LONGBOW Supersonic Interceptor
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Authors
Stoney, Bob
Baker, Matt
Capstaff, Joe
Dishman, Bob
Fick, Greg
Frick, Steve
FASTGUYS CORPORATION
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Newberry, Conrad F.
Date of Issue
1993-03
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1993-03
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
Abstract
A recent white paper entitled "From the Sea" has spotlighted the need for Naval Aviation to provide overland support to joint operations. The base for this support, the Aircraft Carrier (CVN), will frequently be unable to operate within close range of the battleground because of littoral land-based air and subsurface threats. A high speed, long range, carrier capable aircraft would allow the CVN to provide timely support to distant battleground operations. Such an aircraft, operating as a Deck-Launched Interceptor (DLI), would also be an excellent counter to Next Generation Russian Naval Aviation (NGRNA) threats consisting of supersonic bombers, such as the Backfire, equipped with the next generation of high-speed, long-range missiles. Additionally, it would serve as an excellent high speed Reconnaissance airplane, capable of providing Battle Force commanders with timely, accurate pre-mission targeting information and post-mission Bomb Damage Assessment (BDA). Recent advances in computational hypersonic airflow modeling has produced a method of defining aircraft shapes that fit a conical shock flow model to maximize the efficiency of the vehicle. This "Waverider" concept provides one means of achieving long ranges at high speeds. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued by Professor Conrad Newberry that contained design requirements for an aircraft to accomplish the above stated missions, utilizing Waverider technology. The FASTGUYS Corporation's response to this RFP is a design called the LONGBOW. Table I outlines the significant detailed requirements and compares LONGBOW'S performance with them.
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