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Wiki: Rockwell HiMAT
The Rockwell RPRV-870 HiMAT (Highly Maneuverable Aircraft Technology) is an experimental remotely piloted aircraft that was produced for a NASA program to develop technologies for future fighter aircraft. Among the technologies explored were close-coupled canards, fully digital flight control (including propulsion), composite materials (graphite and fiberglass), remote piloting, synthetic vision systems, winglets, and others.
Rockwell HiMAT
Two aircraft were produced by Rockwell International. Their first flights took place in 1979, and testing was completed in 1983.
The HiMATs were remotely piloted, as the design team decided that it would be cheaper and safer to not risk a pilot's life during the experiments. This also meant that no ejection seat would have to be fitted. The aircraft was flown by a pilot in a remote cockpit, and control signals up-linked from the flight controls in the remote cockpit on the ground to the aircraft, and aircraft telemetry downlinked to the remote cockpit displays. The remote cockpit could be configured with either nose camera video or with a 3D synthetic vision display called a "visual display". The aircraft were launched from a B-52 Stratofortress at altitude. There was also a TF-104G Starfighter chase plane with a set of backup controls which could take control of the HiMAT in the event that the remote pilot on the ground lost control.
General characteristics
Crew: None
Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Wingspan: 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m)
Height: 4 ft 4 in (1.31 m)
Empty weight: 3,370 lb (1,529 kg)
Gross weight: 4,030 lb (1,828 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × General Electric J85-21 turbojet
Performance
Maximum speed: 1,218 mph (1,960 km/h, 1,058 kn)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.6
Type
Experimental remotely piloted aircraft
National origin
United States
Manufacturer
Rockwell International
Status
On display
Primary user
NASA
Number built
2
Manufactured
1975-1979
First flight
July 27, 1979
Retired
January 1983
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Specifications
Spotlights
- Trainzo 17 days ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Rockwell HiMAT
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 17.0ft (5.2m)
- Length 22.9ft (7.0m)
- Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
- Empty Weight 4,762lbs (2,160kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,694lbs (2,582kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 5.919
- Wing Loading 51.4lbs/ft2 (250.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 110.8ft2 (10.3m2)
- Drag Points 1880
Parts
- Number of Parts 143
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 544
It’s the start of the morning ill pass out is I even think on doing the 2d TVC nozzle. So imma go sleep
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