Forget “The missile knows where it is” THIS is how you explain how a missile works

Not gonna lie, I was very worried about the crew at the end. Emotional attachment and all that. I'm glad they chose to abandon the missile at the end.

Dam, Kerbals have changed quite a bit since the last time I played KSP.

Who knew there were little green men in every AIM-9

US air force wants its top secret training material back

No little green men were hurt during the making of this video! MiG pilots on the other hand....

I developed more emotional attachment to the crew in 2:26 minutes than I did to Rey in three films

Best explanation ever

Finally, a little more in-depth analysis than the usual "unclassified" teasers. I will be on lookout for more technical videos from You!

abandon missile? I was expecting a BANZAI!

So I should NOT sign up to be an "Inflight Missile Mechanic" ..... ever so much clearer now...

I like to think the lock tone is the lookout screaming at the pilot.

The missle knows where it is because it knows where it isn’t.

Lesson one at uni: this Lesson two: the missile knows where it is

If the Discworld had guided missiles, this is how they would work.

I expected the helmsman to go down with the ship, glad his patriotism and urgent sense of duty mixed with a possible concussion from the engine ignition didn't render him blind or confused enough to eject in time.

The single most amazing thing here is the fact that the uploader let the video be the resolution it naturally wants to be rather than adding black bars to force it into 1080p or something. It baffles me that people still do this in an age when the software can happily scale video to any screen as required. Even Netflix does the black bar nonsense, causing ultrawide aspect ratio movies that should fill my monitor perfectly to instead float half-sized in the middle of a sea of blankness.

this video is broken for me, it doesn't show the visuals

Brave men. ❤️ Even though they only know where they aren’t they still abandon the ship regardless if they’re most likely behind enemy lines. We shall never forget their sacrifice. 🙏🏼🕊

Forget about pigeon guided missiles, we have little green aliens guiding them.

What a cute and innocent way to describe something designed to kill...

Ork missile technology has improved a lot but It still needs more dakka

Would love to see a Fox 1 and Fox 3 version of this video

So how do you recover the green guys. Do they walk back to the AIM-9 factory?

I don't know why KZfaq decided to recommend this to me after almost 5 years, but I'm glad it did.

HOW IS THIS THE ONLY VIDEO ON YOUR CHANNEL? THIS IS BRILLIANT, AND THE WORLD NEEDED MORE OF IT FIVE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO, THREE YEARS AGO AND RIGHT NOW! Seriously, if you still monitor this channel, this was the best thing i've seen all day, a great explanation of how things work, and I would love to see more in this style.

This is my new favorite video ever. Where does this come from? The British nature documentary narration is pitch-perfect!

The Brits always have a great sense of humor!🤣

Now, imagine a missile where the control computer actually manage to jettison and return to base, saving cost for the next launch, instead of getting destroyed?

I was confused for a moment by the little guys throwing balls, as I always thought the Sidewinder was a heat-seeking missile. However, Wikipedia confirms that the newer models feature radar guidance as well as infrared.

Watch at 500x speed to see it in real time

Now I know why they are kidnapping aliens

This is one of the best videos the algorithm has ever given me. Oh my goodness I am amazed

We have reached the target it was an honor serving with you all

i lost this video for a little bit but i found it again and it was amazing, thank you for uploading this godly video

100%, hands down, the best KZfaq video ever made.

I'm glad the guys didn't get toasted by the explosion

At the end i was expecting ,,And its a miss."

Nicely explains the early AIM-9s/GAR-8s

The Helmsman knows where the missile is at all times; he knows this because the lookout tells him

Sidewinder gremlins, we salute you.

Okay, this guy indeed explained how it works really well. But i'm more concerned of how those little goblins jumped off without parachutes.

More videos please. This is excellent on many levels.

2:14 In our empire of WW2, if they abandoned the missile, they sent again to ensure death.

All this is missing is a Nasheed in high pitched Kerbal voices

didn't expect this video to be recommended but thanks for showing interesting things. lmao

Pitcher and catcher.... funny way to explain how a radar proximity fuse works xD

The missile knows where it is because it knows the lookout and helmsman are doing a good job

Each sidewinder makes a great sacrifice 😢

This was a great video to watch.

So, the missile knows where it is because it knows where it isn’t?

Oh god. I cant wait for this to be recommended by the algorithm because of the "This missile knows where it is" video

“You got a hole in your left wing”

American crew: We reached the target, abandon missile! Japanese crew: We reached the target, Banzai!

Bomber Crew meets the Worms franchise.

I was a 31631l missile maintenance tech in the USAF, this is exactly the way it is, and if the little green guys inside don't get their Cheerios and wasabi that AIM 9 won't fly!

I thought the blaster just blasts everything up instantly after he awakes

I have watched the full length three times in one sitting so far

It only shows black screen, yet when I scroll to see what happens in the next part of the video I can see frames of the video.

Video isn't showing up for me

Absolutely brilliant! 😁

best explanation..EVER !! thank you.

The pitcher starts throwing balls into holes" 💀

I used to think there was tiny people inside the TV too. So, I can Identify with you.

“And with that, United American Flight UM372 Was never seen again”

I imagine that the folks in this crew are related to the little man in the refrigerator who turns the light on and off. Fun explanation!

noo!!! missiles are unmanned guided weapons with eletronics inside!!!! the tiny green men inside my sidewinder :

great video, highly informative.

Great video. Nice technical explanation 👍

Of course the most important piece of equipment to have with them , is a box of matches to light the fire !

This is pretty accurate XD

Best random recommendation ever.

The algorithm has blessed me on this day once more...

U did good job

I didn't even know a video resolution like this was possible on KZfaq. Holy hell.

Finally I can explain missiles to my 5 year old.

omfg - I Just found this, loved every second of it and I think they should use this as the "new" training video for sure, at least its more entertaining!

i never thought i wanted to see a bunch of tiny animated men inside of a missile, yet here i am.

VERY CUTE. Thank you 🙏

This is like the polar opposite of the missile knows where it is lmao.

This is just perfect

the new KSP update lookin good.

Reminds me of the real pigeon based guidance system

shoutout to the hardest working, the fuel man

No wonder those missiles are so deadly, being controlled by such an expert team of little gremlins.

It's 3 in the morning, And here I am learning how a sidewinder missile work.

I was pretty scared after I grew to love the tnt minion I was scared all they lived for was for nothing

The missile knows where it is because it... is crewed by a miniature aircrew that looks like green smurfs

Best explaination ever

Such an adorable way to teach about a missile

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

I liked their voices :D

An excellent explanation for ir missiles

This is a real training video for the Marine F18 pilots.

Is this audio only or is the video so low resolution that it doesn't work on mobile

Wow its steam powered huh never knew that. Stephenson would be proud

Well, that sums things up allright

IT KNOWS WHERE IT IS BECAUSE IT KNOWS WHERE IT ISN'T

This is so silly- I loved it. Well done. Sad to see you have done nothing further.

Best video ever made