alan2 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 The C.R.A.P.S.museum is extending , a military aircraft division, but we are having trouble with the acronym - madcraps. The commitee is out on this for the time being. signed ..curator, Civil Aircraft Preservation Society ................................................................................ Our first exhibit of the new division. The Nord Griffon featured a dual turbojet-ramjet powerplant, with the turbojet enabling unassisted take-offs (ramjets cannot produce thrust at zero airspeed and thus cannot move an aircraft from a standstill) and the ramjet producing extra thrust at airspeeds above 1,000 km/h (600 mph). Configuration was a delta wing with canards and a tail without an aileron. With Major André Turcat at the controls, the Griffon reached a top speed of Mach 2.19 (2,330 km/h or 1,450 mph) in 1958, thus proving the soundness of the basic design. But the aircraft met several technical difficulties, such as heating, because the aircraft did not yet use special materials such as Inconel or titanium. The ramjet worked perfectly at high speed, but was hard to control at mid-speed. For those reasons, the Griffon program was cancelled to the benefit of Dassault Aviation's Mirage III. This unique aircraft is on display in the French Air and Space Museum, in Le Bourget, near Paris. Shots from Avalon Vic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skooby Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Nice series of shots there. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 1958? Wow, it looks like a Typhoon prequel! Great pics of a very interesting plane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Manhart Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 1958? Wow, it looks like a Typhoon prequel! Great pics of a very interesting plane! Funny, I would have guessed an F-16 and Typhoon had a fat bottomed baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Hey , less of the fat bottoms check this butt out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennyson Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thanx Alan, That was very informative. I like a bit of history in our mix of screenshots. The question is, how do I join this crap? Do you take barter card or can I send you a post dated cheque? Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Northwest Pilot Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Interesting! Nice shots and thanks for briefly explaining the history behind this aircraft. I've never seen this one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugdani Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 A picture in flight: Bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Yes very nice shots and history. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Very impressive.... Kinda looks like 2 aircraft joined up, a big flying engine with the cockpit and fuselage sitting on top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan2 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thanks for the additional photo Bug. Frank, joining is easy. We accept anything except insults and blows. Particularly fond of cash ( largre amounts ,new notes in brown paper bags) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Great stuff Alan,well done......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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