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I'd tend to assume that the airflow a fighter has to work with would help a lot with managing the heat it deals with.
by Symmetry 8y ago
I'd tend to assume that the airflow a fighter has to work with would help a lot with managing the heat it deals with.
- nradov 8y agoHeat exchangers are problematic due to increased drag and radar observability.
- hindsightbias 8y agoThe F-35 cools avionics by running lines through the fuel tanks and already has had thermal issues. Removing the heat of a ~50-100kw laser via a heat exchanger onto surface airflow is going to make a nice heat signature/target.