DCS AIM 7 autopilot vertical test WIP

This video demonstrates a new feature of the missile autopilot and flight model: stability and control implementation. High altitudes and low air speeds provide low aerodynamic damping moments, and you can see missile motion in detail. Note the control surface deflections. The missile’s autopilot dampens oscillations more quickly than with autopilot turned off. This is just a test thought of the autopilot and aerodynamics of the missile. Naturally, air-to-air missiles are not designed for such low air speeds. In fact, the minimal IAS at intercept for an AIM-7 is about 700 km/h. At this speed, it’s capable to reaching 5g’s in less than a second.