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Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Dec 2014, 20:28

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

SpazSinbad, Thanks for posting the info about...

SpazSinbad, Thanks for posting the info about battle damage and system redundancy. What KenV wrote about different levels of feedback and computer interaction lines up with my own experience,...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Nov 2014, 16:07

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

So what happens if you have battle damage which...

So what happens if you have battle damage which stops a control surface working? Will the automatic system adjust for this?

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Nov 2014, 19:34

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

One can imagine how much pressure was put on the...

One can imagine how much pressure was put on the F-35C hook design team in the early days to use the same shoe as the F-18 to keep consumable inventory to a minimum and give the DOD quantity of scale...

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Nov 2014, 11:47

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

SpazSinbad, Keep 'em coming! If Rhinopower...

SpazSinbad, Keep 'em coming! If Rhinopower doesn't want to see he can turn away.

For those of us who are interested, the videos and stills you have posted are essential for understanding the...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Nov 2014, 23:11

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

Regarding the canopy bow; in comparison to the...

Regarding the canopy bow; in comparison to the F-16 and F-22 which are bowless, and also land based, could the forces on the F-35 canopy in the event of the aircraft go off the deck and into the...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Nov 2014, 22:33

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

SpazSinbad, That's a nice photo, but a few...

SpazSinbad, That's a nice photo, but a few milliseconds too soon. Neither the wheels or the hook have reached the wire, so it really doesn't show what is needed.

I take it the new hook is...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Nov 2014, 18:09

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

If you look at SpazSinbad's other video, at 0:04...

If you look at SpazSinbad's other video, at 0:04 you can see that the second wire is tickled but not trapped.

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Forum: Military Aviation

4th Nov 2014, 17:58

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

Con-pilot, We went round that loop on here a...

Con-pilot, We went round that loop on here a couple of years ago. As far as I recall it would upset the stealth properties, and/or make it a lot more complicated if the hook were telescopic.

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Nov 2014, 15:18

Replies: 252

F35 C first deck landing

Views: 73,243

Posted By Mechta

A view from a camera looking along the wire at...

A view from a camera looking along the wire at the point of touchdown would be useful.

Given that the original problem appeared to be the wheels squashing the arrester wire flat on the deck, so...

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