Mister Frag 0 Posted October 18, 2002 I just saw this: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/article/0,12543,365576,00.html All I can say is WOW! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fraggit 0 Posted October 18, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">The Bird of Prey (it looks more like the Klingon Bird of Prey from Star Trek than any feathered creature)<span id='postcolor'> Very true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHY_Hawkeye 0 Posted October 18, 2002 Very nice. Wonder what else they have up their sleeves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tovarish 0 Posted October 18, 2002 Wow...that can fly? Amazing. It does look like it came straight out of Star Trek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frisbee 0 Posted October 18, 2002 Yeah,saw it too.Very droolable plane It even really does look like a 'real' bird of prey (the klingon starship from star trek that is) Skunk/Phantom/any black works produce some mighty fine planes :-p It's strange that it's manual controlled,so no FBW either? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadico 1 Posted October 18, 2002 It says the plane uses luminous panels for eliminating shadows. Looks like they are trying to develop optical cammo for vehicles! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 18, 2002 I really think they should introduce mandatory drug tests for aircraft designers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aaron Kane 0 Posted October 18, 2002 *thinks it looks suspiciously like a ZIG...* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted October 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Aaron Kane @ Oct. 19 2002,01:58)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">*thinks it looks suspiciously like a ZIG...*<span id='postcolor'> Quoth Dubya: All your base are belong to us! On Topic: Wow, I'd hate to be in that beast if the onboard computer failed. I bet it flies like a rock without the FBW stuff. But yes, it looks VERY cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Col. Kurtz 0 Posted October 19, 2002 If I was the pilot I would be assured a bit more if it had a bit bigger wings, but I suppose that is deprementrial to the stealth abilities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Frag 0 Posted October 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Oct. 18 2002,17:54)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Wow, I'd hate to be in that beast if the onboard computer failed. Â I bet it flies like a rock without the FBW stuff. Â But yes, it looks VERY cool.<span id='postcolor'> There are NO onboard computers to fail, flight control is entirely manual -- no hydraulics or electrical systems involved either, just good old manual actuators. Remember, it was only a small prototype / proof-of-concept. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eatmyshorts 0 Posted October 19, 2002 I bet that thing handles just as well as the planes in ofp does! No worries! I guess it would have a rather intimidating effect on a potential foe though. Anyone crazy enought to get in the cockpit of that contraption would have to be a hell of a pilot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warin 0 Posted October 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Mister Frag @ Oct. 19 2002,04:30)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Warin @ Oct. 18 2002,17:54)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Wow, I'd hate to be in that beast if the onboard computer failed.  I bet it flies like a rock without the FBW stuff.  But yes, it looks VERY cool.<span id='postcolor'> There are NO onboard computers to fail, flight control is entirely manual -- no hydraulics or electrical systems involved either, just good old manual actuators. Remember, it was only a small prototype / proof-of-concept.<span id='postcolor'> I am rather sceptical of that claim. Without an empennage, and with the odd configuration of the wings, I cant see how it was possible to do manual control mixing to make the thing flyable. But then since I am not an aeronautical engineer, my opinions are less than credible The part I found the most interesting was: </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> it also allowed Boeing's Phantom Works—the company's special-projects arm—to demonstrate it could build prototype airplanes quickly and cheaply<span id='postcolor'> Quick and cheap are two words rarely seen in a comment from a military contractor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted October 19, 2002 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (eatmyshorts @ Oct. 19 2002,04:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I guess it would have a rather intimidating effect on a potential foe though. Anyone crazy enought to get in the cockpit of that contraption would have to be a hell of a pilot.<span id='postcolor'> that's what test pilots like Chuck Yeager is for. those men have guts to test new stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr. Duck 0 Posted May 19, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (eatmyshorts @ 19 Oct. 2002,04:38)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I bet that thing handles just as well as the planes in ofp does! No worries! I guess it would have a rather intimidating effect on a potential foe though. Anyone crazy enought to get in the cockpit of that contraption would have to be a hell of a pilot.<span id='postcolor'> Well if I could get a chance to fly new stuff I wouldn't hesitate to do it. And I don't think I'm nuts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewb99 0 Posted May 19, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ 19 Oct. 2002,01:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><span id='postcolor'> And what's this thing supposed to do exactly other than look nice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr. Duck 0 Posted May 19, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (drewb99 @ 19 May 2003,21:01)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ 19 Oct. 2002,01:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><span id='postcolor'> And what's this thing supposed to do exactly other than look nice? <span id='postcolor'> Fly? Nice? Nice? You call that nice? It's absolutly beautiful!! If only I was a test pilot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supah 0 Posted May 20, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ 18 Oct. 2002,02:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> I really think they should introduce mandatory drug tests for aircraft designers <span id='postcolor'> "Sorry about the wings man, we put those on on a monday :S " Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IsthatyouJohnWayne 0 Posted May 20, 2003 Actually it looks a bit like a paper aeroplane to me so id have to go with the 11th hour late night drunken design session Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renagade 0 Posted May 20, 2003 There was a  program  on t he  other  night and a few previously about the who was going to get the contract for  new JSF fighter,which has VTOL too.I wouldn`t mind  gegtting my hands on some of their simulators or 3d development  gear  It was between boeing and lockheed. lockheeds  plane boeings plane,which  i nicknamed "the guppy" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IsthatyouJohnWayne 0 Posted May 20, 2003 Boeings attempt at the JSF bears a striking resemblance to the sharks in your sig Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHY_Hawkeye 0 Posted May 20, 2003 To me, when I look at the X-32 (Boeings aircraft), I can't help but thinking of a big fat seagull, it's ugly as sin (no offense to seagulls intended ). I never liked it. Thank goodness the F-35 won the JSF contest. now thats an aircraft you can be proud of. How'd this topic get raised from the dead anyway? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R. Gerschwarzenge 0 Posted May 21, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ 19 Oct. 2002,02:43)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> I really think they should introduce mandatory drug tests for aircraft designers <span id='postcolor'> They just like to play games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted May 21, 2003 [/img] a speedboat with wings! okay...why not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
