Could the fabled YF-24, actually be the mythical F-19A or F-19B ?
Northrop-Grumman / Northrop-Loral F-19A Spectre
Info about Spectre:
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F-19A Spectre - Refuling
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Specifications:
Length……………………………………………53ft 6in
Wingspan…………………………………………36ft 8in
Height………………………….…………………..8ft 4in
Max T/O Weight……………………………….34,200lbs
Combat Weight………………………………...26,625lbs
Max Speed……………………….………………..1,550 mph
Cruising Speed…………………….…………..950 mph
Service Ceiling…………………………………235,000ft
Max Ferry Range…………………………………6400nm
Combat Radius…………………………………...1870nm
Armament………………………....4 x AIM-120-W93-SP, 2 x GBU-15, M61 Vulcan, Also capable of carrying Exocet/Sidewinder/Sparrow/Skyflash
Missiles.
Fire Control System...................... AN/APQ-125C with
cryogenically cooled infra-red and temporal/magnetic search
and track fire control functions.
Engines…2 x Pratt and Whitney F100 with 27,000 lb thrust each, or 2 x SNECMA M53-P2.
Landing Gear…………………………………F/A-18 Hornet/SEPECAT Jaguar.
Construction…………Cyano-acrylically bonded graphite/
epoxy fuselage and wing, titanium
engine nacelles, Lumispex-coated
canopy, all sheathed by classified
proprietary RAM
Crew……………..1 in D model, 2 in E model.
Lockheed-Martin F-19 (B)
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This is more of a ghost plane...there is some mentioning about the
Lockheed F-19 CSIRS, even on National Museum of the USAF - Fighter pages:
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil...
But I have yet to see a actuall picture of the plane.
Yes there was a game by Microprose on this plane, but it's stil a "Ghostrider" as Tom Clancy called it :-)
