-1s or the 3 pack air to air missiles on teh racks...

Thanks for an answer

Ben

[platypiman247]

Even if they did, I doubt that the shows animators would have the time or budget to paint the marks in.

[Knight26]

Typically no, because the missile is gone before it has a chance to do any noticable scortching. Plus it manuevers away rather quickly, pointing the missile exhaust away from the plane. Now, on a ship based launcher, the missle takes off slightly slower and tends to go straight for a second before manuevering. Those do get some scortching on the launcher, but mostly on the bulkhead behind it because the missile exhaust is focused there longer.