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Super -Tiger vs Sud Aviation Trident 9050
I tbe mid 1950's the engine technology was not so developed in Europe as it was in US.
Therefore tests were carrid with mixed power of jets and rocket in the same plane.The Trident was such a plane with rocket engine for top perfornance and two small engines for take off and landings.
The drawback of this method was the short range of the system but when it worked the plane had unpresdented performance.
At the same time the US had a turbo jet named J79 which was far better than anything Europe had the time so the Super tiger didn't need anything eles !
Both planes comepeted in the contract that the F-104 wone for Germany Nederland and Italy - by the biggest bribing in militry Aviation history.
Yair
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