F-15B 836 (quiet spike)

[tacit delta]

yes

1st ever F-15

now has quiet spike

which has differences in the look

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[round bane]

why the long face

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lol

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Xd

[tacit delta]

looong nose

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71-0280 (YF-15A hasnt flown in years lol)

74-0141 [N836NA] (NF-15B)
Project ended in 2007, and the aircraft no longer has the spike.
This was the second quiet boom test NASA did with the previous one being the SSBD

[tacit delta]

YF-15A

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now, both projects worked well, but as you may know they werent quiet enuff

[tacit delta]

yeah and then

x-59

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nah

[tacit delta]

january 12 2024

testing

they tested that not so long ago

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nasa owned F 18 was the third one

its job was to literally test the silent boom manuver (low boom dive manuver)

[tacit delta]

o

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x-59 is the 4th and it hasnt flown yet but it does exist

that nose will never not be funny

[tacit delta]

longest droop snoot

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if it could itll probably commit a

but uh theres a camera in the front instead