Pilot deploys flares to attract heat seeking missiles away from the plane

[Mave]

This is called "The angel of death".

 

[Panki]

This looks so dope... here's another picture which shows the angel a little better:

 

[Mave]

Looks dope as fuck indeed.
Too bad the plane can only fire it once.

 

[Panki]

Looks dope as fuck indeed.
Too bad the plane can only fire it once.

You got a quote on that?
I tried looking up how many flares it actually carries but couldn't find that info.

 

[Mave]

You got a quote on that?
I tried looking up how many flares it actually carries but couldn't find that info.

This particular moment captured in the gif is called a Jettison and means deploying all flares at once, so they're all gone.
In combat however a pilot can release them bit by bit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flare_(countermeasure)

 

[Panki]

Thanks!