John,
I agree on the intake issue with the SHAR, but the mods are not that great. In any event, the SHAR fails at high temperature as the thrust of the (-106, I think) falls off markedly. The 11-61 is flat rated to a much higher temperature, so the engine could be limited to the existing mass flow to allow effective higher temperature ops.
Further, the surge margin of the 11-61 is way ahead of the -106, so that doesn't become an issue, either.
I accept that it's all wishfull thinking, and also that we must forge ahead, but while we wait and wait for these future projects to come to fruition, the boys on the front line need all the help they can get. The curent SHAR is heavy and ineffective in high temps. the 11-61 would have greatly increased the aircraft's effectiveness while we still wait for JSF.
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