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Northrop-Loral F-19A Specter

Cutaway — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:58:56 GMT

I know of "F-19A" models being released to the public to confuse communist spy rings during the 1980s, But is it possible this aircraft or somthing like it exists?. Its becouse the design from Monogram models is based on a design by Loral and is also more aircraft-like than the one made by Testors.

Wherever it is real or not, I believe the "F-19A Specter" would be a feasible design for a fighter aircraft that will offer a wide range of capabilities, even for todays technology.

The first image below is the concept by Loral Inc:

In 1972, the United States Air Force issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to Northrop, McDonnell-Douglas, and General Dynamics for a supersonic stealth aircraft.
All three companies submitted design proposals in early 1974. On 2 September 1974, it was quietly announced that Northrop would be prime contractor of PROJECT SPECTER

(It is interesting to note that the design submitted by General Dynamics would later be the “cranked arrow” F-16XL that would later compete against the F-15E in the light strike fighter/bomber competition in 1985.)
Northrop went to work immediately following the contract announcement. Special Project 711 was underway. Northrop had to invent new technologies for project 711. Engineers decided to incorporate a Fly-by-Wire flight control system, use of carbon-fiber epoxy as the main component of the airframe and the new Sperry APQ-118 fire control system. Project 711 also had to make use of the new Hughes AIM-78X low observable air-to-air/air-to-ground missile. The decision was also made that there would be six preproduction prototype aircraft.
To speed the design and build process, Northrop used many “off-the-shelf” parts. The nose landing gear system was from the F-5E Tiger II, the main landing gear came from the F-18A Hornet, in which Northrop is sub-sub-contractor. The main landing gear wheels and came from mothballed F-4C/D/E Phantom II’s in the Boneyard. Northrop, acting as a foreign entity through the permission of the President of the United States, purchased F-16A canopy assemblies for the project. The majority of the avionics were also proven avionics systems found in other aircraft minus specialized ECM equipment.

Design features included a wing folding mechanism that are horizontal for take-off and landing, then can droop up to 30 degrees in flight and then fold back on top of the wing when parked. The droop tip design extends the cruise range by allowing the aircraft to ride its own shock wave, hence reducing fuel consumption. The intake ramps pivot up to fair over the intake for extended glide stealth target approach, the breather doors for the engine compressors open when the aircraft performing high-g maneuvers. The Rapid Rotating Weapon Pallet (RRWP) provides a wide variety of mission profiles for all weapons.
On August 2, 1982, Special Project 711, now officially called the F-19A Specter, made it’s official rollout from the Northrop Black Cat facility under extreme secrecy. Following a Northrop flight test program, the aircraft was delivered to the Air Force on 15 December 1982. Specter One arrived at Groom Lake, Nevada under the cover of darkness by Lt. Col. Chester “Devastator” Moore. Specter One became part of the 440th Test Wing, 199th Test and Evaluation Squadron. Specter crews were chosen from the top fighter and reconnaissance pilots in the Air Force.

A total of six pre-production Engineering Manufacturing and Design (EMD) test aircraft were delivered to the 199th in 1982 and 1983.
Specter One was used for flight envelope testing.
Specter Two was used for stealth and penetration testing.
Specter Three was the armament test bed.
Specter Four was used for ballistics tests.
Specter Five was the dedicated pilot training aircraft.
Specter Six, also know as “Groom’s Gal” was the first Specter to be used in a full up exercise and had the complete suite of defensive, offensive avionics suites installed. Complete avionic suites would be added to all aircraft by May 1984.

Specter Six, also know as “Groom’s Gal” was the first Specter to be used in a full up exercise and had the complete suite of defensive, offensive avionics suites installed. Complete avionic suites would be added to all aircraft by May 1984

During the Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) of the Specter in the May 1984, the aircrafts performed flawlessly. The F-19 held a mission capable rate of 98.7% of all sorties tasked. When word was delivered that the F-19 met all mission requirements; the decision was made to put the F-19 into low rate initial production (LRIP).
An order was placed in July 1986 for 100 F-19A and 25 F-19B two-place fighter/trainer aircraft from Northrop for the USAF. It looked as though the Specter program had nothing but smooth sailing ahead of it.
As with all black budget programs, no disclosure was made due to national security, but that year, Congress had changed the rules concerning black budget programs. Congress had demanded where and how much money was being spent on the program. After intense pressure, then President Ronald Reagan released all information on PROJECT SPECTER. The cost overruns were astronomical. The F-19 was 10 million dollars over budget. When word of this circulated around Capital Hill, cancellation of the program was imminent.

Almost one year to the day, July 1987, Congress announced that the F-19 Specter was to be cancelled. On an interesting note, Lockheed already had a stealth aircraft, the F-117 Nighthawk, flying at the Tonopah Test Range, Nevada. But since both aircraft teams were sworn to secrecy, neither knew of each other’s existence.
The news was devastating to both Northrop and the Specter team at Groom Lake. Due to the secret nature of the aircraft, it was decided that all six Specter stay at Groom Lake and be disposition on site:
Specter Two was stripped of it components and was towed to the flight line fire pit for fire training and of last report was completely destroyed after one fire exercise due to the carbon fiber make up of the aircraft.
Specter Three was used as a maintenance trainer in Composite Airframe Battle Damage Repair (CABDR) and by 1995 there was little left of the aircraft to be recognizable as an F-19; it was eventually hauled away to an undisclosed location. Rumor has it that it is buried under the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Specter Four was placed out on the live fire test range and was eventually destroyed by it’s rival, the F-117A Nighthawk, aircraft number 790, in a bombing run.

Specter Five was destroyed in a training accident in 1985 when the primary flight control hydraulic pump failed in flight. The pilot ejected safely.
Specter Six was also destroyed in a training accident in 1986 when pilot, Capt. Dirk “Squarejaw” Pottenger over stressed the airframe in a 15g turn and catastrophic airframe damage occurred. Luckily, Squarejaw did eject safely and now in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only human to survive a 15g ejection from an aircraft.
Perhaps the most interesting disposition is Specter One. Specter One remained at Groom Lake for limited flight-testing. This aircraft was used to test a wide range of programs. Specter One holds the distinction as being the test bed for the now famous “Hill II” paint scheme, found on the F-4G Wild Weasel. In 1988, Specter One was turned over to NASA for High-Speed Stealth Research (HSSR). When NASA finished the HSSR program in 1994, it was stripped of all equipment and the USAF released the aircraft for static display at the Pima County Air Museum in Arizona. Specter One remained on display until 1997, when it was discovered, that a foreign government had, in essence, copied the F-19. The USAF took possession of the aircraft and it was towed to nearby Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. It is rumored that the aircraft stayed at Davis-Monthan for two-years under going an extensive modification program. In the summer of 1999, the last remaining F-19A Specter was seen taking-off from the main runway at dusk, never to be seen again.

EPILOGUE
Northrop tried to regain its glory in the fighter aircraft industry in the 1980s with the F-20 Tigershark. Even though it was flown by famous test pilot, Charles “Chuck” Yeager and endorsed by him as the finest jet fighter ever built, the USAF had no need for the aircraft. Since the U.S. would not buy the aircraft, there was little hope for foreign sales. After a series of fatal crashes, the F-20 was cancelled. But, Northrop had an ace in the hole.
Northrop, vowing not to be counted out as a contender in the stealth race, won the B-2 stealth bomber contract. The B-2A has met all design requirements and is in full production. But all was not well.

Once again the USAF released a design requirement for the Advanced Technology Fighter (ATF) program. Competing bids by Lockheed/Boeing/General Dynamics and Northrop/McDonnell-Douglas were awarded and a fly-off would determine the winner. Once again Lockheed came out on top and was awarded the ATF contract for the F-22 Raptor. Sources state that
Northrop’s entry, the YF-23, was clearly a superior aircraft and the reason it as not awarded to them was that Northrop held the B-2 bomber contract.
As for F-19A, serial number AF81-0001, Specter One, its current location and mission are unknown. Several sources, close to the author, have stated seeing the F-19A during operations over Kosovo and recently in OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. Air Force officials do admit that Specter One is still in service and is only used when absolutely necessary. There is some talk as to producing ten more F-19’s with updated 21st Century technology and carrying the F-19C designation. Only time and budget will tell…

A fast and unusual German

pampa14 — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 11:12:31 GMT

The link below provides a full report and pictures of one of the fastest aircraft of its class, but never went into production. We are talking about the Heinkel He 119. If it had been produced and participated in WW2 its performance would have changed in some way the course of the war? What do you think? Click on the link below and take your own conclusions.

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Chinese Stealth Fighter

ChickFighterpilot — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:34:14 GMT

China has begun developing a stealth fighter aircraft, according to a defence industry report published on Wednesday.

The stealth technology planned for the plane has not been revealed but one expert suggests the aircraft will be considerably less sophisticated than the latest US stealth aircraft.

The plane is in early stages of development with engineers considering a number of different potential designs, according to the report in the Jane's Defence Weekly.

Development of the fighter's engines and weapons systems has begun at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in northeast China, the report says, quoting an unnamed senior source at the China Aviation Industry Company.

Photographs obtained by the magazine show a model of a twin-engine aircraft comparable in design to the US F/A 22 fighter. The fighter has angular features, similar in shape to the US F-117A Nighthawk stealth bomber. This helps prevent aircraft being detected by radar.

Derivative design

Craig Hoyle, editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, says other features, including the vehicle's coating, can contribute to stealth. But he adds that China's military aircraft development programme has often relied on adapting proven technology.

He also notes that the Russian military claims to have developed technology that can detect stealth aircraft. "If they are building something based on a technology the US developed 20 years ago, there may already be something out there that can detect it," Hoyle told New Scientist.

The US is currently working on a more advanced stealth aircraft than the Nighthawk. In October 2002, Boeing revealed a bat-winged stealth jet called the Bird of Prey. This is rumoured to have advanced stealth features such as adaptive camouflage, but no details have been disclosed.

Dubbed the J-X, the new Chinese aircraft would extend China's fighter plane range. China has developed another fighter known as the J-10, which is comparable

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Prone Pilot fighter aircraft cockpits

Cutaway — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:41 GMT

Although this is one of the early attempts to withstand g-forces, I still think it would be useful for a cheap fighter plane project but as it restricts the pilots view to some extents, it would be better suited for an Interceptor/Recon aircraft. Below is the cockpit of a Northrop XP-79.

T-50 competition????

Mach3 — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:29:15 GMT

Does the T-50 have some competition now?

I just heard about a new start-up aircraft company based in the US producing an advanced jet trainer as well. Its their first aircraft, but they say it can do more than the T-50 and is slotted to be $15M, making that $5-$7 million cheaper than the T-50 too. Prototype roll-out scheduled for 2014.

Anyone else heard this? You think they can make the competition to replace the T-38 and othe trainers around the world???

It will be interesting for sure if they pull it off.

AIM-9X

typhoon1 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:02:35 GMT

Hi There

Wonder if some one can help i am looking for pictures of RDAF F-16s carrying the new AIM-9X missile,i need the pictures to help me with a model kit which i am about to start .The only picture i have seen is aircraft no E-611 taken at Leeuwarden.

Many Thanks

F16 Viper - F18 Hornet Comparision

anonymous2 — Sat, 04 Dec 1999 05:43:00 GMT

*** Posted by Viper ***
Hi Rapier
The question is : F16 Block ???
Let's say F16 Block 50-52
You cannot compare him with Super Hornet just because you dont know yet the flying envelope.
But compared with F18 hornet C version
here's the list:
1. Thrust to weight ratio - F16
2. Very low speed maneuvering - F18
3. All around visibility - F16
4. Supersonic speeds - F16
5. AoA - F18
6. Energy management - F16
7. Engine survability - F18
8. Avionics - F18
9. Smaller radar cross section - F16
10. Agility - F16
You see? Now who's better?
If you have additional comp write them down.
Thanks
Viper

Colored bound on the Weapons

Schmusekatze — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:53:34 GMT

Hello,

i saw many Weapons and I was surprised at the different colors.

Sometimes the bound is blue
http://www.ournet.md/~f16falcon/Pages/Weapons/Foto/9.jpg

Sometimes the bound ist yellow
http://www.ournet.md/~f16falcon/Pages/Weapons/Foto/10.jpg

Is there a meaning for these different colors?
Thanks for help.

Greets

Revolutionary Air-borne re-arming system

Snapshot — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:43:02 GMT

I wormly recommend to review FAR Technologies Ltd. ("FAR") website: http://www.fartechnologies.com/, for innovative concepts and technologies in the military aviation arena, among them is the Air-Born Re-Arm and the Steerable Gun Pod

Video - Nordic Archer 06 (AMRAAM Testing) Commenced

run — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 12:37:47 GMT

On 2 August, 2006 an AMRAAM AIM-120C-5 test missile
was fired from a Royal Danish Air Force F-16 at the
RFN Test Range located in Vidsel, Sweden. Preliminary
results indicate that the missile successfully
intercepted the MQM-107 target drone. This firing
was part of a series of planned launches for final
verification of missile software developed for AMRAAM
missiles exported to international military customers.
These launches demonstrate end-to-end function of the
aircraft and missile software.

The RDAF F-16 piloted by KN Raahauge in a production
aircraft from the 730 Squadron at Skrydstrup Air
Base, Denmark. A second F-16 provided safety and photo
chase. The Royal Danish Air Force deployed a maintenance
team to RFN to provide ground support of the aircraft.
Sweden RFN provided all range support for the test
mission. The United States provided participants from
the Air-to-Air International Support Squadron (AAISS),
Raytheon Missile Systems Company, and Wyle Laboratories.

The AMRAAM missile is manufactured by Raytheon
Company in Tucson, Arizona. The AMRAAM International
Product Group, located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,
manages FMS cases for procurement and support of AMRAAM
missiles. All of the laboratory and captive flight tests
of the FMS software were completed at U.S. locations.
Completion of this final stage of the Live-Fire testing at
a test range outside of the U.S. presented a unique
opportunity to involve international customers in AMRAAM
developmental activities. The RFN Test Range was the first
non-U.S. site approved for conducting AMRAAM instrumented
flight testing outside of the continental U.S.

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SS-27 TOPOL-10,000 miles per hour

Raghunath — Sun, 28 May 2006 19:27:44 GMT

Hello!

I wanted to know as much as possible about this new (relatively) missile called the TOPOL.It is suppossed to be the modern supermissile capable of speeds which are rumored to be as much as 10,000 mph (!!!!!).

According to me, this is trash.....Anything flying at that speed in the stratosphere would get charred in a matter of seconds.I need more information on this missile , please!

Thank you.

Raghunath

stealth bombers

anonymous2 — Fri, 09 Jun 2000 19:19:00 GMT

*** Posted by spencer stevens ***
Hi. My question is have you ever flown a stealth bomber? If so , did you like it? Stealth bombers are my favorite airplane. Hope you can answer my question. Spencer Stevens age 11 I saw your site on zdtv last night. I like it!

AIM-9X

CAPman21 — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:19:19 GMT

I was wondering if you guys had any information about the AIM-9X. I've seen it mentioned in books but I don't have any real information about it. I read that it is the US's response to the ASRAAM. Is there just a bigger warhead or just a seeker head upgrade?
Thanks

torpedo

Ché — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:50:00 GMT

Are torpedo's still in use or are exocet and cetera used for antiship missions?
and what is the american antishipmisile accept the harpoon?

Advantage of a semi-active radar guided missile?

DragonFang — Wed, 13 Nov 2002 00:04:44 GMT

I've only been in the forum for a few minutes but already I'm hooked.

My question concerns a possible advantage of using SARH(Semi-Active Radar Homing) missiles over active radar guided missiles. I know that SARH missiles use the radar signals from the launching aircraft the guide themselves to the target, so the launching aircraft may be able to see through countermeasures, if you know what I mean. However, an actively guided missile does not require the launching aircraft to maintain a lock until impact. So if the active radar missile can get spoofed by chaff. Then it has no way to re-attain a lock on the correct target. But in using a SARH missile it seems that the launching aircraft's radar could give the missile a "second chance" by directing the missile back to the correct target.

I guess this is more of wondering if I'm right rather that a question, although I probably don't fully understand the behavior of a missile. If you don't understand what I am saying then please tell me and I'll try to explain it again in English ;)

What's better the Viper or Hornet?

anonymous2 — Sat, 20 Nov 1999 05:29:00 GMT

*** Posted by Rapier ***
Hi,

Now that the Super Hornet has hit the sky I wonder if it's better than the F-16? What do you think guy's?

Rapier

Cluster bombs. Amazing!

anonymous2 — Thu, 20 May 1999 04:00:00 GMT

*** Posted by Rapier ***
Hi guys,

I've just seen some footage of a cluster bomb causing some devistation, amazing it looks a bit like a wild firework. Have you ever had the pleasure of blowing something to bit's RUN?

Rapier

THE AIM-54 IS IT STILL THE BEST?

anonymous2 — Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:18:00 GMT

*** Posted by DUSTY! ***
THE AIM-54 AND THE F-14 ARE STILL THE BEST FIRE AND FORGET PAKAGE DO YOU AGREE?

EFA, GUN?

anonymous2 — Wed, 03 Oct 2001 16:40:00 GMT

*** Posted by DUSTY ***
CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WILL THE TYPHOON BE FITTED WITH A GUN AS THE TABLOIDS ARE SAYING IT WILL NOT?

Det er noget lort

anonymous2 — Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:59:00 GMT

*** Posted by Thorbjørn ***
Jeg syns det er noget lort for jeg er lige i gang med en måndens opg. og skal have et billed af en 20-mm maskinkanon.

armament load of aircraft

anonymous2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2002 19:46:00 GMT

*** Posted by Friedrich Kappes ***
Hi, I look for the following information, can you help?

Eurocopter AS 532, 365 and 565: please have a look at http://picpage7.tripod.com/eurocopter.html
Mil Mi-17KF: entry into service, armament
Mil Mi-17MD: entry into service, armament
Mil Mi-17TB Hip-H: entry into service, armament
Tupolev Tu-142MZ Bear-F Mod. IV: armament

Thank you in advance!!

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Whats the gun to have

anonymous2 — Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:02:00 GMT

*** Posted by Raymond-Paul ***
The gun to have is a Glock 9mm or a Colt 45ACP. Never leave home wilthout it. Sad that someone did not have one
at their disposal when some despots
took over the aircraft on 9/11.
Had someone had at least one gun, then
box cutters are no match for a gun fight. And the gun owner does not have to be a sky marshal. Pilots ought to be armed at all times and some of the other crew members if they wish with passengers to back up with their own.

Whats the gun to have

anonymous2 — Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:11:00 GMT

*** Posted by Dusty ***
All fighters should carry a gun whether it be for air or ground use but what size should be carried and what type the two i have seen most in use is the M61 vulcan rotary cannon 20mm and the mauser 27mm cannon . so whats your veiws whats the best, worse and the most powerfull (A-10 30mm .)