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Re:U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missil... by Symmetry on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @09:34AM (#19849139)
I'd tend to assume that the airflow a fighter has to work with would help a lot with managing the heat it deals with.
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Re:U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missil... by hindsightbias on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:58AM (#19850067)
The F-35 cools avionics by running lines through the fuel tanks and already has had thermal issues. Removing the heat of a ~50-100kw laser via a heat exchanger onto surface airflow is going to make a nice heat signature/target.
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Re:U.S. Air Force has shot down multiple air-launched missil... by nradov on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @10:44AM (#19849909)
Heat exchangers are problematic due to increased drag and radar observability.
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