Chinese VTOL aircraft

[Scott Kenny]

This is exactly the idea was proposing a few posts ago. Makes more sense than it first appears. (except its not a fan but a compressor)

RR calls it a LiftFan.

But yes, I think if there's a burner under the thing it should be called a compressor.

The flip side of that is now you have a hot-gas pillar up by your inlets. And with all the comments in JSF/Harrier threads about hot gas ingestion suggest that is a really bad thing.

 

[Nx4eu]

RR calls it a LiftFan.

But yes, I think if there's a burner under the thing it should be called a compressor.

The flip side of that is now you have a hot-gas pillar up by your inlets. And with all the comments in JSF/Harrier threads about hot gas ingestion suggest that is a really bad thing.

What If it’s a VTOL striker with inlets on the top, then you wouldn’t have to worry about the hot-gas ingestion. Attached photo is just an illustration of what I picture in my head.

 

[Scott Kenny]

What If it’s a VTOL striker with inlets on the top, then you wouldn’t have to worry about the hot-gas ingestion. Attached photo is just an illustration of what I picture in my head.

Maybe? I see how that could work, but it'd need full wind tunnel and/or CFD analysis to prove it.