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As real as the upcoming movie "Stealth", filmed with this A-37 studio prop on
the USS Abraham Lincoln. Only Hollywood would re-use the A-37 designation for
another plane and have the pilot not wearing an O2 mask. And for a real
airplane, that droopy nose would be an issue, for a Mach 3-4 plane that large
picture-window canopy would have to be be an issue. http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/a37.asp
Tom
--- kevin lane <n3773@comcast.net> wrote:
I was noticing the incredible amount of duct work on this plane, and the
total absence of NACA scoops, maybe the mach 4 has something to do with it.
(we don't need no vert. stabs!)
Kevin Lane Portland, OR
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----- Original Message ----- From: Lane, Michael To: Kevin Lane (E-mail) Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:34 AM
Subject: FW: F/A-37 -awesome!
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Cannon [mailto:jamcan39@adelphia.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:19 AM
To: Bill & Laurie Sherman; Bill Brazell; Bill Lineberger; Bill Miller; Bobby
Abadi; Brian Cannon; Charlotte Cannon; Donald K. Franke; Harold Brooks; Jim
Anderson; Mike Langohr; Mike Abare
Subject: F/A-37 -awesome!
Totally awesome!
The plane in these pictures is still officially the Air Vehicle Number 1, a
prototype, onboard the USS George Washington CVN-73 for catapult fit checks.
Not exactly still Top Secret but certainly not yet made public.
It will be known as the F/A-37. Although specs are classified, it is believed to be Mach 3.5 (top speed in the Mach 4 range), super-cruise stealth
fighter/bomber/interceptor with approximately a 4,000nm range. Awesome!
Check out the Navy test pilot in the cockpit of the F/A-37...LT Kara
Wade... go girl!
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