bipa said:I'm no propulsionist here but I'd love to hear one comment about this.
I mean at such speed, the inlet pressure recovery and mass flow performance start to matter a lot.
Supersonic-wise (shockwave structure), the F-22 intake design seems amazingly simple for pushing significant engine thrust well above Mach 2, but I know very bright engineers have worked hard on this and can do wonders...
Not saying it is impossible, but (as you said in your previous post) it should by no means be close to a "cruise" speed condition.
Check out the XF8U-3 Crusader III's intake. It was also a very fast aircraft with a "fixed" intake.