Chris,
I have no data on the F-16, but the under-the-nose location of the inlet
probably gives them a much better airflow during approach. Just my 2 cents.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 5/31/2015 12:53 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
Chris, as soon as I hit "send" I recalled that we also tested the F-15
inlet/engine combination. That one is still flying, of course. I was
not as actively involved with that one.
ChrisB just brought up the F-104 "Widow Maker", which also had the variable inlet
half-cones. The West Germans used those out here at Luke AFB when I moved here in 1979. They
called it the "Widow Maker" as the engine would go into a compressor stall at high angles
of attack on final approach. It would spin on it's axis due to the short wings, and if you tried
to bail out you had a 50% chance of becoming a spelunker.
It would be interesting to know how the F-16 inlet overcomes the
high-speed low intake pressure.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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