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OK... so this was about 2 1/2 years ago, so I don't remember too much. I went back to read the old report and realized I had put up views of a design we scrapped. Sorry kmac, no more TFs or swept wings. I would guess that we couldn't get the low-speed thrust we needed w/ TFs. Props are much...

We had an H-tail for a while, then eventually decided to go w/ a "regular" tail. If I remember correctly, we figured if someone can make the wing hinges (please excuse if terminology is off) as strong as they'd have to be, they could handle the tail, too.

The DoD seems to be thinking about it. I (aero major) had a senior class project which was a paper study on a C-2 replacement. Requirements were that it could land on the carrier (although one idea bypassed that), and carry a TEU. Bonus pts for aerial refueling and easy integration. We had...

Isn't there also a third option for TPS w/ the Frenchies? A NA/Test Pilot came to my school once to talk about some development stuff he did in the Pentagon. He went to TPS in France after 6mo at DLI.

The LtCol is right, here's a link to the U.S.C section that lays it out. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode04/usc_sec_04_00000004----000-.html I think the logic makes sense. We "bear true faith and allegiance to the same" where "the same" is the Constitution of the U.S.

Thanks gator - I don't know much about the operational aspects of stalls, if it wasn't obvious by my posts.

yep, Gatordev, you caught me, a broken control system could do it too. But to clear things up, you don't have to have any control system to get a surge cycle. It can be self-induced by an engine that's been pushed too far or by some obstruction (fod that doesn't get ground in to gooseburgers...

There shouldn't be much of any p-factor in a TF because a the inlet is pretty long (about equal to the fan diameter) - so the upward- and downward-traveling sides of the fan see a fairly similar flow. That is, until a bird flies in there. What you saw and what was in that video were...