On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:05:50 -0700, "Tarver Engineering"
wrote:


"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Apr 2004 16:18:30 -0600, Scott Ferrin
wrote:


Spin on paper? They flew prototypes. Admittedly prototypes aren't
production aircraft, but they are "proof of concept" demonstrators.

The YF-22 was basicly GD's entry in the paper competition.


It really is interesting to look at the two entries side by side.
Sure GD's was a single tailed delta but the F-22s horizontal stab is
so far back that if you took it off what remained would be a delta.





From there things have pretty much follwed the for profit processes laid out
by Dr. Peter in his book. Lockheed still has time to demonstrate that their
problems are all gone. The "one year" is nearly over.