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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2006, 19:15
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Jacko has his head up his ass. F-35B will come...

Jacko has his head up his ass. F-35B will come with wet pylons and external tanks. Takes ROA up to 600nm or so with internal payload.

F-22 has external tanks which can be jettisoned along with...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2006, 02:17
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

There's been talk of a tanker F-35B for the...

There's been talk of a tanker F-35B for the Marines. presumably a similar setup.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2006, 00:35
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Better sell them an aircraft carrier at the same...

Better sell them an aircraft carrier at the same time because they haven't got one.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2006, 18:39
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Incorrect, right now Dave-C is the most expensive...

Incorrect, right now Dave-C is the most expensive Dave of all. But only by a relatively small margin. Maybe throwing the weight of the UK behind that variant would help bring the price down. A bigger...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2006, 20:49
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Anyway you look at it, Dave-C plus a cat 'n trap...

Anyway you look at it, Dave-C plus a cat 'n trap carrier is a lot more expensive to buy and to operate. Needs more crew for one thing. Not sure how to square that with the comments above that the CVF...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2006, 23:08
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

USN is going exactly the same way. Getting rid of...

USN is going exactly the same way. Getting rid of its minesweeping fleet as we speak. A few being donated to Egypt. The future is front line ships having their own capability.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2006, 21:26
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Monk, your replies are sooooo disappointing on...

Monk, your replies are sooooo disappointing on soooo many levels as is the document itself.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2006, 19:07
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

"Royal Air Force Strategy 2006" published today. ...

"Royal Air Force Strategy 2006" published today.

This document provides the new RAF chief’s vision for the Royal Air Force out to 2025, and explains the key themes that should underpin its...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2006, 20:18
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

In the various press releases re HMS Clyde,...

In the various press releases re HMS Clyde, thought I spied care being taken not to use the word "warship".

Naturally buckets of one ship replacing two being a capability upgrade. Doubt if the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2006, 02:18
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

It was reported that the Portsmouth CVF study...

It was reported that the Portsmouth CVF study said the biggest problem were the undersea cables that would have to be relaid if the entrance was made much deeper. Costs a lot apparently.

Don't the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2006, 20:01
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

http://www.nightmarefactory.com/UA8048.jpg I am...

http://www.nightmarefactory.com/UA8048.jpg
I am 'ow you say? verry pleased to 'ave satisfied ze Minister
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2006, 01:10
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Depends what you mean by "higher speeds". Current...

Depends what you mean by "higher speeds". Current design tops out at around 25 knots - rather slow by carrier standards. If fitted the cats will be a bit short of steam too.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2006, 02:07
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

AFAIK all brit MT30 gas turbine gensets running...

AFAIK all brit MT30 gas turbine gensets running Alstom electric motors. Same combo as being trialled for USN's DDX.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2006, 21:48
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Jane's says stubby wings, ospreys & hawkeyes were...

Jane's says stubby wings, ospreys & hawkeyes were booted off the list last summer and it's basically SK7's until they fall to bits then shift over the kit to the nearest Merlin. Maybe might happen if...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2006, 22:00
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

yeah what do those dumb yanks know about flying...

yeah what do those dumb yanks know about flying off carriers.

BTW how's that Bae notion re-blowing air to slow approaching tiffs working out for y'all?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2006, 20:07
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Orac, you're a tad behind the times. Burbage has...

Orac, you're a tad behind the times. Burbage has just made it crystal clear - get April IDR for da scoop. Yep crystal clear. Guessing Jacko has gone quiet on the subject trying to get his head round...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2006, 23:41
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Orac, I guess I have to fall back on the...

Orac, I guess I have to fall back on the Norsemen, they've gotten their Pentagon stooge (I keep thinking Harry Potter, wasn't he the bearded one?) to categorically state that their F-35's will be as...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2006, 16:20
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

ORAC, I googled this line from the committee...

ORAC, I googled this line from the committee report - seems they bought Burbage's story on LO. Attention span couldn't handle reading the whole thing so I guess they may have qualified it later.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2006, 01:46
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

JSF flyaway costs are from Dec 2005 in 2002 $'s....

JSF flyaway costs are from Dec 2005 in 2002 $'s. Not sure why the derision on age - doesn't seem that long ago. How old is your EF financial data and what year does it assume?

Don't understand...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2006, 21:58
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Brits are kicking in 2 bill for SDD plus a tad...

Brits are kicking in 2 bill for SDD plus a tad extra for brit weapons integration. You wanna pay that AND part of the US SDD share? Cool.

However you might think about getting the norsemen to cut...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2006, 20:02
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Jacko, you need to learn your way round a GAO/SAR...

Jacko, you need to learn your way round a GAO/SAR report.

$104m PAUC you quote is the total US program cost divided by expected US orders. It's an accountants fabrication that doesn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2006, 21:15
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,404,117
Posted By RonO

Cool Just a non-flying yank but isn't it rather odd...

Just a non-flying yank but isn't it rather odd knocking our next wonder flying machine vs Typhoon on the grounds of cost & internal weapons?

Doesn't the worst case MoD forecast say 150 wonder...
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