Hi, it's my first day at the forum. So I want to ask for a very ordinary subject. Besides the later winner of the AWACS competition, the Boeing EC-137D (early_awacs_2.jpg shows an early configuration with radome mounted on the tip of the tail), there was another competitor, a DC-8 development...
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This is an article about the Eurofighter Typhoon's capabilities in air combat written by ME.
The informations contained into this article are based on officially published data!
The article is a not a direct comparison vs other aircraft types and the informations contained might not be to 100%...
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Indeed the naval "T-tail" N-156 followed the Fang in 1954, followed by the more familiar N-156F of 1956 that lead to the F-5A.
I still haven't found an drawings or details on the original N-156. :(
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Translated from
http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/frheft7x/FRHeft77/FRH7708/FR7708c.htm
PS: small edit made by Deino as the German name for that helicopter was not "Fleidermaus" but only "Fledermaus" without an "i" meaning "bat" !!
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AST (Air Staff Target) 1227 was a requirement for a PGM for antitank duties. BAe offered the highly supersonic Sabre, based on the Rapier SAM airframe with a laser seeker. Bill Gunston suggests the seeker was by Martin Marietta and related to the Copperhead seeker. Single shot kill probability...
The original plans for the Tornado ADV included a LLTV mounted under the nose for long range target ID day or night, and an HMS.
Sources
Marconi builds Tornado LLTV system Flight International 2 Sept 1978 p730
Ferranti Develops Helmet Sight Flight International 21 Oct 1978 p1468
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