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F-16 max speed quetion
http://www.f16falcon.com/facts/f16_1.html "In order to save weight and complexity, the geometry of the intake was fixed, which limits the maximum speed of the F-16 to below Mach 2." If this is correct, it begs the question: what possible max speed could the F-16 have reached if a movable inlet was ever adapted? Regards... |
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The general quote is correct.
wrt what if ??? question... Hard to say. Suspect that during the aerodynamic design stages the "less than Mach 2" was factored in when looking at wing sweep, aspect ratio, wing thickness, etc etc. I think it safe to say that the current aero design probably isn't optimized for 'high mach' and as such with a variable intake, the added speed capability may not be that much. FWIW I think the fixed intake was/is a good choice for F-16. Mark "Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in message ... http://www.f16falcon.com/facts/f16_1.html "In order to save weight and complexity, the geometry of the intake was fixed, which limits the maximum speed of the F-16 to below Mach 2." If this is correct, it begs the question: what possible max speed could the F-16 have reached if a movable inlet was ever adapted? Regards... |
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Mark wrote in message
om... The general quote is correct. wrt what if ??? question... Hard to say. Suspect that during the aerodynamic design stages the "less than Mach 2" was factored in when looking at wing sweep, aspect ratio, wing thickness, etc etc. I think it safe to say that the current aero design probably isn't optimized for 'high mach' and as such with a variable intake, the added speed capability may not be that much. FWIW I think the fixed intake was/is a good choice for F-16. Mark Well said. Remember the lawn dart's purpose for being was to be cheap and numerous. -- Scott -------- "If Gen. Boykin had been caught giving talks to NAMBLA instead of church groups, Democrats would be hailing him as a patriot for exercising his First Amendment rights." Ann Coulter http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2003/102203.htm |
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