Supersonic Flying wing

[Johnbr]

http://www.space.com/17393-supersonic-flying-wing-nasa.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+spaceheadlines+%28SPACE.com+Headline+Feed%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
Got this on my site today.

 

[blackkite]

Hmmm...., Mach 3 class?
Tokyo locate far east. Best target for such a aircraft. ;D
Ninja(忍者) Shuriken(手裏剣)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEEugNfefAA

 

[Kryptid]

That is bizarre. It must be more than just a crazy idea if NASA is giving it funding, though. I'm wondering how pitch and yaw are to be controlled.

 

[ouroboros]

This would be kinda interesting as a UCAV instead, like that Northrop design. It's one branch of the oblique flying wing development tree certainly.

 

[blackkite]

Engine seems to be very small. Wing is very thick and draggy. Really mach3 class transport?
I think B2707-300 and L2000-7 had more powerful engine.

 

[Orionblamblam]

Engine seems to be very small.

It may be that there are additional engines fixed into the underside optimized for high speed flight.

Keep in mind, this is basically a student design.

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

Be funny if they thought up design that looked like a Cylon Basestar. Now that would actually be pretty cool.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! You mean this one? Cool!!

 

[XP67_Moonbat]

That's the one.