Old airframe, new engine

On 10/14/03 9:49 AM, in article 3f8c0d21$1@bg2., "Matt Wiser"
wrote:


Jim Strand wrote:
Every year or so I post a similar version of
this. Always nice to see
the comments. Seeing as how we have a few new
faces around here now
lets have another go at it.

You are able to select any tactical jet airframe
from the past. We'll
assume all engines would fit properly. What
bird would you like to
fly again if it had modern engines and avionics
as well?

My first tour of duty was at NKX when Fightertown
meant F-4's and
F-8's. Always wondered what a new series engine
would have done for
the Crusader.





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Here's mine:

1) A-6
SNIP

Ditto.

A-6E (naturally) upgraded to the A-6F would have been good enough for me.
Unfortunately, the tail couldn't handle the normal shock from the 404.

I'd also love to see engines in the F/A-18 that would give it the T/W of the
Viper. Pipe dream.

--Woody

Re the 'Rutowski' climb path. We got the word from Eglin AFB around
1965 and used it in the 104A with the old J79-3b engine. It worked
nicely but had to be flown precisely to avoid wasting fuel. When we
got the J79-19 it was such a thrust improvement (17900 vice 13850) we
didn't bother. One nifty climb profile was to accelerate to 600 KIAS
at say 1000 AGL after T/O (height optional as long as you didn't get
caught) about a mile or so off the end of the runway and then maintain
600 to crossover to M2.0. Made for quick intercepts and was quite
exhilirating! This was a real case of a new engine (F4E/S)in an old
(1956) airframe.
Walt BJ