also, in intakes-mounted-on-top news, the fighter-bomber competition won by the f-105 (which itself has novel intakes) had an entrant, the yf-107, with the intake *right behind the cockpit*. tbh that would alarm me if I were flying it - ThreadSky

mgerrydoyle.bsky.social • 6 days ago

also, in intakes-mounted-on-top news, the fighter-bomber competition won by the f-105 (which itself has novel intakes) had an entrant, the yf-107, with the intake *right behind the cockpit*. tbh that would alarm me if I were flying it

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butchugal.bsky.social•6 days ago

Arguably the better aircraft in the competition between it and the F-105. The 105 won because of politics, just like the F-22 vs. F-23.

pp8010.bsky.social•6 days ago

It's cool... Right up to the point where you have to punch out.

darkmich.bsky.social•6 days ago

That would be one hell of an ejection sequence

far-far-away.bsky.social•6 days ago

Kelly Johnson at Lockheed: "You fellas look like you need a downward firing ejection seat!"

far-far-away.bsky.social•6 days ago

Meanwhile, the boys over at Vought: MOAR CHIN

king63kobra.bsky.social•6 days ago

Deathly curious as to what R&D lead them to the decision to put it there lol

thrownintosol.bsky.social•6 days ago

still, it's better than this lol
https://bsky.app/profile/thrownintosol.bsky.social/post/3k7oo7lhjzk2s

mgerrydoyle.bsky.social•6 days ago

iirc it did get nicknamed "maneater" despite never eating a single pilot

motherflicker.bsky.social•6 days ago

It would eat someone ejecting.

mrchan.org•6 days ago

They can always borrow the F-104 ejection seat

mgerrydoyle.bsky.social•6 days ago

and here are the f-105's intakes, just gigantic slices out of the wing root

arcknightt.bsky.social•6 days ago

Wait, what's the missile on the inboard pylon next to the Shrike?

arcknightt.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ah, figured it out - AGM-78.

wedge-x.bsky.social•6 days ago

we’ve figured out so many ways to turn shockwaves into ingestable subsonic air, just killing it as a tool-using species

danfellars.com•6 days ago

No point installing an ejection seat.

occamsspoon.bsky.social•6 days ago

That’s sexy as hell tho

astrotuna.bsky.social•6 days ago

Those at least seem more tornado-y

tarnado.bsky.social•6 days ago

Oooo

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