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To: blam
Is it really supersonic?

The zigzag landing gear doors are hardly conducive to high speed.
All of the drones that we have that look exactly like this one are
subsonic.

I tend to believe they received some drawings from Boeing.

28 posted on 01/13/2013 5:37:49 PM PST by cruise_missile
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To: cruise_missile
"The zigzag landing gear doors are hardly conducive to high speed. All of the drones that we have that look exactly like this one are subsonic."

The higher it flies, the less aerodynamic it has to be to attain supersonic speed, eh? (electronics don't need oxygen)

33 posted on 01/13/2013 7:51:46 PM PST by blam
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To: cruise_missile

When the landing gear are retracted (which is most of the time, when in flight), they are flush with the rest of the aircraft, minimizing drag.

The zig-zag may be to minimize radar reflections.


36 posted on 01/14/2013 6:59:39 AM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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