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Doug "Woody" and Erin Beal wrote:
On 5/22/04 12:00 PM, in article et, "Thomas Schoene" wrote: No, I'm not denying that it's overweight. However, I'm questioning whether the weight issue is as bad as presented. Planes are *always* overweight at this point in the design process. I think the reports tend to confuse the current design weight with the final target weight. If it's 3000 pounds over now, that does not mean it will be 3000 pounds over at IOC. I get snippets from folks in the program quite often. It won't necessarily be 3000lbs over at IOC. That's what they're working on right now... Trying to trim the excess. In fact, the 3000 lbs is mostly due to the lift fan machinery on the B-model. A and C models aren't suffering as much. I think I may have mis-spoken on that point earlier. Apropos of this: http://www.pratt-whitney.com/pr_052404.asp "WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 24, 2004 -- For the first time, Pratt & Whitney' s (P&W) Short Take-Off & Vertical Landing (STOVL) Propulsion System for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has demonstrated 39,700 pounds of thrust, the level required for the unique combat aircraft to hover. At the same time, weight reduction initiatives have brought the F135 engine system below its contracted target weight." .... The latest review of the F135 STOVL System revealed that the achieved-to-date (ATD) weight is below the contracted weight target value. An on-going weight management plan will result in a STOVL weight at 3% to 6% below the contracted target. The weight achievements are critical for F-35 performance. The F135 STOVL team continues to investigate additional weight reduction and performance enhancement opportunities with Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce and the Joint Strike Fighter Program Office." If I read this correctly, they're under the weight they expected to be at by this stage of the process, and are projecting that they will be well under the contracted weight when they go to production. Granted, that's PWs version, but it certianly seems promising. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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Tom,
Granted, that's PWs version, but it certianly seems promising. That it does. But as another poster stated, "I'll believe it when I see it in the break." On in this case, in a hover above a working deck. Many moons will pass before we'll know for sure. -- Mike Kanze "A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist." - Martha Stewart's TIPS FOR REDNECKS "Thomas Schoene" wrote in message ink.net... [rest snipped] |
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On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:45:12 -0400, "John Keeney"
wrote: "JASON BOWMAN" wrote in message ... OK, am I thinking of the wrong thing then? I know the A-12 as the attack version of the SR-71. Someone said that it was never more than a full-scale mock-up. I know the A-12, at least the 1 I'm thinking of, flew, and was tested firing missiles. What am I missing??? The A-12 was a project for a Navy stealth attack jet: flying wing, two man crew (I think), cancelled in '91 by then SecD Cheney due mainly to cost over runs. A-12 was never a *military* designation for any member of the Blackbird family. A-12 was a Lockheed and/or CIA name for the CIA bird that was later build, in modified form, for the USAF as the SR-71. Think the "-12" thing related to the SR-71 refers to the YF-12 high level, high speed interceptor. Think it was related to the SR-71 but never got past the concept phase. Interesting links : http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...ern/Aero16.htm (first link on Google looking for "yf-12 interceptor") http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Movie/YF-12/ Haven't got a clue about their accuracy there ... One extract basically says that the A-12 evolved into the YF-12, which evolved into the SR-71. But they're talking about an A-12 there that's decades separated from : Naval A-12 link : http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-12.htm And : http://www.habu2.net/a12/avenger2.htm PS I've been known as SleepyPete but not as SneakyPete ... (read da link ! :-) Pete Lilleyman (please get rid of ".getrid" to reply direct) (don't get rid of the dontspam though ;-) |
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In article ,
Alisha's Addict writes: On Thu, 20 May 2004 00:45:12 -0400, "John Keeney" wrote: "JASON BOWMAN" wrote in message .. . OK, am I thinking of the wrong thing then? I know the A-12 as the attack version of the SR-71. Someone said that it was never more than a full-scale mock-up. I know the A-12, at least the 1 I'm thinking of, flew, and was tested firing missiles. What am I missing??? The A-12 was a project for a Navy stealth attack jet: flying wing, two man crew (I think), cancelled in '91 by then SecD Cheney due mainly to cost over runs. A-12 was never a *military* designation for any member of the Blackbird family. A-12 was a Lockheed and/or CIA name for the CIA bird that was later build, in modified form, for the USAF as the SR-71. Think the "-12" thing related to the SR-71 refers to the YF-12 high level, high speed interceptor. Think it was related to the SR-71 but never got past the concept phase. It got well past the concept stage. 3 YF-12As were built. (60-6934, 60-6935, and 60-6936) First flights were in August '63, Nov. '63, adn March '64, respectively. in late 1966, 60-6934 was converted into teh 2-pilot SR-71C conversion trainer. the other 2 were transferred from teh Air Force to NASA in late 1969. 6936 was lost due to an inflight fire in August, 1971, and 6935 was retired to teh Air Force Museum in 1979. These airplanes wer full-up interceptors, with 3 of the bays openable in flight, and with racks & release gear for the AIM-47 Falcon. The nose and the 4th bay held teh ASG-18 Weapons COntrol System, which consisted of a pulse doppler "look-down/shoot-down" radar in the nose, and an IR sensor in the leading edge of each of the chines, which were cut back so that they didn't interfere with the radome. The ASG-12/AIM-47 combination was fiarly mature, having been begun as the weapons fit for the North American F-108 Rapier. Part of the Phase II program included 12 live firings of AIM-47s, launched at from Mach 3+/80,000' against low level targets. Maximum missile range was 120 NM, and the hit rate was something on the order of 90%. The F-12 didn't go into service for a number of reasons. It was expensive to build and run, and like the other Oxcarts, it didn't lend itself to a spontaneous launch from an Alert Hanger - Blackbird flights took a lot of before-flight preparation - you couldn't just kick the tires & light the fires. The most compelling reason is that the Soviets had stopped developing more advanced Strategic Bombers than the Tu-95 and M-4, and were concentrating entirely on ballistic missiles. The ASG-18/AIM-47 are direct ancestors of the AWG-9/AIM-54 missile combination used on the F-111B and F-14. Interesting links : http://www.centennialofflight.gov/es...ern/Aero16.htm (first link on Google looking for "yf-12 interceptor") http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Movie/YF-12/ Haven't got a clue about their accuracy there ... One extract basically says that the A-12 evolved into the YF-12, which evolved into the SR-71. But they're talking about an A-12 there that's decades separated from : Well, a parallel development, really. The main differences were the bays, the mose, and a retractable ventral fin to counteract what was expected to be a loss in directional stability due to the cut back chine. It was found to be unnecessary after it fell off in flight, and nobody knew it was gone until the airplane was back in the hangar. Of course, it was no relation to the Flying Dorito, which got its A-12 designation by virtue of being the 12th airplane designated in teh Post 1962 Attack series. Naval A-12 link : http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/a-12.htm And : http://www.habu2.net/a12/avenger2.htm -- Pete Stickney A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. -- Daniel Webster |
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