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This file contains a GIF image of the U.S. Navy/NASA SCARLET II hypersonic
reconnaissance aircraft design. The SCARLET II aircraft is an exotic
waverider design, as opposed to a more conventional delta winged aircraft. As
far as I know, this aircraft hasn't actually been built and flown. It was
designed to be flown from an aircraft carrier.


Specifications:
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Maximum speed: Mach 4.2
Cruising speed: Mach 4
Empty weight: 42,900 lbs.     (19,500 kg).
Maximum fuel carried: 60,300 lbs.     (27,410 kg)
Length: 79.5 feet     (24.23 meters)
Wingspan: 52.4 feet     (15.85 meters)
Engine type: turbofan
Fuel: JP-X jet fuel
Maximum range: 6,000 nautical miles     (11,110 km)
Cruising altitude: 80,000 feet     (24,380 meters)
Maximum altitude: 92,500 feet     (28,190 meters)
1992 estimated cost per aircraft: 680 million dollars  (if 12 are purchased)

The image was taken from a NASA technical report, "Hypersonic Reconnaissance
Aircraft", Spring 1992. It is available as item #N93-17804 from:
    U.S. Department of Commerce
    National Technical Information Service
    Springfield, VA  22161  USA
    phone (703) 487-4650
This report costs $19.50 per copy in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and $39.00
for shipment elsewhere in the world. NTIS charges $3.00 per order for handling
in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and $4.00 per order for handling elsewhere.
Ask for a free copy of their catalog of products and services. These prices
are as of April 1994.

Image info: This image was scanned at 170 dpi (to keep the file to a 
reasonable size) and I cleaned up stray pixel splotches left over from the
scanning process. If you print this image, I recommend using 300 dpi on a
laser printer, and having the printer print each pixel at 300 dpi, instead
of enlarging the image from 170 dpi to 300 dpi.

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