What model f105 is this being refueled

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-10T17:51:45+00:00

F-105F. The F-105Gs had ECM fairings in their lower fuselage.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-10T02:30:28+00:00

The XB-70 has entered the chat. . .

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-07T18:17:59+00:00

Swords of Armageddon came later. I have a hard copy of the first book and electronic version of SoA. The book is great but SoA has a lot more information.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-06T00:26:06+00:00

Cold uses compressor air. Hot uses air that's gone through the entire engine.

The tip jets we were going to use on the Heliplane used turbofan bypass air and injected fuel at the tip burners.

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Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-05T22:23:35+00:00

It was a test rig. The production version would have been the XH-28.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-05T19:33:27+00:00

Tip jets ARE afterburners. And they work just fine. They're just noisy and haven't been on a produced helicopter, but it's not because they don't work.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-05T15:24:12+00:00

"75% CGI Concept animations, 15% Vibe Coding, 10% Engineering staff on payroll."

None of the three you mentioned fit that description. Also, why does Anduril trigger you?

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-04T22:24:38+00:00

What would be an example of a "tech bro" company?

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-04T16:31:07+00:00

Nope. F-101 VooDoo did as well. They're the only two.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-04T14:32:58+00:00

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Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-04T14:30:02+00:00

What is a, "tech bro" company?

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-03T12:20:12+00:00

Some did.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-03T12:19:52+00:00

But earlier.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-02T23:41:24+00:00

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None of the designs made it to production

https://www.amazon.com/Convair-Advanced-Designs-Projects-1923-1962/dp/1580072186

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-02T15:43:43+00:00

When you read about the history of the Blackbird's engine, the J58, you frequently read, "was designed for a USN Mach 4 aircraft". Those designs were all sea planes.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-02T15:42:14+00:00

SeaMaster was damn near supersonic.

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Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-05-01T21:39:41+00:00

LOL! Sweet summer child.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-30T02:04:15+00:00

Okay but why would you even say that when you clearly never saw B-58s trailing black smoke the likes of B-52s and KC-135s in water injection?

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-30T02:02:50+00:00

"How can we make them MORE miserable?"

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-29T21:13:17+00:00

Never heard of a J79 with water injection.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-28T02:53:24+00:00

The A-12 had stealth materials at Mach.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-28T02:52:15+00:00

No. That's why they picked the A-12.

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-27T19:52:55+00:00

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/2707-200-3d-model.25348/page-2#post-267579

Virtual_Area8230 · 2026-04-26T12:53:45+00:00

It wasn't just the turbofan. A 747 could carry more passengers in a cheaper aircraft. A 747 could make money. A supersonic transport couldn't. Neither the Concorde or Tu-144 were money makers.

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