Cliff and others seem married to the above aircraft. I'm not. I think that modern computerized flight characterization programs can assist the design of a STOL, turbo-prop COIN aircraft with...
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Cliff and others seem married to the above aircraft. I'm not. I think that modern computerized flight characterization programs can assist the design of a STOL, turbo-prop COIN aircraft with...
I don't believe a COIN aircraft should be a multi-purpose vehicle. Specifically, my proposal is a ground attack aircraft, capable of defeating AAMs and SAMs using EW, including decoys and jammers. ...
The Twin Otter, the DHC-3, as offered by Dehavilland, is a fine bush plane.
However, it will lose much of it's payload once armoured, and fitted with a gun and targeting system. Since, it is an...
Experience during the Normandy, Ardennes Campaigns, and likely in Vietnam, showed strafing to be the most hazardous ground attack activity.
Advances in missile and gun targeting via LASER...
Turns out that armouring attack aircraft is most advanced in helos.
Helos must operate at altitudes subject to ground fire, and operate at speeds varying from stationary to 170 knots.
Helos...
Further enquiry into the aerodynamics of fighter aircraft brings up significant changes needed.
1. the Ogive nose shown, can and should be shortened, as it is a supersonic nose, and this aircraft...
Please compare the Douglas XP-42 to the proposal. Note several important
differences, as follows:
1. The proposal's propellor circle lies above the bottom of the fuselage, while that of the...
There have been several successful aircraft using pusher propellors powered
by engines of the size advocated in the COIN proposal above.
The Beechcraft Starship is one.
The most relevant is...
To improve airflow into the propellor please note that only the rudder lies ahead of it, the stabilizer is above it, and the wing is well ahead of it. Ever hear
of the B-36? Had 6 pusher...
Brimstone, very similar in size to Hellfire, has two seekers, and proved itself
exceptionally useful in Libya. It is cheaper, and can be fired from the Tornado, ie fixed wing aircraft.
The...
The Stavatti proposal got my thinking cap going and I propose the aircraft The structure is graphite/kevlar/spectra composite. The armour is a spectra compressed UHMW/carbide composite rated for 50...