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Northrop Grumman Pitches 30,000-Pound Guided Bomb To Air Force
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| 12/14/2001
| Matt Drudge
Posted on 12/14/2001 7:49:42 AM PST by Pokey78
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posted on
12/14/2001 7:49:42 AM PST
by
Pokey78
To: Pokey78
KA BOOM!!!!!!!!
Lordy that would be a big bang.
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posted on
12/14/2001 7:53:22 AM PST
by
finnman69
To: finnman69
If it were a shaped charge, how wide and how deep would be the hole through, oh, say, a rock-walled cave?
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posted on
12/14/2001 7:57:10 AM PST
by
coloradan
To: Pokey78
a concept to field a 30,000-pound guided weapon
Well, you're sure not going to carry that on an F16.
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posted on
12/14/2001 7:59:17 AM PST
by
balrog666
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To: balrog666
A 30,000 lb. fuel-air bomb would be more effective as all o2 would be consumed rendering all enemies lifeless leaving all evidence and supplies unharmed.
To: Pokey78
Shouldn't this be an IBM project?
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:07:15 AM PST
by
Grut
To: balrog666
Well, you're sure not going to carry that on an F16.I was thinking the same thing. What aircraft has hardpoints that can support that kind of weight?
I know some can handle the total weight (F-15) but ALL of that weight on one hard point?
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:08:05 AM PST
by
ZOOKER
To: Uncle George
Actually, all evidence and supplies would be pulverized by the concussion. FAE bombs, to quote the late John Candy, "blowed up REAL good!"
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:08:56 AM PST
by
Poohbah
To: ZOOKER
Actually, you kick it out the ramp of a C-130...
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:09:42 AM PST
by
Poohbah
To: ZOOKER
What about ground clearance? The vision of a fighter-bomber waddling along with a 30,000 pound chunk stuck to it is almost funny.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:15:09 AM PST
by
stboz
To: Uncle George
But isn't there a limit as to how big you can make a wepon that relies on air to burn? If it is fuel/air mixture that gives it its power, wouldn't there be limit to the availablity of air to fuel that kind of expolsion? Just a thought.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:16:03 AM PST
by
paul544
To: paul544
How about liquid oxygen.
That should add more kick and complete the burn.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:17:56 AM PST
by
DrJasper
To: Poohbah
Or the bay of a B52/B1/B2.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:23:45 AM PST
by
jae471
To: Uncle George
A 30,000 lb. fuel-air bomb would be more effective as all o2 would be consumed rendering all enemies lifeless leaving all evidence and supplies unharmed.
I agree that FAE would be more effective but I think they mean to propose an even bigger penetrator-type bunker buster.
To: ZOOKER
The new B/C-5
To: stboz
Put fall-off take off gear on the bomb. Have the F-16's gear retracted! I offer this design solution free to my government in exchange for a VIP viewing of the first test.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:26:44 AM PST
by
Leisler
To: Poohbah
Or a C-17, so you can carry more than one, when you care to deliver the very best.
Why stop at 30,000 lbs.?
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:28:34 AM PST
by
Blueflag
To: Blueflag
I remember we did some tests in the desert a number of years back where the Army built something huge and set it off. It seems like it was 90,000 and maybe a lot more pounds. Anybody else remember this?
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:30:39 AM PST
by
stboz
To: paul544; Poohbah; stboz
If the bomb was designed as a "penetrator" it would not be a FAE, since they dispense and ignite above ground level.
The C-130 offload idea is good, already done with daisy cutters. However, since this is a "penetrator" should it be dropped at a higher rate of speed? C-130's are kinda slow.
I suppose you could configure a B-1, B-52, or possibly a B-2 to carry BigBlu internally but it would take months or years to accomplish IMO.
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posted on
12/14/2001 8:31:02 AM PST
by
ZOOKER
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