NASA WB-57F Canberra by "Piglet"

Time to push this back tothe head of the list so i dont lose it again......
OK.. according to http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/rb-57f.htm

"Fourteen RB-57F models were converted by General Dynamics from B-57E airframes. The wingspan was increased to 126 feet, increasing the wing surface to 2000 square feet, a larger vertical tail was installed, and the J-57 engines were upgraded to Pratt-Whitney (PW) TF100 turbofans. "

I did some research on the TF-100 and came up empty handed. Even the FAA doesnt have them listed. I can ONLY assume what they are talking about is the Pratt & Whitney F100 series which is described here http://www.pratt-whitney.com/vgn-ex...toid=533e34890cb06110VgnVCM1000004601000aRCRD

As you can see, the F-100 series delivers between 23000 and 29000 pounds of thrust. Many of it's other specifications also more closely match the original Flight model.

I'v also tried to correct the airspeed weight factor and i'll be adding in a section for the wing planform. ::chuckles:: bear with me, it's gona be a fun ride, but when it's done, this overgrown wing is going to be one of the most graceful and amazing planes to ever fly in the flight sim skys..
I cant wait for 70000 feet..
 
Ok guys.. Only got one pic for you today and it aint really pretty but to me, it's downright beautiful.. Yeah, I'm weird, we know this ::lol::...
Administrators?? Is there anyway I can upload this FDE for people to fly test???
Thanks
Pam..
OH and.. enjoy :) ..
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warchild said:
"Fourteen RB-57F models were converted by General Dynamics from B-57E airframes. The wingspan was increased to 126 feet, increasing the wing surface to 2000 square feet, a larger vertical tail was installed, and the J-57 engines were upgraded to Pratt-Whitney (PW) TF100 turbofans. "

I did some research on the TF-100 and came up empty handed. Even the FAA doesnt have them listed. I can ONLY assume what they are talking about is the Pratt & Whitney F100 series which is described here http://www.pratt-whitney.com/vgn-ex...toid=533e34890cb06110VgnVCM1000004601000aRCRD

As you can see, the F-100 series delivers between 23000 and 29000 pounds of thrust. Many of it's other specifications also more closely match the original Flight model.
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The WB-57Fs are outfitted with the P&W TF-33 engine, the same derivative as found on the C-141, B-52, and C/KC-135 series aircraft.

Found that WBs use the TF-33s on NASA's website: http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/wb57/performance.html

More info on the TF-33s can be found here:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/tf33.htm

http://www.shanaberger.com/engines/TF33.htm
 
I wont argue with you on the tf-33 ::chuckles:: just that the F-100 data also came from global security and Pratt and Whitney..

I suspect that the original RB-57s were fitted with the JT-3s which were successively upgraded to the 18000 pound thrust versions, at which time, 14 of the rb-57Fs were rebuilt on the RB-57E frame and upgraded to the F-100 engine..
Indeed, on the same website ( http://www.shanaberger.com/B-57.htm ) it goes on to show that the original B-57 was the plane equipped with the JT-3D engines, and we know that the RB version came a few years later.. Now, some 50 years onward, the WB-57 version which was one of the modified RB-57Fs that got rebuilt, is still flying, with the F-100 engine if i'm correct.
Please be assured that my only intentions in this is to give Piglet the very best thank you I can for all the wonderful planes he's made for us, and the very best thank you i can give, is making the planes of his i work on, the very best work i can do..
 
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