Multi-service common airframe-based aircraft

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1996-11-26

1999-04-27

Jordan, Charles T.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft control

Automatic

244124, 244120, 244 124, B64C 100

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058970789

ABSTRACT:
A modular approach to the manufacture of high performance military aircraft allows different aircraft to be manufactured at affordable cost and with high part number commonality. An aircraft so constructed includes a delta wing; a forebody section, including a cockpit, which is mounted to the front of the wing; and a propulsion system support frame mounted beneath the forebody section and the underside of the wing. The propulsion system is supported within this frame. The aircraft can also include an aftbody section mounted to the aft end of the wing, which includes a 2-D variable thrust vectoring nozzle and a pair of canted vertical tails. The forebody section includes a chin inlet below the cockpit. The wing is preferably constructed using thermoplastic welding.

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