Did you say, More 747s?
History:
The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed (formerly Airborne Laser) weapons system was a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside a modified Boeing 747-400F. It is primarily designed as a missile defense system to destroy tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs), while in boost phase. The aircraft was designated YAL-1A in 2004 by the U.S. Department of Defense.[1]
The YAL-1 with a low-power laser was test-fired in flight at an airborne target in 2007.[2] A high-energy laser was used to intercept a test target in January 2010,[3] and the following month, successfully destroyed two test missiles.[4] Funding for the program was cut in 2010 and the program was canceled in December 2011.[5] It made its final flight on February 14, 2012 to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona to be prepared and kept in storage at the "Boneyard" by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 118.7ft (36.2m)
- Length 94.3ft (28.7m)
- Height 28.1ft (8.6m)
- Empty Weight 49,300lbs (22,362kg)
- Loaded Weight 66,048lbs (29,958kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.041
- Wing Loading 36.4lbs/ft2 (177.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,814.5ft2 (168.6m2)
- Drag Points 16855
Parts
- Number of Parts 224
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 1,145
@FrankieB Its more satisfying going onto the site and seeing the little red button saying "1 new"
@ForeverPie always nice to see "you have a new comment on your post" from this site
@FrankieB yeah
@ForeverPie email notifications are nice
@FrankieB Makes me glad to see that you still even exist on SP.
@ForeverPie it makes me glad to see new comments on a post that is nearly three years old
@8bitgamer33 Yeah, the 757 is the C-32.
@ForeverPie Actually that is wrong. Yes, there are two VC-25As, but they are both 747-200s (specifically 747-2G4Bs).
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie here is what I found VC-25 c-32 757
@FrankieB There are 2 VC-25s one is a B757-200 and the other is a B747-200
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie yeah, and another difference is that AF-1 is known as a VC-25
@FrankieB updated for the President.
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie yeah just minor differences here and there
@FrankieB oh? Because the AF1 is really an E-4.
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie I'll build the E-4 and an entirely different AF-1
@FrankieB YES! E-4 Can you make it AF1 livery?
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie and I plan to build one more 747 and that is the Boeing E-4, as I have had many attempts to build the dreamlifter and that doesnt go well
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie Are you talking about the first 747 I made, this one?
@FrankieB I really have no opinion. The first 747 you made I was very critical on but then I saw that you can make very good planes. Keep going if you wish. :)
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie I have a question, do you like how I have built several varients of the 747 or is it getting annoying
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie idk, I guess there was no use for it
@FrankieB the YAL-1.
@Shutkibbles174 ok, Ill work on that as soon as Im finished twith my current projects
@Shutkibbles174 thanks, have any more suggestions? like AWACS or other aircraft
@TheGuyWhoFliesToGetHisPie get rid of what?