From: skunk-works-digest-owner@mail.orst.edu To: skunk-works-digest@mail.orst.edu Subject: Skunk Works Digest V5 #322 Reply-To: skunk-works-digest@mail.orst.edu Errors-To: skunk-works-digest-owner@mail.orst.edu Precedence: bulk Skunk Works Digest Monday, 3 July 1995 Volume 05 : Number 322 In this issue: Northrop XB-35 Northrop XB-35 Northrop XB-35 Replicated message test, ignore The Dragon Works ?!? (Chinese Stealth) See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the skunk-works or skunk-works-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BaDge Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 18:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Northrop XB-35 Even if you don't go in for scale-model making, be sure and take the time to scope out a copy of the July '95 "Scale Modeler" magazine. Besides a number of interesting photos of this one of a kind aircraft, there are prototype drawings and some detail work that the author did on the featured model. As many know one of the original prototypes had counter-rotating props and managed a decent speed, but was longitudinally unstable as a bombing platform. Later in 1946 the two XB-35B airframes were converted to the eight jet-engined YB-49, which flew about a year later. [Unfortunately the issue is marred by extensive coverage of a recent model from Testors, but one can avert one's eyes. ;-) ] regards, BaDge ------------------------------ From: BaDge Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 18:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Northrop XB-35 Even if you don't go in for scale-model making, be sure and take the time to scope out a copy of the July '95 "Scale Modeler" magazine. Besides a number of interesting photos of this one of a kind aircraft, there are prototype drawings and some detail work that the author did on the featured model. As many know one of the original prototypes had counter-rotating props and managed a decent speed, but was longitudinally unstable as a bombing platform. Later in 1946 the two XB-35B airframes were converted to the eight jet-engined YB-49, which flew about a year later. [Unfortunately the issue is marred by extensive coverage of a recent model from Testors, but one can avert one's eyes. ;-) ] regards, BaDge ------------------------------ From: BaDge Date: Sun, 2 Jul 1995 18:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Northrop XB-35 Even if you don't go in for scale-model making, be sure and take the time to scope out a copy of the July '95 "Scale Modeler" magazine. Besides a number of interesting photos of this one of a kind aircraft, there are prototype drawings and some detail work that the author did on the featured model. As many know one of the original prototypes had counter-rotating props and managed a decent speed, but was longitudinally unstable as a bombing platform. Later in 1946 the two XB-35B airframes were converted to the eight jet-engined YB-49, which flew about a year later. [Unfortunately the issue is marred by extensive coverage of a recent model from Testors, but one can avert one's eyes. ;-) ] regards, BaDge ------------------------------ From: Kean Stump Date: Sun, 02 Jul 1995 20:07:30 PDT Subject: Replicated message test, ignore Really! Nothing interesting here. Kean Stump Information Services kean@ucs.orst.edu Oregon State University OSU doesn't pay me to have official opinions. (503)-737-4740 ------------------------------ From: TRADER@cup.portal.com Date: Sun, 2 Jul 95 23:39:26 PDT Subject: The Dragon Works ?!? (Chinese Stealth) I found the following citation in the National Technical Information Service database while looking for something else. I'm aware that the French, Russians, and British have done some research into low-observable (i.e., Stealth) technologies, but not the Chinese. Perhaps, there is a Dragon Works in addition to the Skunk Works... 1668626 NTIS Accession Number: PB93-147999/XAB Chinese Research on Low Observables Technology (Studies in Chinese Science) Liu, Y. P. Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA. Corp. Source Codes: 082583000 Report No.: SCS-92-1 May 92 43p Languages: English Journal Announcement: GRAI9309 Contains 1 diskette, 5 1/4 inch, 360K double density. File format word perfect. NTIS Prices: PC E05 Country of Publication: United States The objective of the Studies in Chinese Science (SCS) report is to assess the capabilities and the status of Chinese low observables (LO) technology. The assessment that follows is based on information gathered from electronic literature surveys and from an analysis of materials research, which forms the foundation for the development of radar absorbing materials (RAM). Very few of the papers reviewed focus specifically on low observables technology. The reason for this vacuum is probably security restrictions or a lack of research funding. Therefore, a broad survey of aerospace and advanced materials and their potential scale-up applications was carried out in order to glean information on LO developments in China. This monograph therefore reviews not only materials research but also telecommunications, sensor physics and radar cross section research as indications of China's progress in hardware development. Descriptors: *Radar absorbing materials; *Radar absorbers; *China; Radar cross sections; Radar attenuation; Microwave attenuation Identifiers: *Foreign technology; NTISSOLO Section Headings: 63B (Detection and Countermeasures--Electromagnetic and Acoustic Countermeasures); 63H (Detection and Countermeasures--Radiofrequency Detection) If you are interested in this item, you can contact NTIS' telephone order desk at (703) 487-4650 and use the Accession Number given above. Unfortunately, NTIS' full database of millions of items is not available to search for free on the Internet. Paul McGinnis / TRADER@cup.portal.com / PaulMcG@aol.com http://www.portal.com/~trader/home.html ********************************************************************** Anonymous FTP access to files dealing with excessive military secrecy is available from Internet host ftp.shell.portal.com (IP address 156.151.3.4) in the /pub/trader directory. Read the 00readme files for descriptions of the files. Writings from Glenn Campbell, author of the "Area 51 Viewer's Guide" are available in /pub/trader/secrecy/psychospy. (America Online users can use Keyword:FTP, and Web users can use URL ftp://ftp.shell.portal.com/pub/trader/ ) ------------------------------ End of Skunk Works Digest V5 #322 ********************************* To subscribe to skunk-works-digest, send the command: subscribe skunk-works-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@mail.orst.edu". 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