caineArt of the Kill: Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword ... Preface Chapter 1: Geometry of Air Combat Overview of Basic Fighter Maneuvers Introduction to the Geometry of Air Combat. Positional Geometry.. ‘Angle-off. Range .. Aspect Angle Attack Geometry Determining the Pursuit The Weapons Envelope .. For Guns. . Conelusior Chapter 2: Offensive BEM Offensive BEM Introduction to Offensive BEM BPM and Turns... Power for Position. Turn Radius and Turn Rate. Corner Velocity .. Vertical Turns Turning Room.. 5 Solving the Offensive BFM Proble: Gun Shot Procedures.. Flying into Gun Parameters ‘Taking a Gun Shot Using the Gun Sight Fighter Pilot Training Sorties: Conclusion iArt of the Kill: Table of Contents ti Chapter 3: Defensive BEM... Defensive BFM.. Introduction to Defensive BFM. Detecting the Attack Radar. Threat Warning System (TWS) Visual..... Defending Against a Missil Creating BFM Problems for the Bandit. Bandit Outside Your Turn Circle Bandit Inside Your Turn Circle Overshoots. Guns Defense Snapshots and ‘Tracking Sho! ‘The Snake Fighter Pilot Training Sortis Conclusion .... Chapter 4: Head-On BEM... Head-on BEM... Introduction to Head-on BEM . ‘The Escape Window ... —— Stay and Fight? Or Separate? Lead Turns Options at the Pass Nose-Low: The Slice . The Level Turn The Vertical Fig! Over-the-Top Airspeed... Basic Geometry: One-Circle and Two-Circle Fights Fighter Pilot Training Sorties: Head-On BEM, Conclusion .... Chapter 5: Introduction to The Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Fight Introduction to the BVR Fight Detection Sorting