Can a Stinger missile hit a helicopter?

The FIM-92 Stinger is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles and helicopters (Air to Air Stinger).

Can a Stinger missile hit a drone?

In a 19 November 1996 demonstration, a Stinger (ATAS) Block-1 missile was launched from an OH-58D at the Yuma Proving Ground and successfully destroyed a QUH-1 drone helicopter deploying countermeasures at a range greater than 2.8 miles (4,500 m). This was first demonstrated on 6 November 1997 at Yuma.

Can a Stinger shoot down a plane?

The reason we hear so much about the Stinger in these contexts is because the Stinger missile is an extremely effective weapon for shooting down aircraft. The missile uses an infrared seeker to lock on to the heat in the engine’s exhaust, and will hit nearly anything flying below 11,000 feet.

Are Stingers heat seeking?

The Stinger missile is something that appears in the news every time there is an armed conflict involving United States forces. The missile uses an infrared seeker to lock on to the heat in the engine’s exhaust, and will hit nearly anything flying below 11,000 feet.

Why is the Stinger missile so popular?

The reason we hear so much about the Stinger in these contexts is because the Stinger missile is an extremely effective weapon for shooting down aircraft. The missile uses an infrared seeker to lock on to the heat in the engine’s exhaust, and will hit nearly anything flying below 11,000 feet.

What would happen if a missile hit a tank?

Missile hits exhaust port, ignites thin skinned fuel container, fire kills tank, maybe not crew, but engne because it is back there too. Just a story, but as one Stinger engineer who had previously been an officer in a Redeye unit, in war soldiers will use the weapon in their hands.

Can you shoot down an enemy plane with a stinger?

Its not enough to hear the enemy aircraft passing, you need to align the launcher sight before release. A stinger can shoot down an enemy plane but its highly dependent on visual contact with the enemy aircraft and that such aircraft is operating at low enough altitude.

How high can a Fighter Outrun a missile?

If the Stinger is all there is (no other high altitude missile) the fighter/bombers will generally loiter at 10,000ft or more and outrun the missile just by accelerating/climbing.