V wing styled plane

This is what he's referring to:

Link

here some of the horten brothers

horten brothers

Simon hit it on the head the switchblade! Thanks guys for the help.

Originally posted by NinjaoftheNight
Simon hit it on the head the switchblade! Thanks guys for the help.

Doh! Take away some of my points.

I was just following up on it, that plane has always interested me. Nice avater btw.

If your looking for planes with the wings set in a "V" shape that could include many possibilities:

Flying Wings:

B-2
X/YB-35
YB/YRB-49
HO-IX
Regular Planes:
F-117
X-29
E-3
E-4
E-6
E-8
EC-135

These are a few possibilities that came to mind. There are many more.

Tim

Originally posted by ghost
If your looking for planes with the wings set in a "V" shape that could include many possibilities:

Flying Wings:

B-2
X/YB-35
YB/YRB-49
HO-IX
Regular Planes:
F-117
X-29
E-3
E-4
E-6
E-8
EC-135

These are a few possibilities that came to mind. There are many more.

Tim

Already found it man on the first page.... Posted by the great man SimonGray himself.

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[Edited on 5-10-2003 by Russian]

originally posted by: FULCRUM

Originally posted by SectorGaza

Originally posted by Nans DESMICHELS

looks like an oversized f-117

This the supposed F-111 replacement..

Just cant remember what 'it is called'..

*edit*

AX-17


Reported Specifications:

Primary Function: Fighter Bomber
Prime Contractor: Northrop Grumman
Power Plant: Possibly General Electric YF120 engines
Length: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Wingspan: Unknown
Speed: Mach 2.5+
Ceiling: Unknown
Unit Cost: Unknown

The rumored existence of a stealthy replacement for the F-111 "Aardvark", a swing winged aircraft known as the AX-17, has been lurking at the fringes of blackness. Although there isn't much evidence to support it, sightings of a strange "artichoke" shaped aircraft and educated speculation make it plausible.
The AX-17 reportedly is based on technology obtained from the design of the Northrop Grumman YF-23 prototype, which lost out to the F-22 "Raptor" in the ATF competition. It makes sense that Northrop Grumman, with proven stealth know how and ongoing research, would not let the loss to the "Raptor" deter their progress.

The YF-23's supercruising engines, its radar absorbing materials advances, and its engine exhaust and intake design, could be easily utilized for the AX-17. The swing wing design would lend to the stealth of the supersonic aircraft while in maximum sweep as well as adding stability for subsonic bombing runs and landings with extended wings. The role of the AX-17 would be a medium range tactical bomber with a good sized offensive payload and defensive capabilities.



[Edited on 23-9-2003 by FULCRUM]

This thread may be old, but I should note that "AX-17" is a fictitious designation created by writers of a January 1995 Popular Science magazine article for the supposed stealthy swing-wing bomber, because the authors of that article claimed without evidence that A-14 and A-15 were allocated to the losing competitors for the ATA competition won by the A-12 Avenger II naval stealth bomber that was canceled in January 1991 before completion, and noted that "A-16" was informally used for a proposed ground attack version of the F-16.