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What a/c is this and what was it designed for?



 
 
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Old March 18th 07, 11:37 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Bruce R
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Default What a/c is this and what was it designed for?

At the Tico Airshow Saturday. What performance factors was the a/c designed
to explore?

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Old March 18th 07, 01:45 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default What a/c is this and what was it designed for?

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:32:49 +0100, DAN wrote:

Bruce R wrote:

At the Tico Airshow Saturday. What performance factors was the a/c designed
to explore?


Reducing the sonic boom



More info:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/photo/SSBD


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Old March 19th 07, 12:40 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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"DAN" wrote in message
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Bruce R wrote:

At the Tico Airshow Saturday. What performance factors was the a/c
designed
to explore?


Reducing the sonic boom


I miss the good old days living in Northern Maine and hearing a sonic booms.


Mark


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Old March 22nd 07, 02:48 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Tom Inglima
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Default What a/c is this and what was it designed for?

This was a NASA modified F-5 with a nose designed to reduce the strenght of
shock waves produced during supersonic flight. The idea is to find a shape
that will allow supersonic flight at higher altitudes over populated areas
without a detectable "boom". What little I read about it was that the
results were not as good as expected.

Tom Inglima


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At the Tico Airshow Saturday. What performance factors was the a/c
designed to explore?

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"While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I
stepped on a rake." - Henry Youngman




 




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