blackkite
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I suppose the two front nozzles works like the Harrier's Pegasus.
While the back nozzle works like on the F-35B ? :
Forward nozzles had a single bearing, based on art shown in this thread, at a 45deg angle to aircraft centerline. Doesn't look like the center nozzle is long enough for a 3-bearing, so it's probably just a 2 bearing which is less efficient.Hi! 1214.
Hard to imagine how three exhaust nozzles work. Some hint in the last drawing?
3D-PRINTED 'WHAT-IF' HAWKER P1214 FROM WOLFE AEROSPACE
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The conception of the Pegasus engine in 1957 upset all the conventions of aircraft design. It was previously usual for aircraft designers to seek a suitable engine, but this was an engine that sought an aircraft. The aircraft that resulted was the famous Harrier that is still in front-line...books.google.co.jp