The abomination of a F-16 that bred with a Mirage III
the abomination? nah,…
simply imagine an insanely high acceleration ability (1 normal engine + 1 Stato-reactor engine) with 2 Magic-1 and 2x 30mm guns (no flares / no radar - so no R.530) at same BR than Mirage IIIC, and still being a Delta Wing
A real God amongst every other aircraft
Speed isn’t really that important, and considering you can’t run the ram-jet without flying in a straight line, your low speed turning performance would be very ‘meh’ at best.
all that and only mach 2.19
due to structural materials, the combination of engine could do more, but the Duralumin material was unable to withstand heat due to airflow
Yeah, when they intro things like the Foxbat, YF-12, and even the Blackjack, it’s a useless tool.
Ends with a “top gun: maverick” esc decintegration?
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that Stato-reactor have been shown to be ignite at lowspeeds
could have been, but not IRL though
But the performance will not be good, and burn lots of fuel compared to its thrust. There is a reason you see (yet again a Top Gun: Maverick reference) once they proceed past Mach 3 they enter Ram-jet mode, because that is when it is most powerful and efficient.
102.3 kn Thrust total, to a 6725kg dry aircraft: not that bad TWR
That still doesn’t matter with a ram-jet, it’s all about speed. That is unless your jet turbine is feeding the ramjet.
It doesn’t? The AL-41F and AL-31F are as far from similar as you can possibly get.
T48 supremacy
well, see for yourself;
in the Air:
from takeoff: (Ramjet being ignited at about 180 km/h)
Sure, you can light it, but it’s not going to be efficient.
“interpretacion libre” = free interpretation
that’s not a manufacturer drawing, just an artist’s rendidition of what he/she thinks it looks like in the inside.
after eurofighter 2000 typhoon this can be delightful as premium at 12.7 without r77 13.0 with r77
Can’t be added, same thing as EAP basically.
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