06-04-2013, 11:29
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חבר מתאריך: 13.11.04
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F-117N Seahawk
לוקהיד הציעה גרסת ימית ל F-117N כתחליף ל A-12 שבוטל בתום המלחמה הקרה, כאשר היא מנסה לרכב על גל ההצלחה של החמקן במלחמת המפרץ הראשונה. מתוך כתבה חדשה ומעניינת על פרויקטים מבטיחים כאלו ובהם ה F-107, ה F-108 ומקבילו ה F-12, הוולקרי האימתני, האוונג'ר, ה X-20 וה "קונקורד" של בואינג.
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/...craft-programs/
Following the A-12 debacle, there was another opportunity in which the Navy could have recovered from its technological tailspin. In 1993, Lockheed Martin proposed a carrier-based version of its immensely successful Air Force F-117A Nighthawk. The F-117N Seahawk was to be a carrier-based, low-observable, all-weather, strike aircraft Even though the F-117N was basically a new aircraft, Lockheed Martin considered the program to be low-risk because 50 percent of the existing tooling would be utilized.
F-117N was proposed as a complement to the McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The F414 powered F-117N would double the 5,000 pound internal payload of the original F-117A, plus carry an additional 8,000 pounds of external payload. In addition, the combat radius was increased from 570 to 680 nautical miles. The wings would have a reduced sweep of 42 degrees from the 67 degrees of the F-117A. Other features included folding wings for carrier operations and a new canopy design based on F-22 technology. Although the proposal was highly regarded in many sectors, Navy budgetary constraints precluded acquisition of the F-117N. This is, perhaps, the saddest “might have been” of all.
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