Freefall for 120 miles ???
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Freefall for 120 miles ???
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Hmmm..Neat concept...
Hope the Navy doesn't take an interest in them... They'll stipulate that "just" a tailhook be added for their version. Then during testing up in Pax River MD, it'll require adding 50-100lbs of depleted uranium balance weights to the tip of the tail assy to compensate for the tailhook. THen it'll require a more powerful turbine engine because turbulator strips will be needed for the wing's upper surface to keep the platform "honest" at low speeds. Then the wings will be enlarged to handle the extra fuel due to the now decreased range, then someone would want hard points on the now-enlarged wings... then someone wants it to have all-weather, look-down RADAR since it obviously has weapons hardpoints. Then the parachute will be removed due to reduced carrying capacity.......
Sound familiar?
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Hope the Navy doesn't take an interest in them... They'll stipulate that "just" a tailhook be added for their version. Then during testing up in Pax River MD, it'll require adding 50-100lbs of depleted uranium balance weights to the tip of the tail assy to compensate for the tailhook. THen it'll require a more powerful turbine engine because turbulator strips will be needed for the wing's upper surface to keep the platform "honest" at low speeds. Then the wings will be enlarged to handle the extra fuel due to the now decreased range, then someone would want hard points on the now-enlarged wings... then someone wants it to have all-weather, look-down RADAR since it obviously has weapons hardpoints. Then the parachute will be removed due to reduced carrying capacity.......
Sound familiar?
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Originally Posted by SoTexRattler
Can you imagine the jolt you'd get when you drop out of a moving airplane with those? OUCH!
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Actually Top and I have been able to do that for years. Without the added bat wings.
Due to our aerodynamic shape, we just decend on our backs. Plenty of lift is provided but there are still a few problems with directional control, yaw primarily. That could be solved with a set of modified flippers.
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Due to our aerodynamic shape, we just decend on our backs. Plenty of lift is provided but there are still a few problems with directional control, yaw primarily. That could be solved with a set of modified flippers.
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Originally Posted by SoTexRattler
Hmmm..Neat concept...
Hope the Navy doesn't take an interest in them... They'll stipulate that "just" a tailhook be added for their version. Then during testing up in Pax River MD, it'll require adding 50-100lbs of depleted uranium balance weights to the tip of the tail assy to compensate for the tailhook. THen it'll require a more powerful turbine engine because turbulator strips will be needed for the wing's upper surface to keep the platform "honest" at low speeds. Then the wings will be enlarged to handle the extra fuel due to the now decreased range, then someone would want hard points on the now-enlarged wings... then someone wants it to have all-weather, look-down RADAR since it obviously has weapons hardpoints. Then the parachute will be removed due to reduced carrying capacity.......
Sound familiar?
K.
Hope the Navy doesn't take an interest in them... They'll stipulate that "just" a tailhook be added for their version. Then during testing up in Pax River MD, it'll require adding 50-100lbs of depleted uranium balance weights to the tip of the tail assy to compensate for the tailhook. THen it'll require a more powerful turbine engine because turbulator strips will be needed for the wing's upper surface to keep the platform "honest" at low speeds. Then the wings will be enlarged to handle the extra fuel due to the now decreased range, then someone would want hard points on the now-enlarged wings... then someone wants it to have all-weather, look-down RADAR since it obviously has weapons hardpoints. Then the parachute will be removed due to reduced carrying capacity.......
Sound familiar?
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