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Start Over
Taking a Chance.
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Aviation Week & Space Technology . 5/31/2004, Vol. 160 Issue 22, p28-28. 3/4p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Anew, even larger unmanned combat aircraft and a version of the B-1 that goes twice the speed of sound are among the industry responses to the U.S. Air Force's request for information about a nearterm, long-range strike capability. Boeing led its offerings with a B-1R proposal that would reengine the bomber with the F/A-22's F-119 engines giving it enough thrust to reach Mach 2.0, but leaving it fuel-efficient enough for a 3,000-mi. mission radius. In addition, Lockheed Martin Corp. is expected to offer a variant of a large manned aircraft design, probably one of its advanced heavy-lift, flying wing concepts, that would carry large numbers of extended-range cruise missiles that could be launched from far outside any possible air defense system.
- Subjects :
- *COMMERCIAL aeronautics
*BOEING bombers
*AIR defenses
*AIRCRAFT industry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00052175
- Volume :
- 160
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Aviation Week & Space Technology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 13350400