It was proposed to put one GE4 in place of 2*J93s inside a Valkyrie engine bay.
Now for the fun of it - how about going 100% GE4 on a B-70 ?
Simple maths...
6*J93 = 6*13 = 78 tons of thrust
6*GE4 = 6*28 = 168 tons of thrust
4*GE4 = 4*28 = 112 tons of thrust
4 non afterburning GE4 = 4*22 = 88 tons
So how about a Valkyrie with 4 non AB GE4 ? this smells "supercruise" but could it still hit Mach 3 ?
Otherwise put AB only on two out of four GE4... should be enough !
Hell of a terrific engine and aircraft !
Now for the fun of it - how about going 100% GE4 on a B-70 ?
Simple maths...
6*J93 = 6*13 = 78 tons of thrust
6*GE4 = 6*28 = 168 tons of thrust
4*GE4 = 4*28 = 112 tons of thrust
4 non afterburning GE4 = 4*22 = 88 tons
So how about a Valkyrie with 4 non AB GE4 ? this smells "supercruise" but could it still hit Mach 3 ?
Otherwise put AB only on two out of four GE4... should be enough !
Hell of a terrific engine and aircraft !