I think there have been scientific breakthroughs in metamaterials. And, sure, it could have lots of uses.
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Little known / experimental aircraft
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hlg6016
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Not for nothing, but I would prefer that my SAR bird did not have a shark mouth motif.Here is a nice article that dances through the history of various tilt-rotor projects especially high speed (in excess of 400 kts) concepts. Looks like Bell is doing a little future imagineering work!
Bell's Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter
After 50 years of sporadic development, Bell thinks it can build a survivable, long-range, high-speed, VTOL aircraft adapted to tomorrow's wars.www.thedrive.com
Interesting story in today’s Washington Post bout early “unmanned” systems (with a fun note from the guys at the SHOW!).
Didn't JFKs older brother die on of these tests?
If I remember, it was an actual mission.
Your right. Remotely piloted B-24 that was packed with explosives, but needed a crew to launch and fly to 2000', then arm the charge then bail out. After arming the charge, the explosives went off prematurely.
Sounds like something I'd plan...what could possibly go wrong?
I think this or a new B-52 equivalent would make a lot more sense than the B-21. Given advances in air defense over the last few years a bomber with the capacity to fire a large number of fire stand-off weapons, that can be easily replaced as they themselves become obsolete, makes more sense than a manned bomber whose technology is vulnerable to becoming obsolete before their production is even finished.
The inherent flexibility of that type of bomber also lends itself to a wider variety of missions to include Navy-related missions like ASUW and mining, both would be great to counter a large country vulnerable to having a few chokepoints impeded and a growing surface Navy countered in an increasing number of ways.
From the mid 1930’s, the 8 engined Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky transport.
en.m.wikipedia.org
Tupolev ANT-20 - Wikipedia
Speaking of B-52’s.
Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet
After decades of trying, the B-52 will finally get new engines with Rolls Royce being tapped for the contract that could be worth up to $2.6B.
www.thedrive.com
Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet
After decades of trying, the B-52 will finally get new engines, with Rolls Royce being tapped for the contract that could be worth up to $2.6B.
Super Tomcat: The 21st century F-14 that would still be flying today - Sandboxx
Not long ago, we explored the reasons the legendary F-14 Tomcat found itself sent out to pasture decades before its fighter classmates from the 1970s, but there's more to the tale of Grumman's incredible fighter and its efforts to find a place in a post-Cold War fleet. In the early 1990's...
www.sandboxx.us
Bird of Prey: Boeing’s lost budget-busting stealth fighter - Sandboxx
Throughout the 1990s, a team of engineers from McDonnell Douglas' Phantom Works developed and tested a unique stealth fighter shrowded in the secrecy of Area 51, known to most as the Bird of Prey. Unlike most stealth programs, the Bird of Prey, developed under the alias "YF-118G," wasn't aiming...
www.sandboxx.us
Can’t resist…the urge is too strong…must submit…Super Tomcat: The 21st century F-14 that would still be flying today - Sandboxx
Not long ago, we explored the reasons the legendary F-14 Tomcat found itself sent out to pasture decades before its fighter classmates from the 1970s, but there's more to the tale of Grumman's incredible fighter and its efforts to find a place in a post-Cold War fleet. In the early 1990's...
U.S. Navy: Time to Bring Back the S-3 Viking?
The retired aircraft could help fill a significant capability gap for carrier strike groups.
thediplomat.com
Won’t get traction until they name it the Super Viking.Can’t resist…the urge is too strong…must submit…
U.S. Navy: Time to Bring Back the S-3 Viking?
The retired aircraft could help fill a significant capability gap for carrier strike groups.thediplomat.com