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F-12B
Jan 6, 2010 16:01:38 GMT 9
Post by delta2477a on Jan 6, 2010 16:01:38 GMT 9
I've heard a lot of things about the proposed F-12B which was to have been what the YF-12A would have been called had it entered production.
The plane would have had a partial chine at minimum and properly profiled IRST's.
However it would seem that all the other stuff about the plane is kind of confusing. Some sources say the plane would have had a flat antenna allowing it to fit within the confines of the SR-71's nose, and there are drawings which show a plane with an SR-71-esque chine. I've heard claims that it had the same fuel capacity as the larger SR-71. I'm not sure if it had a bob-tail or not.
I'm wondering if there's some confusion here. Keep in mind the following
1.) In the 1980's there was an SR-71-I proposal which was a modified SR-71 designed as an interceptor which did use a flat antenna and fit within the confines of an SR-71 nose
2.) The YF-12C was actually an SR-71A in disguise and all this stuff about the plane looking just like an SR-71 could have been misinformation to explain it away
Assuming it's not classified, can anybody shed some light on this?
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