Posted on 03/14/2012 9:21:17 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Why is Russia's new supersonic biz-jet concept painted camouflage?
Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) -- think NASA's Langley Research Centre -- is working on a new supersonic business jet. (See here for Russian-language news release issued earlier today.)
Sukhoi and Tupolev of course have been working on this idea for decades, of course, but this one will be a little different. It's supposed to fly quietly enough that it can operate over populated areas, unlike the supersonic Concorde, for instance. That's all very interesting in a Bond-villain-plot-vehicle-way, but that's not why we're posting on this blog.
We'd really just like to know why TsAGI decided to paint the concept aircraft in drab olive green, the colour of World War II-era camouflage. Maybe the "green" marketing meme has made its way into Russian design offices. Of course, associating the environmental green with anything that flies supersonic is a bit of a stretch.
Russia's Tupolev is working on a next-generation bomber ... just saying.
I wouldn’t be surprised that when the first (serious) picture of the PakDa bomber-concept comes out it looks very similar to this ‘business jet.’
Where’s the windows? Is that really the plane, or an artist’s representation?
Looks like a digital representation of a planned aircraft. I don’t think any paint is involved.
3d model with “Caulk” skin, not camo at all.
I guess this thing will fly as a drone because there are no cockpit windows for any human pilot. That sure will make navigating an airport taxiway tricky unless they will be using IFR on the ground.
Because, to the Russians, “War is business and business is good!”
That's stoopit.
;^\
I think you’re right. Joe Arpaio’s cold-case posse would nail this in about five minutes.
Not necessarily. NASA is researching windowless cockpits for future supersonic transports. The weight and complexity savings are huge if you can eliminate any kind of moving nose piece.
http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff1996/19.html
Business Jet / Bomber...
* Kaman tail before the inlets to hide noise and radar signature.
* They are trying to add a little Blended Wing Body and keep the air out of the engine and the Kaman tail with the Leading and Trailing Edge Extensions.
* Reduce noise and thermal signature with the Platus Tail nd maybe double as a bit of thrust vectoring, if it has a moving elevator surface.
Is this a future competitor for "GlobalHawk"?
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