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Thought for the day
Never wrestle with a pig you both get dirty
and the pig likes it.
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Kevin Burke
Advanced Technology Concept Engineering
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Highly Agile Supersonic Fighter AircraftProject
Briefing
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Prepare for the Unexpected
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The Technology Driven Future
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Probable Future Products
Future Offensive Air System
Joint Strike Fighter
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Possible Future Products? Hypersonic
Aircraft Ultra-Stealthy Aircraft Anti-Gravity
Systems Fotofighter Shape Changer Chameleon Superm
anoevrable Aircraft
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Highly Agile Aircraft
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Project Aim
Produce a conceptual design for a highly agile,
supersonic fighter aircraft for entry into
service in year 2010
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Mission Performance

• Short Take-Off, Min Fuel Climb to best cruise Alt
  and M.
• Cruise to 200nm from base, Loiter for 1 hr.
• Accelerate to M1.5, to 100nm from loiter area.
• 1 min supersonic combat.
• 2 mins subsonic combat
• RTB

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Systems Performance

• Aware at 100 nm
• Target at 70 nm
• Engage at 40 nm
• Compatible with C4I assets
• High Accuracy Navigation
• Operate in Dense EW Environment

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Support Requirements

• No specialist GSE
• Min Ground Support
• Modular Design
• COTS Technology

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Future Combat Aircraft - Key Product Attributes
The ALFAS
Affordability Lethality Flexibility Availabilit
y Survivability
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Deliverables

• Progress Reports
• Design Review
• High Quality Written Report
• 40 Minute Presentation

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A Few Thoughts

• Operational Scenarios
• 1 Man/2 Men/Unmanned
• 1 Engine/2 Engine
• Onboard/Offboard Systems
• Self Defence

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Point of Contact k.s.burke_at_lboro.ac.uk kev.burke
_at_bae.co.uk
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Final Thought for the day
Everything should be made as simple as
possible but no simpler.