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Time travel
On 19 Dec 2006 10:48:01 -0800, "John" wrote:
Ha ha . . . I wonder if I would be crazy to suggest . . . the Vought F7U Cutlass (aka Gutless, aka Ensign Killer [probably one of several deserving of that name[) Replace the POS's that it had for engines with a pair of real powerplants (no, I'm not sure what would fit), I suspect a pair of J52's would fit nicely. Just think what that machine would do with nearly 20,000# of thrust????? Hell, even the GE85's of the T-2 and T-38 would have been an improvement - at least they were reliable! If I can get someone very clever to the play with the aerodynamics, figure out a way to trick the air flowing over the wings in such a way that it could be flown slow with less deck angle, to improve visibility and to allow for a shorter and lighter nose gear. Bleed air boundary layer control would probably help with that, along with an improved slat design. A better fix might be to just extend the forward fuselage a few feet. Always seemed to me to be a tail-heavy design. John Alger USN(ret) 1972-1997 // 1310,1320 TA-4J, A-7E, EC-130Q, P-3B |
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