Brickmuppet said:However, looking at that first picture in the thread with the parachute inexplicably not getting sucked into the turbofan and air rescue being conductd next to the jet blast...
Brickmuppet said:...well, I can imagine a scenario where someone looked at the concept art and decided that this was either unserious or the engineers were smoking crack.
The Marine Corps assault version would have an aft-loading ramp and could accommodate 23 combat-equipped troops.
Also being studied is a vertical on-board delivery (VOD) model that would exceed the 45,0001b limit. That aircraft would require a
third top-mounted engine a la Boeing 727.
Skyblazer said:Cool pic. Here it is enhanced and reversed, the way it should be:
hesham said:Hi,
http://archive.aviationweek.com/search?exactphrase=true&QueryTerm=V%2FSTOL&start=160&rows=20&DocType=Image&Sort=&SortOrder=&startdate=1944-10-10&enddate=1990-09-08&LastViewIssueKey=&LastViewPage=
By apperantly having a Cross shaft to keep both side powered til the hard landing.How did this concept deal with an engine out in hover?
I can't imagine that it would have a lot of gross weight for Phoenix or Standards, not with a full load of radar and operators inside.I saw in another thread that this AEW version of plane was intended to not only direct AA missiles over the horizon, but to work as a "missileer". What missiles would it have used? Phoenix, Standard, or some variant of Sparrow?
Think of the production version as a VTOL S-3 Viking.I have not done the entire thread, so it may already have been pointed out that one reason the type likely did not make it further is that there was not a large enough customer base for it. Sure the USN would have had a fast VTOL, but what niche would it fill? Surely not ASW, as that requires long endurance efficient hovering. To small for COD. USMC wants VTOL that can operate from unprepared locations. US Army was (still is) devoutly rotary wing centric and USAF was not a fan of slow anything. Without big orders from prime customers I am not sure there would be foreign sales.
That said it might have found a niche as an EW platform for the USMC/USN to support their assault operations and , but I am not sure it would have warranted the cost.
Too bad a really cool platform.
Forgot to specify that this was a proposal for the Army's SEMA-X program.The G-698 in U.S. Army guise:
There is also an entire article on SEMA and SEMA-X, which I'm attaching here.Presently there are 10 different Army airborne Intelligence/Electronic Warfare (lEW) platforms, most of which are modified civilian fixed-wing aircraft. The SEMA-X is intended to replace the OV-1, RV-1, RU-21, and RC-12 aircraft in the 1990's. SEMA-X's primary role will be to gather batlefield intelligence for use in directing activities along the Forward Line of Troops (FLOT) and will also perform areconnaissance/early warning role. The UH-60A, AH-64A, and CH-47D P3I programs will enhance ASE and avionics standardization.