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Offline Mike

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F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« on: October 05, 2010, 12:25:47 AM »
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2010, 06:04:25 AM »
Wow, I was afraid that start would be even wilder but I'm sure the pilot still felt it.

Btw, I love the video-comment: The closest thing to a carrier-launch an air force flyby will experience :D

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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2010, 12:08:14 PM »
Think I've seen photos of West German F-104G Starfighters useing something like that.....or was it RATO (Rocket Assisted Take Off).
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2010, 12:55:05 PM »
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2010, 03:00:17 PM »
I was surprised actually how smooth the whole thing looked. And 4 G's can't be all that bad on the body I believe....
Still, I admire the guy who just went " strap a rocket to my plane? Hell, yeah! Light it off, I'll drive that thing, no problem!"
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2010, 04:50:10 PM »
Dang I'm going to go grab some bottle rockets and see if they help out the twin otter in the back country now. ::rofl:: ::rofl::
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2010, 04:57:30 PM »
That looks like a classic Chuck idea. ::rofl::

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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2010, 05:20:55 PM »
Rocket assisted take off + whirly bird = ???

I've heard of jets on the tips of the main rotors before. Not exactly the same thing, but it's certainly a similar spirit.

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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2010, 05:39:46 PM »
I think Sikrosky tried it on one of his helo's
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2010, 05:49:32 AM »
I think Sikrosky tried it on one of his helo's
1953 Hiller YH-32 (Model HJ-1 Hornet)   First production tip-jet-powered helicopters


The small and simple YH-32 Hornet is unique because of the two ramjets mounted on the tips of its rotor blades. U.S. Army and Navy versions of the Hornet, built in the early 1950s, were the first production tip-jet-powered helicopters in history. The Hornet's engine became the first ramjet-powered unit to be certificated by the Civil Aeronautics Agency (the predecessor to today's Federal Aviation Administration).

The two simple, 12.7-pound (5.72-kg) ramjet engines that noisily keep the Hornet flying have no moving parts and can be disassembled in minutes with only a screwdriver.
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2010, 09:20:38 AM »
The dutch also built a similar helicopter around that time, also meant for mass-production, but never was a hit. It was the NHI H-3 "Kolibrie", also equipped with tipjets, designed as a.o. a cropduster. The HJ-1 and H-3 were certainly an unusual sight, but neither is really unique...


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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2010, 09:44:00 PM »
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2010, 04:37:23 AM »
"Provides our air force a way to launch in the event the runway of our tactical bases are destroyed."

Anyone else see the problem with this statement?  ::banghead::
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2010, 07:53:50 AM »
Not really, mind you it's Europe, we don't have oceans to keep us away from potential enemies, most of air bases are well withing range of missiles, rockets, and in case of West Germany in the cold war, even artillery. You simply can't protect air base from an attack. That's why those systems were developed, jets were designed with thrust reverser, and Harrier was born. Plus many roads were built with intent of using them as makeshift airstrips in war time. Loses are inevitable to both runways and aircraft, all you can do is minimize the risks of loosing whole air force in the first strike.

BTW there was interesting project for USAFE for the same purpose, it was a hovercraft platform, a fighter jet would ride on to take off from grass fields and water in case the AB was destroyed.
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Re: F-100 "Zero Length Launch"
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2010, 01:07:24 AM »
"Provides our air force a way to launch in the event the runway of our tactical bases are destroyed."

Anyone else see the problem with this statement?  ::banghead::

we may have to revisit this concept since the Chinese and Koreans are building better long-range missles and the AV-8 is getting old and tired....
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