Tempest | the UK's Next Generation Fighter | Updates & Discussions

[Gomig-21]

That resembles the checkmate russian design.

It does without the lower intake. This was posted a while back but relevant.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632169168899395592

 

[Ali_Baba]

Tempest Fighter Begins To Take Shape With Ejection Seat Tests

Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including ejection seat trials using a rocket sled.

www.thedrive.com

>> Tempest is coming along rather nicely !!!!!

 

[Deino]

It's looking extremely good ...

via

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656907317961449473

 

[hyperman]

It's looking extremely good ...

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via

https://twitter.com/x/status/1656907317961449473

Anyone get a picture of the exhausts?

Also interesting they haven't gone for a tailless design. The wings look very interesting also..

 

[Joe Shearer]

British are obsessed with wind.

.....and digestion.

 

[Deino]

Anyone get a picture of the exhausts?

Also interesting they haven't gone for a tailless design. The wings look very interesting also..

This is the best I could find ...

via:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1635954460680912896

 

[-=virus=-]

nice

 

[Ali_Baba]

British engineers earn their wings on flight to the future​

We get exclusive preview of the UK's next fighter jet

Tempest employs 2,800 people across industry and the Ministry of Defence and, according to a report for BAE, will support 21,000 workers a year.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

A real-life demonstrator will be in the air by 2027 before Tempest itself finally takes shape, replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon.

Tempest fugit: A test pilot in BAE's bespoke simulator

>> Not long to go now - 2027 for a demonstrator !!!!!! The ecosystem around Tempest is being built up progressively.

 

[Indos]

British engineers earn their wings on flight to the future​

We get exclusive preview of the UK's next fighter jet

Tempest employs 2,800 people across industry and the Ministry of Defence and, according to a report for BAE, will support 21,000 workers a year.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

>> Not long to go now - 2027 for a demonstrator !!!!!! The ecosystem around Tempest is being built up progressively.

Looking forward for the roll out event of the plane, morelikely in either 2026 or 2027

AMCA will be very late when KF21, TFX, Tempest, and possibly J31 are likely to enter the market in this decade

 

[Gomig-21]

YF23 is such a beautiful plane !!!!! the rear of that plane looks perfect ! ..

Nice job keeping this thread constantly updated. BTW. Keep up the good work.

Speaking of perfect rear ends, it seems like all these latest 5.5 - 6th gen aircraft are going the route of no horizontal stabilizers and seems like all these new designs are H-stabilizerless! The US was obviously the first to come up with that concept in not just the YF-23 Black Widow, but this Pelican beauty as well! Can't believe this didn't win over the F-35 turkey!

And now the Russians with their Sukhoi Checkmate also without H-stabs.

So far the two American [prototypes didn't win over the ones that did have H-stabs which makes the concept even more interesting to see how the Tempest and Checkmate will make out without them.

 

[Gomig-21]

Came across these today showing how drastically canted (or angled) the ruddervators are on the YF-23. They seem at least an additional 10 degrees more downwards than the Tempest's or Checkmate's.

 

[Avicenna]

Came across these today showing how drastically canted (or angled) the ruddervators are on the YF-23. They seem at least an additional 10 degrees more downwards than the Tempest's or Checkmate's.

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YF-23 shows just how far ahead the US is.

Product of the 80’s.

Amazing!

 

[Ali_Baba]

Latest Render of Tempest as of August 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689547690726559744

 

[Ali_Baba]

Japan to design new missile for next-gen fighter jets: source​

Japan to design new missile for next-gen fighter jets: source

Japan plans to design a new missile for next-generation fighter jets it is developing with Britain and Italy, aiming to equip them with it when they are first deployed in the Asian nation in 2035, a source familiar with the matter says.

english.kyodonews.net

>> value of collaboration with Japan on Tempest delivering value.

 

[Ali_Baba]

nice video on some thoughts from Binkov.