F-5E SSBD

Posted by AstroEngineer27@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 31 comments

This heavily modified F-5E was designed to reduce the sound produced by sonic booms by employing a distinctive “duck bill” nose, in a similar way to the later X-59 QUESST. I saw this at the Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum in Titusville, FL while I was in the area to watch the goes-u launch.