SAWE Report - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

3 Configuration
The current configuration of the aircraft was developed through several iterations. The first
iterations were individual designs developed by each of the team members. Four different
designs were considered for the configuration the Vendetta would take and each was evaluated to
a similar level of detail.
The first of these designs was Nergal (Figure 3.1). This
was a concept that utilized thrust vectoring for stability
in the yaw axis. This configuration utilized a rotary
bomb bay configuration and a side-by-side cockpit
arrangement. This was the only design based on a
single PW-F119 as its power plant.
Figure 3.2 - Jackhammer
Figure 3.1 - Nergal
The Jackhammer shown in Figure 3.2 was another tailless
design. This aircraft differed from the Nergal only in its canard
arrangement and twin-engine approach. It included a rotary
bomb bay as well as F119 engines as its primary power plants.
The flight deck was a side-by-side layout that provided good
visibility for the pilots.
The Interdictor, shown in Figure 3.3, was based on the RFP engines
and sported good propulsive efficiency due to the lack of an S-style
duct. Like the previous aircraft, the Interdictor included a side-by-side
cockpit.
Figure 3.3 - Interdictor
The Big Paulie (Figure 3.4) had ample fuel volume and
utilized RFP engines. It was outfitted with a side by
side cockpit and ACES II ejection seats.
Figure 3.4 - Big Paulie
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