Hmmm... not sure whether LRHW can do a horizontal flight path.Which is why it has an all in-atmosphere range of 5000 miles/8000km.
I'm using that flight profile to try to minimize or eliminate the minimum range.
I'd be surprised if it can't for things within a couple hundred km.Hmmm... not sure whether LRHW can do a horizontal flight path.
Check outWas there a technical paper written about these 1968 test-flights using the Atlas launch boosters? Something that maybe available online from the DTIC website?
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Lightning Bolts
History shows that demands of wartime military and political leaders have often motivated development of new and advanced technologies. The German desire to attack American cities with long-range variants of V-2 missiles during the latter years of World War II stimulated development of...books.google.ca
Amazon Germany has one available... For close to 800 dollar.Thanks.
Edit: I checked on Amazon and the book is available (There's no listing at all) although the author is mentioned.
Got mine about 10 years ago seem I have a pretty valuable book.Amazon Germany has one available... For close to 800 dollar.
Abebooks has one for 250:
Lightning Bolts: First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles - Yengst, William: 9781615665471 - AbeBooks
Lightning Bolts: First Maneuvering Reentry Vehicles by Yengst, William - ISBN 10: 1615665471 - ISBN 13: 9781615665471 - Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc - 2010 - Softcoverwww.abebooks.com
*shrug* So? If the makers aren't familiar with the new techniques, it's cheaper for this project to continue to use the older ones.Hypersonic weapons might be a technology of the future but at least four of the Pentagon’s six ongoing development programs are failing to take full advantage of modern engineering techniques, a Government Accountability Office report released July 29 found.
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Hypersonic Weapon Just Tested In Florida, Results Unclear
Vague details about a recently "initiated" test comes after the Army scrubbed three planned hypersonic missile launches last year.www.twz.com
The boost-glide vehicle at the tip of the AURs for Dark Eagle/LRHW and IRCPS is a conical design with a high degree of maneuverability. This, together with the weapon’s extreme speed, makes it very challenging for defenders to spot and track, let alone intercept, and reduces the time an opponent has to react in any way.
The Army has said in the past that the weapon, at least when employed in its ground-launched form, is expected to reach a peak speed of at least Mach 17 and have a range in excess of 1,725 miles (2,775 kilometers). The warning notices that are believed to be associated with the recent test from Cape Canaveral suggest the maximum range could be between around 2,112 and 2,796 miles (3,400 and 4,500 kilometers). For traditional ballistic missiles, intermediate-range is generally defined as anything between 1,864 and 3,418 miles (3,000 and 5,000 kilometers).
True, the whole thing appeared to have been glued together with NOTAMs.They haven't confirmed what or even if they tested, but we saw some nice tweets gather traction on X so let's file an article so we can claim to be the first one to cover the test.
So...did anything ever happen?They haven't confirmed what or even if they tested, but we saw some nice tweets gather traction on X so let's file an article so we can claim to be the first one to cover the test.
Suggests that production of B-21s is well in hand, so to have ~36-48 in service by then.Interesting that they give a 2031 retirement date. That is the earliest and most definitive date I’ve seen.
Suggests that production of B-21s is well in hand, so to have ~36-48 in service by then.
Okay. That was a May test. Did they ever say how the test a few weeks back went?![]()
Army’s successful hypersonic missile test puts fielding on horizon
The Army is one step closer to fielding its long-range hypersonic weapon after a successful end-to-end flight test in May.www.defensenews.com
Was there ever any indication it even launched? I would have thought such an event pretty easy to observe.Okay. That was a May test. Did they ever say how the test a few weeks back went?
Even so, more than a bit of a gamble by the Air Force there. Though with the remaining airframe hours on the B-1Bs fast being gobbled up, they may feel that they have no choice but to roll the dice and hope for the best.45 by law, if I understand it correctly.
Even so, more than a bit of a gamble by the Air Force there. Though with the remaining airframe hours on the B-1Bs fast being gobbled up, they may feel that they have no choice but to roll the dice and hope for the best.
I think the USAF would not retire the Bones until they have very close to a 1:1 replacement in B21s, even without that law.I think if the USAF had its choice it would retire the B-1 fleet now. We can debate the wisdom of that but I their is only an act of Congress that keeps the type in service, and it will retire as soon as the USAF can replace it one for one by law.
manpower = fundingLogic is in very short supply in these times though.
Beancounter, and by extension politico (uniformed and otherwise), logic is far different from what us poor mortals use, alas.manpower = funding
There's always an aircrew shortage. They'd find places for them, especially staff jobs which are perfect for field graders that lost their airframes and aren't worth retraining on another platform. WSO's can always be stuck in the back seats of F-15E/EX's, or if they're young enough/don't have Coke bottle glasses sent to UPT, or if they're really not liked, sent to UAV's.I think the USAF would not retire the Bones until they have very close to a 1:1 replacement in B21s, even without that law.
Because they'd have to release all those officers from service and nobody wants to lose that many bodies.