Message posted by Vern Moore (Member since 02/19/2012) on April 09, 2023 at 6:13:47 PST:
The article asserts the hangar will be for drones. I submit it will be for the NGAD flight test program. 90ft bays suggest an aircraft with a large for a fighter wingspan plus wingtip clearance requirements. Some reports put NGAD's size somewhere between the B-58 Hustler (89ft 2in length, 57ft 5in wingspan) and the F-108 Rapier (96ft 10in length, 56ft 9in wingspan), although some sources indicate a wingspan more like an F-111 with its wings in the un-swept position (73ft 6in length, 63ft wingspan).
In Reply to: the extensions of hangars 20-23 would be for the NGAD program? posted by Altner on April 07, 2023 at 7:33:14 PST:
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