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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2019, 13:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

One of the principles of layered defence of any...

One of the principles of layered defence of any maritime force is that it makes much more sense to take out the archer(s) beyond shooting range than have to deal with all his/their arrows at closer...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2019, 13:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Yes. That's when SRVL (Shipborne Rolling Vertical...

Yes. That's when SRVL (Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing) would come into its own rather than a purely vertical landing. By the sound of it, this trial was conducted using the latter.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2019, 07:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Yet again demonstrating how extremes of...

Yet again demonstrating how extremes of temperature can severely affect man and machine, as Napoleon and the Wehrmacht found to their cost in Russia and ‘hot & heavy’ fixed wing (esp STOVL) and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2019, 11:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Latest news about production and flying hours: ...

Latest news about production and flying hours:

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/400th-f-35-delivered-as-fleet-passes-200000-flight-hours/

Still wondering when it will be cancelled.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2019, 08:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Latest activity in Far East on Twitter: ...

Latest activity in Far East on Twitter:

Japan has stood up its first operational F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadron.

Photos of first 2 F-35 stealth fighters for ROK Air Force
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2019, 15:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Good job nothing like that could ever happen in...

Good job nothing like that could ever happen in the UK:

Ministry of Defence loses 5,000 high tech radios worth £184 million...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2019, 11:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Level playing fields are all well and good but,...

Level playing fields are all well and good but, when fighting a non-peer adversary to the death, I’d have no qualms about possessing an overwhelming technical advantage. If this means I am also on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 12:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Agreed but still a defence budget military...

Agreed but still a defence budget military 'write-off' of eye-watering proportions.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 09:02
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Hardly. The B-2 Spirit that crashed on the runway...

Hardly. The B-2 Spirit that crashed on the runway shortly after takeoff from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam in 2008 was written off for $1.4bn but there's at least one example much closer to home:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 21:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Congratulations. You’ve provided one of the most...

Congratulations. You’ve provided one of the most succinct examples of falsely situating the appreciation I’ve ever read.


No post seen. Just some isolated URL with no supporting text such as I...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 13:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

It’s not 2013 any more. Over 300 F-35s built...

It’s not 2013 any more.

Over 300 F-35s built to date (compared to 164 Rafales, 195 F-22s and 247 JAS 39 Gripens).

F-35 delivered so far to USA, UK, Netherlands, Australia, Israel, Italy, Norway...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2018, 10:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

As opposed to the opinionated ignorance some on...

As opposed to the opinionated ignorance some on here regurgitate from the Daily Mail and similarly 'reliable' sources? :D
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2018, 10:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

The Register? Really? :oh:

The Register? Really? :oh:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2018, 15:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Both equipped with PGMs and cannon? Please,...

Both equipped with PGMs and cannon?

Please, Sir, I know. The quickest to arrive and the least likely to be shot down.

A-10 max speed: 381 kt
F-35 max speed: 1,058 kt

Is there a prize?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 15:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Where have I heard that before? This paragon...

Where have I heard that before? This paragon compared to the F-35?



Okay, Typhoon first flew with the RAF for development and testing in 2003 although not operational until 2007.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2017, 14:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Could be worse: ;) 1983 - Aircraft*...

Could be worse: ;)

1983 - Aircraft* development begins.
1994 - Aircraft first flight.
2007 - RAF takes delivery of first aircraft.
2017 - Aircraft achieves integration of MBDA Meteor Beyond...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2017, 22:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Not sure why some people are getting so upset...

Not sure why some people are getting so upset about a graphic portraying potential developments.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2017, 09:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Fig.3 is definitely not good news but I was...

Fig.3 is definitely not good news but I was taught that truncated graphs can often be misrepresentative apart from showing trends. I have been suspicious of them ever since. Like statistics, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2017, 07:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Thank you but, as I understand it, the A/C was...

Thank you but, as I understand it, the A/C was still on the ground and the pilot walked (ran?) away so not exactly a 'flying' accident. Catastrophic but remedied fairly quickly and not really what I...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2017, 07:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Genuine question intriguing me. Has any other...

Genuine question intriguing me. Has any other aircraft, especially FJ in development, totalled anything like these flying hours with none (as far as I've heard) falling from the skies?



For...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2017, 22:01
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Less than 136 lbs? I wish!

Less than 136 lbs?

I wish!
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2017, 08:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

What's your point? The crucial word is "reduce". ...

What's your point? The crucial word is "reduce". Low observability isn't claimed to be the same as invisibility.

http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z412/Anonymouse365/Space%20hopper_1.jpg ...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 09:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Podcast: View from the Cockpit – What the F-35...

Podcast: View from the Cockpit – What the F-35 Can Do 11 Mar 2017
Jen DiMascio, Lara Seligman and Graham Warwick | Aviation Week & Space Technology

Video: Podcast: View from the Cockpit ? What...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2017, 17:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Nice one. Thank you. And earlier still,...

Nice one. Thank you.

And earlier still, https://youtu.be/69Nv3FIHNK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Nv3FIHNK0)
https://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getasset.aspx?itemid=64522
"F-35 test...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 13:35
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

I think you're very brave to be accusing pilots...

I think you're very brave to be accusing pilots of being liars in this forum. ;)


Agree. What's more, some 15 per cent of EVERY jet, with production set to reach nearly 4,000 aircraft, will be...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 09:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Okay. Assuming for the moment that you and your...

Okay. Assuming for the moment that you and your fellow F-35 doom-mongers succeed in persuading us "fanboys" that it's an expensive "turkey", no "better" or "more capable" than anything else...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2017, 13:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

??????? Sun over the yardarm already? :) ...

??????? Sun over the yardarm already? :)

Even Einstein would need a bit more of a steer than that. What on earth are you on about?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2017, 10:36
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Ballistic missiles seem to have remained...

Ballistic missiles seem to have remained unsurpassed.[/quote]

Aren't they a current weapon system, possibly unsurpassed for the time being but who knows what's around the corner? They are...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2017, 08:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Yes because it is still the most advanced system...

Yes because it is still the most advanced system in existence. Who can produce something equally capable any faster? By virtue of the minds, money and other resources being applied, it is certainly...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2017, 11:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Sounds like good value for money if four F-35s...

Sounds like good value for money if four F-35s can do the work of 12 or 13 aircraft of the previous generation:
AVALON: USMC touts F-35B as ‘killing machine’...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2017, 10:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Despite the remarkable achievements of the F-35...

Despite the remarkable achievements of the F-35 and the glowing tributes by its pilots in the meantime, you seem to have settled on your unshakeable opinion at least four years ago. Unsurprisingly,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2017, 09:15
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

...moments before his sleep was made permanent by...

...moments before his sleep was made permanent by a Brimstone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimstone_(missile)) or burst of 25mm from the F-35's internal GAU-22...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2017, 14:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

It sounds as though we are less likely to be...

It sounds as though we are less likely to be trying to enforce regime change in third world countries or fighting nomads equipped with donkeys, AK-47s, RPGs and IEDs. How does that affect our...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2016, 09:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

The article doesn't say but it was dated 6 May...

The article doesn't say but it was dated 6 May this year. This one, by Texas A&M University, was published 2 months 3 weeks ago:The F-35: Soaring to Faster Production...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2016, 08:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By FODPlod

Agreed. Ten years and over 75,000 hours on all...

Agreed. Ten years and over 75,000 hours on all three 5th generation variants, without any significant accidents or incidents, flying from airfields and ships with full payloads. USAF and USMC IOC...
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