Experience with High Performance V/STOL Fighter Projects at MBB
F. AULEHLA
(Messerschmitt‐Bolkow‐Blohm GmbH Military Aircraft Division)
G.K. KISSEL
(Messerschmitt‐Bolkow‐Blohm GmbH Military Aircraft Division)
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Abstract
The experience gained since 1959 at MBB, Military Aircraft Division, in the development and flight testing of V/STOL combat aircraft having the capability to reach Mach 2 and to take off with after‐burning temperatures is described. The German project VJ 101 C and the US/FRG project AVS as well as the joint US/FRG V/STOL Technology Programme conducted during the years 1967 through 1970 serve as examples. The paper consists of two main sections:
Citation
AULEHLA, F. and KISSEL, G.K. (1982), "Experience with High Performance V/STOL Fighter Projects at MBB", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 54 No. 5, pp. 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb035801
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1982, MCB UP Limited