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[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-F-22N-Sea-Raptor-never-enter-development-Would-it-have-been-a-better-option-than-the-F-35[/URL]In truth, the USN, who were stinging over the ATA debacle, having a hard time accepting the F/A-18E/F as a retrograde step back from a key USN requirement for radius (effectively removing them from the OPP game) put a lot more effort into refining the A/FX base design to regain both baseline kinematic performance in burner and to recapture range lost to the F-22/F119 choice.They believed the A/FX would have near equal pitch performance and equal or better, low speed lift curves, at low fuel weights, to the F-14. But it was a platform designed around stealth which meant one fully capable of fighting with the wings fully swept, at very high transonic speeds.
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In truth, the USN, who were stinging over the ATA debacle, having a hard time accepting the F/A-18E/F as a retrograde step back from a key USN requirement for radius (effectively removing them from the OPP game) put a lot more effort into refining the A/FX base design to regain both baseline kinematic performance in burner and to recapture range lost to the F-22/F119 choice.
They believed the A/FX would have near equal pitch performance and equal or better, low speed lift curves, at low fuel weights, to the F-14. But it was a platform designed around stealth which meant one fully capable of fighting with the wings fully swept, at very high transonic speeds.
