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September 19, 2015 at 3:21 pm in reply to: ILA 2014 – Berlin Air Show #454851

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SIMAVIATION has a free Me-109 G-10…flies in MS FSX. Several 109s can be found. Also other Messerschmitt designs like the Komet.

September 19, 2015 at 3:08 pm in reply to: Flight of fantasy? #874506

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Aren’t they also resurrecting the TU-144 project ?

September 19, 2015 at 3:05 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2179961

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It was an experimental aircraft so no requirement for bottle shape area ruling.

Tail pipe region seems pretty draggy too. :rolleyes:

September 19, 2015 at 8:50 am in reply to: Almost new Gripens for sale!! <3 #2180040

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Well perhaps with the money they got on selling those Gripen, they can used it to resurrect at least a sq of Cheetah. I know is a long shoot, and I don’t know the conditions of Atlas as Aircraft facility presently, however with Cheetah badically being remanufactured in Atlas to begin with, perhaps overall operating Cheetah again still made SAF at least able to maintain 1 sq of fast jets operational.

What I’m getting at, the money from Gripen sale can be used to restructured SAF budget and by then SAF can still be operational as respectable AF (for sub sahara Africa at least).

It may have to do with the Cheetah…their pride and joy; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKt7r7tREL4

September 19, 2015 at 8:08 am in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180059

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What actually was the first canard + delta wing fighter ?

Kfir was introduced in 1973….and now being fitted with AESA radar ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Kfir

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Swedes possibly with Viggen J-37 ?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_37_Viggen

Introduced in 1971.

September 18, 2015 at 12:42 pm in reply to: The 2004 thread – MB-5 replica #875613

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If it is just ½ scale ?

September 18, 2015 at 12:33 pm in reply to: Martin Baker MB-5 Rep for sale…. #875618

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I find it an fashinating aircraft.

September 17, 2015 at 9:30 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180534

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The landing has always impressed me

Wes..

This is unpresedented too; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA8QXenJzgA

September 17, 2015 at 10:06 am in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180711

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Yes, but the EAP technology demonstrator which was the forerunner to Eurofighter flew in 1986.

That is the same year as the first flite for the IAI Lavi.

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In fact 5 months earlier; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_EAP

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September 17, 2015 at 9:43 am in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180730

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Who cares ? It was a research craft in the field of supermanoevrability. Why would they bother design an inlet that works up to Mach 2 ?

As said earlier, actuator fairings.

Right it was not designed to go any faster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1E3xpePbmA

September 16, 2015 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180913

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Actually it gave validity to post stall super maneuverability and used a layout similar to the EF. Without constant nose corrections it’s nose would flip up and over instantly.

Might be….the FSX model was pretty easy to fly at 10 kts speed 70 degs nose up.

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One thing bugs me…the X-31 goes 1.28 M but similar engine Gripen Mach 2.0 ?

Why does the X-31 have cranked-delta wing ? Does that cause the stability ?

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What are those underneath the wing ? 😉

September 16, 2015 at 8:33 am in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2180986

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well the Chinese did get an extensive look at the Lavi

then they made their own in the early 90s

but had to modify the design extensively because they could only get Russian engines.

this just looks right

J-10 flew 1998 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-10 and IAI Lavi 12 years earlier 1986; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Lavi

So you are right.

Actually X-31 flew in 1990 and Eurofighter 4 years after; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon

I figure J-10 and Typhoon can supercruise.

When was the original concept first introduced/patented ?

September 15, 2015 at 5:10 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2181171

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And this even.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Lavi

Lavi…what a sight.

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September 15, 2015 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2181179

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Isn’t this almost a spitting image of it ?

http://defence-blog.com/news/iran-orders-from-china-150-j-10-fighter-jets.html

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September 15, 2015 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Rockwell-MBB X-31 #2181182

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I tested in MS FSX….and I like it.
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