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Started by Deino, February 17, 2005, 04:23:33 AM

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Deino

February 17, 2005, 04:23:33 AM
Just found: AWST in this weeks issue has released a photo of the plane the Lockheed submitted as a compeditor for the Advanced Tactical Bomber competiton that ultimetly lost to the Northrop B-2 code named Senior Peg.

Deino  :o  
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elmayerle

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February 17, 2005, 10:05:26 AM
Hmm, I can see why Northrop won.  The original Northrop design, not what it evolved into, was both cleaner and more efficient.  *G*They're still calssified, but some of the schemes played with in 1983 during the low-level reconfiguration were "interesting".  *Snicker* One of our configuration control engineers did a hilarious parody, "The Case of the Disappearing Baseline.'  This auhtro was a creative type; I do wish I'd saved the course prospectus he put together for a "Masters fo Engineering Degree in Viewgraph Engineering".
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nev

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February 18, 2005, 12:49:59 PM
Looks like a cross between an F-117, a B-2 and a Fouga Magister!  :lol:  
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elmayerle

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February 18, 2005, 01:08:35 PM
I'll ahve to scan and post the pics of the other project depicted in the AW&ST article, Senior Prom.  I *think* it was Lockheed's competitor to Northrop's winning entry for TSSAM.  

Just for grins, I'm going to have to check that book of code names for some I've worked on; I'll give odds they aren't there.
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TsrJoe

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February 18, 2005, 01:23:13 PM
am i right in guessing that the 'butterfly' tail unit is an 'add on' to a free flight stability model or is it actually part of the design???

hmmm...itd be neat to find out more details of the design to enable a model to be completed!

cheers, joe  :ph34r:  
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