China is Starting to Build Military Fighter Trainers
China needs this aircraft to train it's pilots to fly the Su-27s and Su-30 Russian Fighters that they have ordered. The JL-19 or FTC 2000 aircraft is a tandem two-seat, single engine jet fighter aircraft developed by Guizhou Aviation Industry. These same aircraft are expected to flood the developing nations with fighter planes. The first flight of this new aircraft was made in December of 2003 and mass production is expected to start by the end of 2005. There are already plans to have no less than 10 aircraft to be delivered by the end of the year, Chinese Year.
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Fighter Jet Trainers Sport Planes
Having studied the possibilities and options for a Supersonic Jet Trainer for fighter aircraft, one might notice that there have been lots of recent media discussions and many solutions at this years Paris Airshow. These units are needed because before you put someone in an F-22 Fighter, which costs 100 million dollars, they better be able to fly the damn thing and fly it well. In any case what a wonderful fun and cool aircraft to have as a sport plane. This aircraft is long like the T-38 about 45 feet. They see this aircraft as an intro to the F-16 or F-22.
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Fuselage Mounted Laser Vortex Enhancer Directed to Airfoils
We can use redirected or reflected laser cannon beams to increase stability in transitional flight situations to prevent departure of the aircraft from flight, by changing the air around the airfoils and control surfaces, Think about it. It would makes sense to prove concept to use the A-6 Intruder or the S-3 Viking since they are high-wing aircraft to start. When not in use for evasive maneuvering the pole would retract into the nose of the aircraft. Recently it was announced that they would put this new airborne laser system onto fighter jets. I propose we have a set of tiny mirrors in front the leading edges of the wings of the aircraft redirecting the high-energy laser beam to areas above the wings and perhaps also onto other airfoils such as stabilizers and canards.
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Inflatable Aircraft Wing Camber Modification
I propose an inflatable wing camber modification system for modern day fighter aircraft to save on fuel and increase range. Aircraft are built for many reasons, each one maybe more or less important for its intended purpose. Some aircraft are made to slightly change in flight to serve a niche or a couple of niches better than comparable type aircraft. For UAVs the performance would allow additional time loitering in the battlespace with increased range and slow flight speeds would allow for better imagery to identify targets before eliminating them from this time period. The performance changes would also vastly assist in close air support or carrier landing handling.
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Mirrors to Redirect Mini Laser Weapons on Fighters for Vortex Airflows
We can use redirected or reflected laser cannon beams to increase stability in transitional flight situations to prevent departure of the aircraft from flight, by changing the air around the airfoils and control surfaces, please be thinking here. During the firing of the weapon the mirrors would be retracted back into the front of the fuselage on a pole protruding in the front of the aircraft similar to this pole on this Bell X-1 Aircraft. I propose we have a set of mirrors in front of the aircraft redirecting the high-energy laser beam to areas above and below the wings and airfoils. When not in use for evasive maneuvering the pole would retract into the nose of the aircraft. Recently a new airborne laser system was announced to be put onto fighter jets, once this technology becomes more advanced we will no longer need missiles for air-to-air combat.
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Increasing TAS in Modern Day Fighters with Expandable Wing Tips
Let's think on the many types of fighter aircraft, which change their configurations in-flight. As fighter aircraft get faster and faster there is a diminishing return on more aerodynamic streamlining in designs. Once an aircraft travels above 450 Knots the fuselage starts flying. Without the wing on the aircraft efficiency would occur in less drag, meaning higher speeds, better range and fuel economy. We seem to be reaching the top end of aerodynamic design in an atmosphere in modern day fighters.
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Common Cockpit Concepts and Convenient Configurations
Often we see drivers in cars sitting too low and can barely see over the steering wheel, when we rent an aircraft everything is in the wrong place. Taken to extreme this would mean your automobile or a commercial truck would be similar to a war fighting tank, jet airliner, private boat, fighter jet, helicopter and school bus. Now then I am not criticizing the lack of cranial capacity in the modern day human, rather simply suggesting a reality check is needed. We spend too much time in training of soldiers, drivers, pilots, operators with increasingly more complicated equipment. If we borrow a friend's car we are constantly looking for where stuff is, where is the hood release, fuel hatch release and how the hell do I turn off this G-Dang windshield wiper? As machines get more complicated and humans become more brain dead due to bad use of natural selection, we will need counter these issues with better designed standardization such is being done in the CCI.
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Boeing is Really Flying Now
It is good to see that the United States still makes some things like aircraft. The Boeing Company has completely blown past projections for aircraft sales this month. Commercial Aviation has taken quite a hit in the last five years and things did not look so great for Boeing after having massive layoffs, orders for new aircraft cut and lackluster sales. The Boeing Company's stock performance is that of a maximum takeoff on a VSTOL Fighter jet to say the least. Both Boeing and Airbus have had excellent bookings and sales orders for new aircraft.
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