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Interesting design but full of stuff that has been abandoned by supersonic fighter jets. Interesting they’ve still got a top mounted intake and splitter plates
by thedrbrian 6y ago
Interesting design but full of stuff that has been abandoned by supersonic fighter jets. Interesting they’ve still got a top mounted intake and splitter plates on the intakes rather than a diverterless supersonic intake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitter_plate_(aeronautics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitter_plate_(aeronautics)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverterless_supersonic_inlet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diverterless_supersonic_inlet
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoIs that really generally applicable to supersonic flight, or are these features good for preventing stall at high angle of attack flying, but otherwise bad for fuel economy? Yes, I've read about less mechanical complexity and weight reduction. Also, for now they are using some variant of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_J85 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_J85 which is old, and maybe proven to work good with such inlets? The real engine which AFAIK Rolls Royce agreed to develop/build is not ready yet, and maybe enables different inlets? No clue, just wondering. edit: Also just wondering why nobody tries that https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_lift https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_lift thing like the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie did. Shockwave -> compression lift -> less loud sonic boom because transformed at least in parts to lift?