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Henry J Cobb wrote:
Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal wrote: On 2/28/04 1:01 AM, in article , "John Keeney" wrote: It's all just a trick: the USAF wants the F-35Bs so they can rip the lift fan out and put the generator for the laser there. ;-) Honestly, now that I've said it, it doesn't sound that far fetch... They better get that laser thing miniaturized quick then because right now it's HUGE! The bigger problem is cooling it. http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.o...cle.cfm?Id=994 Cooling a laser is a “very difficult engineering challenge,” said Zimet, especially when the goal is to generate high levels of power. In a 100 kw solid-state laser, for example, there could conceivably be 900 kw of wasted power that has to be eliminated. That is because, by nature, solid-state lasers are not efficient. Ten percent is considered high efficiency, compared to most solid-state lasers that average 1 percent efficiency. AvLeak article on F-35 and laser/HPM he http://www.aviationnow.com/content/p...20708/aw32.htm Guy |
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