Why was this a failure?

She was too beautiful for this world

It wasn't.

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>>31601657

Because it was a NASA tech demonstrator.

Why pic related was failure is far better question.

>>31601657
Nobody wanted to buy it for the next F15B upgrade and went to F15C instead. The plane itself was further researched by NASA for some reason.

>>31601657
There must be another time line where the USA is still leading in aerodynamics.

>>31601693
well, if for whatever reasons, how hard would it be to start producing the F15 Actives?

>>31601715
It was being designed in 1977 and construction began 1984. It's experimental name was F15STOL/MTD. It's purpose was further research on canard and thrust vectoring technology, primarily on adapting STOL on battle damaged runways. The 2D nozzle was replaced by a normal jet nozzle with both yaw and pitch vectoring until it's NASA exclusive ACTIVE status.

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>>31601693

the F-15B was the two seat trainer, you fucking retard.

the STOL/MTD as >>31601753 was a research jet so NASA could work on some technologies they wanted to develop.

it was not and never would be a design for a frontline fighter. it was a technology tester. and it was successful at that.

might as well ask why the Quiet Spike hasn't resulted in coast-to-coast SSTs

>>31601715

why the fuck do you want to build one? the F-15 as a frontline air superiority fighter is over.

>>31601671

>Why pic related was failure is far better question.

Because the Strike Eagle did the same job better.

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Too sensible for us.

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>>31601657
Slavshit that got defunded when the soviet union collapsed.

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>>31602512

The stealthy wing folding tech had some problems.

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>>31601702
>There must be another time line where the USA is still leading in aerodynamics.
Idiot.

>>31603142
picture not related?

>>31603178
Picture very related.

>>31603042
>soviet union collapsed.
Yeah that's right goy belive in that.

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>>31602512
That thing is literally the Tech 3 Air superiority fighter from Supreme Commander.

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>>31601657
Better question is when will Grunder Industries get off the ground and build this.

>>31603142
>F-22
>No divertless super sonic intakes

>F-35
>Not a supersonic tailless liftbody design

Wew it's like the States isn't even trying to make a meme plane :^)

>>31603301
Has the f-35 meme gone too far?

>>31603142
Both planes are basically designed with aerodynamics concepts from the 70s.

At least the F-22 has two strong engines to bruteforce some stuff.

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>>31603290
>wyvern

ADFX-02 a best

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>>31602512

>That pic

UNLIMITED BONER

>>31603301
>>31603357
>Ignores the fine details that give them unprecedented aerodynamic control
Canards are a dead end, and Boeing couldn't pull off the tailless shit, either.

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>>31601671

>You will never see the F-16XL and Mirage 4000 flying side-by-side

Why live

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>>31603367
Fuck your laser nigga my wings are blades yo

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>>31603382

>tfw maybe you will survive

Thanks Greece!

>>31603204
>Hey guys! Guess what /pol/ just taught me!
>I can make any baseless assertion I want by blaming the jews! And nobody can stop me!

>>31601657
Because supermaneuverability is a meme; only useful in airshows.

>>31603464

that's just baseless assertions, shlomo, /pol/ is a board of peace and tolerance

STOL/MTD was a tech demonstrator and nothing else. The Air Force wanted to make everything STOL at one point in the 80s, but they realized that the threat to runways wasn't nearly enough to warrant the costs.