Aircraft Picture Thread

[ford20]

can I ask a dumb question here... just how many missiles does the F-35 have? 6, 8? What happens after those have gone? Especially since (IIRC) the top brass want this plane to also replace the A-10.....

This is what I don't understand. Why do we need a stealth fighter to do ground support missions that will streak across the battle field in seconds and is expensive to replace and can't take a beating (more than likely)? It makes no sense to me.

 

[Boaisy]

What kind of altitude does that have to be at for the satellites to launch?

According to this site (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/snc-stratolaunch-dream-chaser-flights/) it would launch the satellites at about 30,000 ft. The satellites would then propel themselves to L.E.O.

 

[ksack]

This is what I don't understand. Why do we need a stealth fighter to do ground support missions that will streak across the battle field in seconds and is expensive to replace and can't take a beating (more than likely)? It makes no sense to me.

Welcome to politics and the military! Nothing ever makes sense!

Enjoy
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/all-these-jaw-dropping-airplane-images-were-taken-by-th-1721264161

 

[durr4456]

According to this site (http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/11/snc-stratolaunch-dream-chaser-flights/) it would launch the satellites at about 30,000 ft. The satellites would then propel themselves to L.E.O.

Interesting, I would've imagined it to be higher to avoid commercial and common airspace. Certainly interesting.

 

[Boaisy]

Interesting, I would've imagined it to be higher to avoid commercial and common airspace. Certainly interesting.

That's what I was thinking too. Wouldn't be good news to hear, the Stratolaunch just shot a satellite into United Airlines.

 

[ksack]

I'm sure they'll just put up a TFR like any other rocket launch

 

[durr4456]

Yeah but for the most part. Those are in the same location everytime.

I would just figure they'd go to mid 40s or low 50s. Just from a civilian guess.


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[ksack]

You start losing a lot of lift and efficiency when you get up that high. They'd probably block off some sort of airspace off the coast just like they were doing with the hypersonic tests a couple years back.

 

[retfr8flyr]

You see the width of that wingspan? That is to get it to 30,000, if they wanted to try for higher I don't think they could make it wide enough. Remember this is basically a straight wing at relatively slow speed, it takes a lot of surface area to keep it up at that altitude, the flight envelope is very narrow at 30,000ft.

 

[Boaisy]

The wingspan is 117m:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Stratolaunch_comparison.svg

If it is longer than the 747, wouldn't it be able to go higher?

 

[ksack]

The wingspan is 117m:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Stratolaunch_comparison.svg

If it is longer than the 747, wouldn't it be able to go higher?

No. There are so many more factors that go into it that all the aero nerds figure out. Just because you have a bigger aircraft doesn't mean it will go higher/faster.

 

[durr4456]

Yes, skydiving event is going to have a CASA. I've never jumped, yet alone flown in a tailgate. This should be fun. Good change from the regular beech 99 or king air.

 

[waylander]

 

[Herknav]

The Herc can do anything.

 

[durr4456]

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-concorde-could-fly-london-new-york-55-minutes


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[Boaisy]

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/new-concorde-could-fly-london-new-york-55-minutes


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That video in the link is pretty interesting. Details out how each of the engines will work.

 

[ksack]

The Herc can do anything.

Eh, it can't hover. It's ok, I've got you covered on that one.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Some of those rocket shots were a failed experiment in the 80's for the Iran hostage rescue mission. They didn't always work as planed.

 

[durr4456]

Eh, it can't hover. It's ok, I've got you covered on that one.

As a kid, I always thought it was the norm for helos and such to just hover.

Now that I am older and fly wings on a regular basis, I find it funny how inefficient and stressful it is on the helo or anything to just hover and fly vertically.

 

[ksack]

As a kid, I always thought it was the norm for helos and such to just hover.

Now that I am older and fly wings on a regular basis, I find it funny how inefficient and stressful it is on the helo or anything to just hover and fly vertically.

But why do that when you can do both? =D