GWS30 Sea Dart magazine isnt exactly the bin/drum layout like the russian 303 VLS. The ramjet missile needs a little more attention below decks before its hoisted up into the launcher.
I thought it was Sea Slug that required the pre-launch preparation?
It is described with basic specs and GA in Chris Barnes’s Putnam on Shorts pp341 -4 as well as in AE of Sep 72, along with the Fairey FC1 and G.A. L. 40, all of which suffered cancellation, the part-built S.32 in May 1940.
The enclosed model shot appears in a variety of sources -origin unknown.
I’ve got the AE article, makes intresting reading, I was wondering if any more information had been found.
Probably a much simpler/cheaper solution. Take the Mk13 single-arm launcher for the Standard MR. You can fit 40 missiles in a smaller space than 40 VLS cells and they don’t have to waste energy turning from vertical to the correct direction. On the other hand you’re limited to a certain size missile.
I’ve read the 64 cell Mk41 takes up roughly the same volume as the Mk26 Model 1 trainable launcher and 44 missiles on the first three Tico’s.
What prompted de Havilland to use buried engines in the Comet 1-4 and what specifications did the proposed Comet 5 (with podded underwing engines) have (size, performance etc).
As for other aircraft on the way – which ones? The Comet had a considerable lead over other manufacturers!
Bruce
I was thinking along the lines that once the de Havilland had shown the way with the Comet, the others would have had no choice but to follow and with a catastophic metal fatigue problem occuring later (if it occured at all), some of their designs would probably have been close to flying or flying.
Lets say for the sake of argument, that oval or round windows had been used, what are the odds on it still being a Comet being lost to catastrophic metal fatigue?
Other UK jet designs would presumably be around shortly, would they be adversely affected?
If it’s one of the US designs, what does that change in British and American commercial avaiation history?
also a fact worth noting is that with Laser guidance or GPS these new bombs will probably be more accurate then the 21,000 pounds delivered in the ww2 days
GPS and/or laser guidance ANd a 22,000lb bomb should be quite effective.
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September 22, 2006 at 2:49 pm
in reply to: MOP#1807136
The BBC report seems to have written The Hamster off already, they already have ‘profile’ on him on a link……..its not going to take much to change that to ‘obituary’…….
The BBC report seems to have written The Hamster off already, they already have ‘profile’ on him on a link……..its not going to take much to change that to ‘obituary’…….
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