New supersonic jet AS2 coming
I really don't think that this is such a big step forward. Only 8-12 passengers ??
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/ ... index.html

A Lockheed D-21 being carried by a Boeing B-52

Brody wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:25 am A Lockheed D-21 being carried by a Boeing B-52

Two questions:

Are there 1 per side, for balance?

and did the B52 require major modification or was it designed to carry payload on the inner wing?

Doc67 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:11 am
Two questions:

Are there 1 per side, for balance?

and did the B52 require major modification or was it designed to carry payload on the inner wing?

Great questions.

Looks like they did have 1 per side.

Inner wing pylons were part of the design. They can carry conventional bombs, cruise missiles, etc. there.

Though I think having just one side loaded was doable as you can see with the X-15, all they'd have to do is change the weight and balance of the fuel in the wings to compensate for the off balance configuration.

On today's date 34 years ago, in 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into it's flight killing all seven members of it's crew.

Chunky, Grumman XF10F Jaguar. Test pilot described it as entertaining to fly "because there was so much wrong with it." 1 built.

Brody wrote: ↑Thu Jan 28, 2021 8:09 am

This guy must of needed some new pants...

Rare to see a F-14 and a MIG-29 serve under the same flag. Ironic even.