2. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Never wrestle with a pig; you both get dirty and you both get dirty and the pig likes it. the pig likes it. Thought for the day

3. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Advanced Technology & Concept Engineering Kevin Burke

4. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Highly Agile Supersonic Fighter Aircraft Project Briefing

5. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Prepare for the Unexpected

6. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures The Technology Driven Future

7. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Future Offensive Air System Joint Strike Fighter Probable Future Products

8. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Possible Future Products? Hypersonic Aircraft Ultra-Stealthy Aircraft Anti-Gravity Systems Fotofighter Shape Changer Chameleon Supermanoevrable Aircraft

9. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Highly Agile Aircraft

10. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Project Aim Produce a conceptual design for a highly agile, supersonic fighter aircraft for entry into service in year 2010

11. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Mission Performance Short Take-Off, Min Fuel Climb to best cruise Alt and M. Cruise to 200nm from base, Loiter for 1 hr. Accelerate to M1.5, to 100nm from loiter area. 1 min supersonic combat. 2 mins subsonic combat RTB

12. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Systems Performance Aware at 100 nm Target at 70 nm Engage at 40 nm Compatible with C4I assets High Accuracy Navigation Operate in Dense EW Environment

13. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Support Requirements No specialist GSE Min Ground Support Modular Design COTS Technology

14. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Future Combat Aircraft - Key Product Attributes ‘The ALFAS’ Affordability Lethality Flexibility Availability Survivability

15. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Deliverables Progress Reports Design Review High Quality Written Report 40 Minute Presentation

16. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures A Few Thoughts Operational Scenarios 1 Man/2 Men/Unmanned 1 Engine/2 Engine Onboard/Offboard Systems Self Defence

17. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Point of Contact k.s.burke@lboro.ac.uk kev.burke@bae.co.uk

18. BRITISH AEROSPACE Mili tary A i rcraft & Aerostructures Everything should be made as simple as possible as simple as possible but no simpler. Final Thought for the day