DRONE SHOT DOWN BT RUSSIA OVER INTERNATIONAL WATERS

The Ruskies have fuel dumpin’ money?

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Just a guess here, but perhaps dump the fuel on the drone and in it's path, then hit the afterburners to ignite the fuel. That's all I can think of.

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damage the prop.

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Originally Posted by Clint45

This is probably a stupid question, but what's the point of dumping fuel on the drone? Hoping it might catch fire? And has this tactic been used before?

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Pissing on it to assert dominance.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Just a guess here, but perhaps dump the fuel on the drone and in it's path, then hit the afterburners to ignite the fuel. That's all I can think of.

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That is called a dump and burn. Pretty cool to see it in person.

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Originally Posted by Clint45

This is probably a stupid question, but what's the point of dumping fuel on the drone? Hoping it might catch fire? And has this tactic been used before?

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Dumping a bunch of refined kerosene/diesel fuel/JP-4 in the intake of an engine can cause things to go haywire and it can also damage various sensors.

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Originally Posted by Drucker

Do you think the Sov er Russians care that it was filming?
Running spy drones that feed directly to the Ukrainians is pushing the edge on that war stuff.

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Nope. I think it's stupid that they told the world that they didn't dump fuel or hit it when they know it was filming.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Just a guess here, but perhaps dump the fuel on the drone and in it's path, then hit the afterburners to ignite the fuel. That's all I can think of.

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Dump fuel on it. Then drop a flare on it. The flare is a block of magnesium. Flare hit one propeller blade and damaged it. I was told when I worked these systems to be careful. Supervisor said the flare would completely burn through the runway. I just worked the avionics, munitions troops handled the flares,bombs, etc.

Last pose, eh?

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Originally Posted by Hoser

That is called a dump and burn. Pretty cool to see it in person.

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I think I remember seeing some video of the Aussies doing that in the F-111 during an air show. Pretty awesome!

The test pilots for the f22 used to shoot flares at each other during their mock dog fights. It worked for about 6 months until someone started noticing burn marks. There was no specific protocol against it at the time. Now there is.