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elider said:Thanks for the high quality post.
Kim Margosein said:Is that area behind the cockpit the fuel tank?
Stargazer2006 said:Very interesting shots! Thanks for sharing.
reelarchives said:Hope you enjoy!
Stargazer2006 said:Very interesting shots! Thanks for sharing.
OM said:Stargazer2006 said:Very interesting shots! Thanks for sharing.
...Better still, any chance of capping the film and putting it on YouTube?
With six J-85 turbojets and a L/W ratio >1, I assume Republic's Mach 2+ claim was easily attainable. But with those same six turbojets and little space left for fuel tanks, it's doubtful the AP-100's combat radius was anything to get excited about. Then again, the idea of a VTOL interceptor was to base it very near the front lines (i.e. the border between the GDR and the FRG).sferrin said:I wonder how speedy this thing would have been on the deck. B)
circle-5 said:Republic AP-100A factory display model, ca.1957 (one of my favorite models!) This is the final configuration, with the little pitch fan in the tail.
Though not specified, I would assume Mach 2 performance was at altitude. Attached is another view of the Republic AP-100A, showing the scalloped turbojet exhaust, twin-fin layout and rear pitch-control fan (which replaced the earlier puffer jet arrangement).xmotex said:Mach 2 on the deck?
Well, where would the three-bearing nozzle be located?6x J85s... Today we could replace that with 6x afterburning Williams FJ44s, though I'd remove the middle lift fan to use as a bomb bay and just use a 3-bearing nozzle like the F35.