Here is the PBS JT-100 based previous design of mine ( also in my blog ).
Out put 164 times less ( 2.2 kN ) than in the biggest 5th gen fighter. 😀
Able to carry some 300 kg ordnance ( motor cannon and/or few missiles ).
I have noticed you often compare your inception with obsolete planes from WWII or similar.
There is a reason why we still don’t use these types of sizes. You often quote top speed too. Top speed is not everything.
If you put an F-16 up against a Mitsubishi Zero, it is more than likely that the F-16 will never get the Zero in its sights. The zero on the other hand will probably turn into the F-16 many times. If we were to arm the Zero with IR missiles, the zero would have shot down the F-16, many times over. Why do we not use Zeros still then? Same applies for choppers, one of the hardest things to do for a fighter pilot, is to engage a helicopter. Why do we not use helicopters then for all our needs?
Because besides everything else, they do not have the frame to carry the equipment to carry out the missions required.
Modern planes for example, have self protection suites. Is there enough room on your plane to include one? How about double redundant systems to survive battle damage?
What would be the point of it reaching M2.2 ? Could it be meaningfully controllable at these speeds? Stable? Could it launch a missile at those speeds? would the impact shock from opening a bay door at these speeds throw the plane of balanced flight? what about the weight imbalance of having fired one of the four missiles in the bay which have significant weight ratio in comparison to the actual frame ?
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