Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Aircrew Forums > Military Aviation
Reload this Page >

DARPA awards Aurora Sciences to build full scale X65

Wikiposts
Search
Military Aviation A forum for the professionals who fly military hardware. Also for the backroom boys and girls who support the flying and maintain the equipment, and without whom nothing would ever leave the ground. All armies, navies and air forces of the world equally welcome here.

DARPA awards Aurora Sciences to build full scale X65

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 7th Jan 2024, 21:10
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: The Alps
Posts: 3,153
Received 101 Likes on 54 Posts
DARPA awards Aurora Sciences to build full scale X65

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/darpa-...bHjU3L6Pkx1P8U





cheers
chopper2004 is offline  
Old 7th Jan 2024, 22:49
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 2,693
Received 902 Likes on 527 Posts
Does Gerry Anderson know?
Ninthace is online now  
The following 2 users liked this post by Ninthace:
Old 7th Jan 2024, 23:05
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: UK
Age: 58
Posts: 3,502
Received 169 Likes on 91 Posts
Cool.... Until the blower stops working.
TURIN is offline  
Old 8th Jan 2024, 13:18
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Lincolnshire
Age: 64
Posts: 2,278
Received 36 Likes on 14 Posts
X-65 using blasts of air for control, how very modern.

ZH875 is online now  
The following 2 users liked this post by ZH875:
Old 8th Jan 2024, 13:32
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Beyond the M25
Posts: 521
Received 48 Likes on 24 Posts
Originally Posted by TURIN
Cool.... Until the blower stops working.
Why would the blower stop working?
Mil-26Man is offline  
Old 8th Jan 2024, 13:53
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 685
Received 10 Likes on 6 Posts
Originally Posted by ZH875
X-65 using blasts of air for control, how very modern.
Not the same thing at all, though. Clever as it was for the time, that used air to reenergise flow over otherwise conventional secondary flight control surfaces.and reaction jets.

This tech does away with mechanical primary control surfaces altogether and achieves that with aerodynamic flows that promise to be significantly more efficient than reaction effectors.
hoodie is offline  
Old 8th Jan 2024, 14:24
  #7 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: 350/3 Compton
Age: 76
Posts: 789
Received 378 Likes on 95 Posts
Originally Posted by Mil-26Man
Why would the blower stop working?
It’s called an engine Brian!

Mog
Mogwi is offline  
The following 2 users liked this post by Mogwi:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.