Nov 062011
Rather badly delayed, but Aerospace projects review V3N2 continues to chug along. Below is a preview of one of the articles… covering antecedents and derivatives of the Northrop F-23.
Rather badly delayed, but Aerospace projects review V3N2 continues to chug along. Below is a preview of one of the articles… covering antecedents and derivatives of the Northrop F-23.
OK, so diamonds were in fashion that year. 😉
Oh, and the third one down on the left is a pretty close approximation of the F-22. Given the design requirements, that’s not exactly a stretch. The one below that, however, seems to have been rinsed through Battlestar Galactica or Space: Above & Beyond.
Scott,
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Hi Scot,
That’s my favourite issue so far. Bought it at once.
However, given Northrops patents on compact missile launchers, the evident size of the main weapons bay of the F-23A, I strongly disagree with the statement bellow.
Re: V3N2, p113
“Additionally, a missile bay was located on the vehicle underside centerline. Weapons load is not available, but it seems to have been fairly limited… perhaps just two AMRAAM-size missiles.”
The main bay could easily house 4xAIM-120As or 8xAIM-120C, and the small frot bay could house 2xAIM-9Ms or 3xAIM-9Xs