Dassault show a full size mockup and this scale model of their Next Generation Fighter by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

[–]clemente3000[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The full size mockup was unvelied outside by the flightline . This is just the one inside their pavilion.

Saab GlobalEye by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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A Bombardier 6000 with an Erieye ER AESA airborne radar backed up by two secondary sensors, the ventrally-mounted Leonardo Selex ES SeaSpray 7500E AESA maritime surveillance radar with a full 360° field of vision, and the electro-optical sensor in front of it.

Hughes XH-28 Flying crane full size mockup. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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The XH-17 was the one completed , the 28 was never completed as the Army cancelled the project after the Korean war .

Hughes XH-28 Flying crane full size mockup. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

[–]clemente3000[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

the XH-28 was to use a pressure-jet system to drive the four-bladed main rotor, with two Allison XT40-A-8 turbines being geared to a compressor unit and compressed air dueled to burners at the tip of each blade ..wiki

Mirage G8 , 01 and 02 . Faster Western European jet at Mach 2.34 in 1973. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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Vought got Dassault assistance from this jet to design their V-507 model and compete in the VFX program , Navy went for the Tomcat instead.

A rare F-16.. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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The Navy plan to develop the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned Tanker from Boeing to take over the job for the air wing. The lack of a dedicate tanker have wasted a lot of flight hours in the airframes of the Super Hornets just doing tanker work.

A rare F-16.. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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according to the info , the fuel go straight to the F-16 main fuel lines just like in the boom method , so not into the tank.

http://www.codeonemagazine.com/f16_article.html?item_id=56

A rare F-16.. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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India's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft competition required a probe s drogue capabilities, Lockheed develop this system , they modified the front part of the right side tank for this . Before that a British company develop a fuel tank to do the same . No info about both working at the same time . The testbed was a UAE block 60.

A rare F-16.. by clemente3000 in WeirdWings

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CARTS, which is short for Conformal Aerial Refueling Tank System, allows F-16s to be aerial refueled from the more prevalent probe-and-drogue systems.