The Austral-Asian Strike Fighter

[Q]

http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/8/7/134130/2008

interesting.

[Prowlus]

maybe they should ressurrect the IML Addax project if they think the
JSF is inadequate for their needs . The Addaz was a bit like the
aussie's attempt at building a true competitor to the plane we now
know as the F/A-22 Raptor . It featured body blending, Upper surface
blowing, 2 vulcans and could probably lug as much as what the raptor
is capable of now in its new strike role

[James Bond]

Anybody remember the F-16E ? It had a cranked arrow wing ?

I wonder what happened to the performance when the Delta wing
was added ?

The Eurofighter may not have the required range but it certainly has
the performance? Could somebody explain why the British deleted the
gun from their version ? Seems an odd thing to do ?

[John Mullen]

"James Bond" > wrote in message
om...
> Anybody remember the F-16E ? It had a cranked arrow wing ?

Wasn't that the F-16XL?

> I wonder what happened to the performance when the Delta wing
> was added ?

It got a longer range ISTR

> The Eurofighter may not have the required range but it certainly has
> the performance? Could somebody explain why the British deleted the
> gun from their version ? Seems an odd thing to do ?

Damn right. To save a little money basically.

John

[Thomas]

"John Mullen" > wrote in message >...
> "James Bond" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Anybody remember the F-16E ? It had a cranked arrow wing ?
>
> Wasn't that the F-16XL?
>
> > I wonder what happened to the performance when the Delta wing
> > was added ?
>
> It got a longer range ISTR
>
> > The Eurofighter may not have the required range but it certainly has
> > the performance? Could somebody explain why the British deleted the
> > gun from their version ? Seems an odd thing to do ?
>
> Damn right. To save a little money basically.

Yup. Not for the gun as such since it is cheap, and will in fact be
installed in the UK euro-fighters whether they want it or not because
rebalancing the plane would be a pain in the ass.
But they are not going to load it, and they've eliminated the budget
for training their pilots with it. Upside: This will be a fairly
easy* decision to undo if they ever change their minds.

*I just got a sudden mental image of a senior german flight-mechanic
reduced to tears of frustration after being brought in to oversee the
activation of hundreds of eurofighter cannons. None of which have
seen much in the way of maintaince or any use. For years. Of flight-time.