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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2020, 15:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

weemonkey, your post is most confusing. It has...

weemonkey, your post is most confusing. It has nothing to do with Boeing or are you confused as to which supplier is responsible for design, manufacturing, assembly and testing the F-35 fighter...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2019, 23:40
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Rewinged A10s (Warthogs)

Just goes to show how the USAF tried in vain to insist the F-35 was the superior replacement for the Warthog when it was nothing but BS.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2019, 16:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

I'm not sure about the turbine temperature...

I'm not sure about the turbine temperature control architecture used on F135 engines, but in some other military engines like the F101 or F110, EGT isn't used to control turbine temperature upper...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2018, 12:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Interesting read: ...

Interesting read:

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/introducing-5-worst-us-fighter-jets-all-time-and-yes-f-35-made-list-39807
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2018, 13:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

KenV, Of course it is multi-role, those in...

KenV,

Of course it is multi-role, those in the military and Lockheed-Martin say that it is and they came up with three models to prove it is and together with the Pentagon, they moved the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 12:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Sorry about that, my error, they were in...

Sorry about that, my error, they were in Portsmouth New Hampshire, hadn't left the US, misread the story.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 01:40
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

The USMC bought Harriers because they were...

The USMC bought Harriers because they were available at the time and were cheap to procure, glad you had them available, the US didn't have to spend $$$s to develop a competing aircraft. If angled...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2018, 23:15
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Why don't we start here: My suggestion to...

Why don't we start here:

My suggestion to you is to stop insulting every poster that happens to disagree with your outlook and often faulty conclusions as to the topics being discussed. I am very...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2018, 19:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, You need to come around from the dark...

Brat,

You need to come around from the dark side of the moon. The US had all the financial wherewithal to do the total F-35 just as we had to do the total F-22, just as we had to do the total B-2...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 18:24
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, I think you are having trouble...

Brat,

I think you are having trouble identifying successful aircraft programs from not so successful aircraft programs. Successful programs deliver excellent products as advertised and on time....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2018, 13:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

When they come intermixed with technical...

When they come intermixed with technical deficiencies, e.g., promised capabilities costs paid for in existing aircraft but not delivered by the supplier of the product. There is lots of creative...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2018, 01:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

HH, Realism is finally setting in...

HH,

Realism is finally setting in...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2018, 18:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Article in today's Wall Street Journal...

Article in today's Wall Street Journal...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2018, 17:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

I wonder if the F-35 Program will become part of...

I wonder if the F-35 Program will become part of this accounting fiasco as more auditing goes on:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2018, 22:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, So what you are saying is that any...

Brat,

So what you are saying is that any aircraft still flying is being developed?
I guess that limits developed aircraft to those (usually the last ones) on display in museums...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2018, 21:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

It means that analytical rigor and data they...

It means that analytical rigor and data they didn't have when concurrent engineering was the plan used supposedly to shorten the development cycle time and reduce costs. Some of this data knowledge...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2018, 14:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

A_Van, One that kinda sticks in my mind is...

A_Van,

One that kinda sticks in my mind is the F-111...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2018, 14:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, Maybe you ought to begin to...

Brat,


Maybe you ought to begin to critique the subject, which is far from perfect and IMHO, will never be perfect because of the mistakes made in the beginning of the program. If you are hung...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2018, 01:00
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

More on the bright side, it takes off, flies and...

More on the bright side, it takes off, flies and lands resulting from 16 years of development, what more can one expect?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2018, 14:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, If you were one of the foot soldiers...

Brat,

If you were one of the foot soldiers on the ground and called for close air support, given a choice, would you ask for A-10s or the "versatile" F-35?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2017, 20:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

ORAC, Rhenium rarely occurs as a native...

ORAC,


Rhenium rarely occurs as a native element or as its own sulfide mineral; most rhenium is present as a substitute for molybdenum in molybdenite. We have molybdenum mines in the US that do...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2017, 17:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

It is true, rhenium has been used to add both...

It is true, rhenium has been used to add both temperature capability and improve high temperature strength in turbine airfoils for decades. But as events would have it, the availability of rhenium...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2017, 14:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Thanks for the article Brat. There isn't...

Thanks for the article Brat.

There isn't enough rhenium in the world to supply the needs of GE, CFMI, RR & P-W let alone the Chinese entering the market. Rhenium is a by-product of copper mining...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 22:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Well, not quite. I was around, believe it or not,...

Well, not quite. I was around, believe it or not, when the solution to the J79 engine smoke on military aircraft was established, it was called the smokeless combustor. It was in the mid-1970s before...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 16:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, and I get:Page cannot be found,...

Brat,

and

I get:Page cannot be found, Must be secret info...

BTW, In terms of average, I am speaking about F-35 performance, what it probable will be verses what it could have been. The F-35...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 14:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Perhaps you are a little late to the F-35...

Perhaps you are a little late to the F-35 discussion scene and missed the early history and why the program is what it is. The idea of designing and building one aircraft to do three different...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2017, 14:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Probably meant firing up the engine periodically...

Probably meant firing up the engine periodically outside the maintenance hanger to make fresh pizzas...

Being the astute dealmaker that he is, maybe he could sell them all the ones we paid for...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2017, 00:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, You are correct about the first article,...

Spaz,
You are correct about the first article, I missed it. As to the second article, it read well without your preface editorial...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2017, 14:36
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, and Did you happen to note that...

Spaz,

and

Did you happen to note that neither article dealt with engine overhaul? One dealt with aircraft maintenance, the other with engine technical logistics which isn't overhaul.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2017, 14:02
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, That is interesting. How much money...

Spaz,

That is interesting. How much money has been set aside for maintenance, fix-it programs and spare parts for the 72 jets? I think Oz will be getting the same F-35s the US will be getting, no...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2017, 00:23
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, I do live in Middle America, I can tell,...

Spaz,
I do live in Middle America, I can tell, you don't. Middle America is where F-35s are built in the same factory where F-16s were built. There is a difference. The F-16s and F-15s were...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2017, 21:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, Some facts you might not be aware of...

Spaz,

Some facts you might not be aware of not shown on You Tube:

- In 2001 the DoD budgeted the F-35 program at $233B for 2,866 planes. It now estimates the F-35 program will cost $391B (68%...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2017, 18:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Spaz, I think you are correct, The Navy...

Spaz,

I think you are correct, The Navy needs more ARFers for either the Super Hornets or the F-35Cs... That is to say, if they want to protect the carriers...

What to do, what to do?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2017, 17:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, You misunderstand, the only countering...

Brat,

You misunderstand, the only countering of your posts are to set the record straight which you fail to do at times. And one of the things is that the F-35B isn't quite ready for prime time,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2017, 13:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,973
Posted By Turbine D

Brat, Do tell the entire story. Step...

Brat,

Do tell the entire story.

Step one - A squadron of Marine F-35Bs have been relocated to Japan.

Step two - Will operationally deploy at sea onboard an amphibious assault ship in 2018.
...
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