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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2013, 14:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"You might note the development of anti ballistic...

"You might note the development of anti ballistic missile systems. "

Problem is the ship is never going to have enough ABM defences to cope with a massed attack. What would it take? Ten...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2013, 12:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

by the time the 'B' retires, and probably for a...

by the time the 'B' retires, and probably for a good period before that, carrier aviation as you know it will be impossible due to the rise of precision guided ballistic munitions.
All you need is...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2013, 18:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"So the question is: what is the best way to...

"So the question is: what is the best way to build stealth into your air force? "

Make it unrequired
Use large numbers of cheap attack missiles / disposable UAVs that can overwhelm the defence by...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2013, 14:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

So...... basing at a remote austere short runway...

So...... basing at a remote austere short runway is out. There goes any concept of mobility or flexibility.
Pretty much renders the aircraft pointless as surely the whole point of having a V/STOL...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2013, 22:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

I'm still trying to get my head round something. ...

I'm still trying to get my head round something.
Is it the current belief that the F-35B does or doesn't cause scadding and spalling to conventional runway surfaces?
Because if it does cause that,...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2013, 21:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

Stuffy OK, lets take your question at face...

Stuffy
OK, lets take your question at face value and look at the options if the F-35B is cancelled
Assuming the decision is to maintain fixed wing you have two basic choices.
STOBAR
Catapult
...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2013, 19:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

Stuffy the Chinese are just learning how to run...

Stuffy
the Chinese are just learning how to run a ship
the Russians have taken their carrier out of service and are completely rebuilding it in preparation for the delivery of their Mig-29K fleet....
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2013, 17:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

Stuffy Have you seen a photo of an aircraft...

Stuffy
Have you seen a photo of an aircraft launching from the Kuznetzov ski ramp actually carrying any payload?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2013, 21:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

We'll be told it was due to the "wrong kind of...

We'll be told it was due to the "wrong kind of air" soon
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2013, 21:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

for low threat, why not build something like...

for low threat, why not build something like this?

Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_314_Super_Tucano)


Presumably they...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2012, 18:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"Given that powerpc chips are still the market...

"Given that powerpc chips are still the market dominant server chip"

Thats a fundamental misreading of that wiki article
What it actually says is " For example, IBM's servers based on POWER have...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2012, 12:21
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"The middleware enables systems designers to...

"The middleware enables systems designers to refresh key COTS components such as the Freescale PowerPC processors........."

Ah I see how it works now......the processors are a technological dead...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2012, 19:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"One of the design criteria was that the f-35...

"One of the design criteria was that the f-35 would spiral upgrade without hitting hardware walls"

I interpret that as you saying that all future software upgrades will run on the current...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2012, 18:48
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"it's not relevant to the f-35" don't talk...

"it's not relevant to the f-35"

don't talk tripe
Moore's law still applies, and is unlikely to fail anytime soon. Indeed, with rapidly changing data technology current microprocessors are likely...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2012, 00:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

I thought the aircraft the Canadians really...

I thought the aircraft the Canadians really wanted at the time was a locally built variant of the F-18L but Northrop were priced out of the market by McDonnells offering their version of the F-18A/B...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2012, 19:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

what degree of commonality is there between...

what degree of commonality is there between different LRIP batches?

In use will they have to be treated as discrete fleets, each with its own training and spares train, or will they be "common...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2012, 20:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

this report from yesterday seems to have passed...

this report from yesterday seems to have passed you all by
DOD, Lockheed Martin Agree to More F-35s...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2012, 13:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"F-35 will not be cancelled, it's too big and too...

"F-35 will not be cancelled, it's too big and too important to the US services."

And the Marines could make do by rebuilding their (and our) Harriers and stretching those out for another 10-15...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2012, 13:23
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

I'm not suggesting we go it alone What I was...

I'm not suggesting we go it alone
What I was asking was whether - with the work already done - an F-35-lite could be put into production in the event of the USA shelving production because of cost...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 23:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

This is the only aviation project since WWII in...

This is the only aviation project since WWII in which the entire future of British Military Aviation has been gambled - at an unaffordable cost - on a single project with no backup alternative.
If...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 22:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

"and it will work" Probably will,...

"and it will work"

Probably will, eventually. But thats not the issue.
The key questions are
When will it work?
When it does work will it still be relevant?
When it does work can we afford it?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 22:02
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

we may build parts but we don't exactly design...

we may build parts
but we don't exactly design and assemble new aircraft do we?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 21:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

`Or we could reopen the Sea Harrier line and put...

`Or we could reopen the Sea Harrier line and put the tin wing on them...

I reckon we'd still get them in service earlier than the F-35B, despite the need for new jigs and staff..
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2012, 21:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By Milo Minderbinder

Off the wall thought, but what are the chances of...

Off the wall thought, but what are the chances of an "F-35B-lite"?
Using the powerplant and main structural assembly, but de-specified to remove the costliest of the stealth aspects, cutting back on...
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