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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2019, 18:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

I think it depends on the campaign. OCA might be...

I think it depends on the campaign. OCA might be the first phase, to make the way for attackers. Or SEAD might be the first phase, and certainly into-c-cubed
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2019, 15:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

I’m sure a whole cabal, somewhere in the...

I’m sure a whole cabal, somewhere in the Pentagon, has convinced themselves and others that we should invest in 60’s and 70’s technology, with later bandaids added, for mid-21st century AirPower. It...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2017, 02:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Somebody's been drinking too much.

Somebody's been drinking too much.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2017, 21:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

After listening to the Q&A Youtube, I would say...

After listening to the Q&A Youtube, I would say that win:loss ratios are not the major lesson to be culled from the exercise, but crew training and familiarity with the tactics and techniques of...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2016, 15:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Perhaps Mr Trump's game is not entirely obvious. ...

Perhaps Mr Trump's game is not entirely obvious. His statements are largely untrue, reflecting little understanding of the program status. It's simply an attack on the F-35 program, but with little...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2016, 19:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"Somebody needs to brief Mr Trump on the more...

"Somebody needs to brief Mr Trump on the more than 100 Congressional districts that are involved in F-35 work."

I get that this is what politicians care about, but I'd rather he cares about what...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2016, 03:05
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"The F-35 is a classic example of a plane that's...

"The F-35 is a classic example of a plane that's designed to do a lot of things, but none of them very well."

Rubbish. It's so d**n easy to tear down a program, with no firm data, only...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2016, 13:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"Acquisition Malpractice", Sen McCain

Just read the news release of Sen McCain's letter to Gen Brogdan and the Pentagon, criticizing the F-35 program. With due respect to the good senator, I wonder how he would do running such a...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2016, 17:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

By Jove, KenV, I believe you hit a nerve!

By Jove, KenV, I believe you hit a nerve!
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 16:04
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

re: looks aren't everything......

Well, that's what I told my wife. She said they are everything, if that's all you've got.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2016, 15:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Thumbs down To whom this applies:

Half of the current page of this thread, and I suppose a pretty healthy fraction of the entire thread is devoted to name-calling and cat-fighting. Why?

For those who prefer to express negative...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2016, 20:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Strangely, while not disputing the substance of...

Strangely, while not disputing the substance of the DOT&E report, the JPO implies that it is not the whole story, as if some other information would make it all seem acceptable. Whether all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2016, 15:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"One might also add F-105 to the 'doesn't quite...

"One might also add F-105 to the 'doesn't quite fit' list."

No argument, but from an ad for a book on F-105 MiG Killers:

"Despite its ‘F-for-fighter' designation, the F-105 was designed and...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2016, 22:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"As an aside, why do they Americans name there...

"As an aside, why do they Americans name there cars but number their aircraft, and the Brits the opposite?"

Well, the Americans have official names for their aircraft, but they tend to get...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2015, 15:35
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Devil "So you won't be surprised if some of us haven't...

"So you won't be surprised if some of us haven't fully "bought in" to the dream."

Isn't it just a crazy world we live in now? You know, the world where Putin praises Trump. Oh yeah, and the one...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2015, 17:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Although we are not completely at peace, we are...

Although we are not completely at peace, we are not in a full-fledged air battle right now - so the Pentagon bean counters and the powerpoint experts have the upper hand. Once things heat up in an...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2015, 16:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

A pricey bit of personal kit - yes. Compared to...

A pricey bit of personal kit - yes. Compared to the price of the airplane? Peanuts.

I wonder about things like mass and volume in a cockpit where keeping one's head on a swivel is important. And...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2015, 19:40
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

And besides the apparent integration issues of...

And besides the apparent integration issues of the death ray system, the F-35 will be focused on maintaining air superiority. :=
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2015, 16:04
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"LW50 - The theory at the time was that it gave...

"LW50 - The theory at the time was that it gave the g-suit more to work with."

There times when its preferable to have more to "work with".;)
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2015, 18:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"Of course, the USAF has to say it can do CAS or...

"Of course, the USAF has to say it can do CAS or they're undermining the Marines' claim that they can do any mission, in combat, right away."

I think that in service what may matter is the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2015, 21:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

F-35A IOC?

As others have said - late 2016, but "on time"

I think recent stories say the configuration must include block 3F and the 3rd gen helmet.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2015, 20:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"Not least because they will be rare as rocking...

"Not least because they will be rare as rocking horse s***. Russia have cut their order to 16. How effective will it be when out numbered 10:1 against the F22?"

I'm afraid the F-22 fleet is too...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2015, 18:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Gen III HMD

Just saw the media announcement celebrating the latest release of the HMD.

Been speaking to some fighter pilots with some knowledge of the program and hear concerns about having room to turn one's...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2015, 15:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Phoenix

The wiki article also notes the wonderful combat effectiveness of the AIM 54. How many dollars per kill? Happily it hardly ever needed to be used in anger, and as the years go by, the need seems to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2015, 14:40
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

"USAF has a dedicated air superiority fighter to...

"USAF has a dedicated air superiority fighter to go up against such a foe, and it isn't the F-35."

The trouble is we have so few of the "real" air superiority fighters, unless we continue to keep...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2015, 20:35
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,798
Posted By GlobalNav

Why build the freaking thing for 9 g if ACM is irrelevant?

Because it takes a lot of high-G maneuvering to to explain away all the data and what it really means.
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