Russia claims HYPERSONIC fighter

a reply to: anzha

A missile isn't an interceptor though, which is what was asked about.

a reply to: BASSPLYR

Do you believe such an option would ever be necessary?

So, what, if it fired off a missile, yet was going faster than the missile it would shoot itself?

a reply to: aorAki

They'd have to slow down to fire a missile or develop new missiles with a higher top speed. The stress of being that fast when launched wouldn't be good for the missile.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Wasn't lockheed confident they could a launch missile (or was it bombs) from a Sr-71 at Mach 3ish? Slowing down to just mach 3 and launching is still pretty good.

a reply to: BASSPLYR

A lot of missiles have a top speed near mach 4. Firing a missile at mach 3 puts stress on it, but it's still got room for that stress. Firing a mach 4 missile at or over its top speed is going to cause Bad Things to happen.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
Firing a mach 4 missile at or over its top speed is going to cause Bad Things to happen.

One could argue that firing a missile nearly always causes bad things to happen...

a reply to: aorAki

Not to the one firing them, unlike this case.

originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: Zaphod58

Wasn't lockheed confident they could a launch missile (or was it bombs) from a Sr-71 at Mach 3ish? Slowing down to just mach 3 and launching is still pretty good.

Yes, the AIM-54 Phoenix and AWG-9 radar for the F-14 began life as the AIM-47 Falcon for the YF-12A, the interceptor version of the A-12/SR-71.

The program evolved far enough for live test firing at Mach 3 before it was canceled.

originally posted by: verschickter
a reply to: intrptr

Of course the fighter will fly mach4+ from the start and can´t throttle down...

Well I hope its got a toilet.

a reply to: Drunkenparrot

I wondered if they ever got a shot off!
I s there and film of it?

a reply to: cavtrooper7

a reply to: Zaphod58

Hey zaph, first of all awesome link to video. But got a question for ya. Why was the A12's nose so different shaped than the 71?

a reply to: Zaphod58

Didn't green flame already break that mark?

a reply to: BASSPLYR

The A-12 wasn't, the YF-12 was. It had to fit the AN/ASG-18 fire control radar that the A-12 didn't require.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Interesting.

The shape of the YF-12A is different all around from the A12-OXCART. The YF looks like they chopped the nose off a SR-71 and modified it.

a reply to: cavtrooper7


TR3B level pipe dream. Like methamphetamine pipe dream levels here. Won't matter anyway, like the 4th gen migs that precede it, it won't survive in contested airspace.

a reply to: gpols

The YF added a second cockpit for the weapons officer, the AN/ASG-18 radar, plus some changes to allow for the weapons carriage, and release. The basic airframe from the top and from the cockpit back was the same.

This is a pretty cool line drawing of the differences between the different models.

a reply to: BigTrain

green ladys not a fighter interceptor. Shes strictly in charge of delivering the mail and any high important messages in the event of a communications blackout. Sometimes they make her burn red on christmas eve and fly her across third world nations to give the kids hope

a reply to: Zaphod58

Wow. Never realized her rear was different too. Whats with that Zaph. Why'd the 12's have different backsides from the 71's?