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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2019, 16:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Umm, no. The F-15EX will be largely based on the...

Umm, no. The F-15EX will be largely based on the F-15SA, which has fly by wire, a new cockpit, a lighter yet stronger wing with two additional hardpoints, new computers, and lots lots more. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2019, 15:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Umm, the latest version of the F-15 is based on...

Umm, the latest version of the F-15 is based on the E model, which is a two seater and can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. USAF only wants to do air-to-air with theirs and so the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2019, 14:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

At least partially for the same reason USN...

At least partially for the same reason USN continues to buy Super Hornets. It provides a capability not matched by the F-35 and working together, they provide a greater capability than either alone....
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2018, 17:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Stealth maintenance was what killed previous...

Stealth maintenance was what killed previous attempts to put stealth aircraft on carriers. It was just not doable on a carrier. USN accepted the F-35 largely based on the great improvement in...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2018, 16:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

you can add lotsa new tech to old aircraft, but...

you can add lotsa new tech to old aircraft, but it's usually a lot harder than it looks. Take the Typhoon. AESA radars have been around for well over a decade and after years and years of testing,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2018, 15:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Current or future? Sure!! In the future they'll...

Current or future? Sure!! In the future they'll have a starship in orbit with sensors that can detect a gnat approaching the carrier battle group. But on a more serious note, the F-35 currently...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2018, 16:04
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Does it need to be stealthy when on a fleet...

Does it need to be stealthy when on a fleet defense mission as a sensor platform?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2018, 15:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

If memory serves they even used the B-2 stealth...

If memory serves they even used the B-2 stealth bomber for drop bombs on stinking guys in caves in Tora Bora Afghanistan, which flew there from CONUS the long way around. Not the most efficient use...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2018, 10:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Seems very unlikely.

Seems very unlikely.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2018, 12:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

So yet one additional role for this multi-role...

So yet one additional role for this multi-role aircraft?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2018, 11:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

"LIES"? Really? Coming from you, that's...

"LIES"? Really? Coming from you, that's hilarious. I repeat, NO ONE remotely credible doubts that the F-35 is multi-role, just as no one remotely credible doubts that the F-15E and the F/A-18E/F...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2018, 11:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Hilarious. Replace "F35's" with "Typhoon" or...

Hilarious. Replace "F35's" with "Typhoon" or "Tornado" or "Rafale" and you'd have the same problem. Those are all multirole aircraft by design and capability. How they are being used at this moment...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2018, 13:05
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Hmmmm. USAF declared F-35 IOC back in 2016, two...

Hmmmm. USAF declared F-35 IOC back in 2016, two years ago. Back then, USAF's declaration included the following "actual, hard, facts" regarding the capabiltiies of their F-35s: "capable of global...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2018, 15:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Hmmmm. So far I've read accounts of the F-35...

Hmmmm. So far I've read accounts of the F-35 doing air-to-ground, air-to-air, and electronic reconnaissance missions in various exercises.
And I've heard accounts/rumors of Israeli F-35s doing...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2018, 13:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Wow! That's only 47.8 million per Super Hornet. ...

Wow! That's only 47.8 million per Super Hornet. I'm guessing the engines are a separate contract with GE.
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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2018, 12:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

What a fascinatingly conspiratorial turn of...

What a fascinatingly conspiratorial turn of phrase....."written to stifle debate."
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2018, 14:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Boeing/Navy just did a sensor fusion test of the...

Boeing/Navy just did a sensor fusion test of the new block III sensor, datalink, processing, and display suite. The results were, according to the Navy pilots, "eye watering". And this is the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2018, 13:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

I'm aware of that. There was also an "early...

I'm aware of that. There was also an "early relationship" when the concept for Typhoon was being developed. That turned from "cooperation" into direct competition. This will likely (almost...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2018, 12:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

A "cooperation" that is much more imaginary than...

A "cooperation" that is much more imaginary than real. If such cooperation actually existed, Rafale would not exist and Typhoon would look quite different than it now is.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 16:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Guess it depend on the definition of "contested"....

Guess it depend on the definition of "contested". Here's what the shill had in mind with regard to that: "Eighth, the Air Force's future tankers must be highly survivable, even when supporting...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2018, 16:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Hmmmm. How much money would it have taken to...

Hmmmm. How much money would it have taken to extend their service life for six years? And had that money been allocated to F-16 service life extension, would that money have come out of the budget...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2018, 13:56
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Cut and paste from the B-52 re-engine thread: ...

Cut and paste from the B-52 re-engine thread:

That's not really correct. A single large high bypass engine on the outboard pylons would end up too close to the ground. Some people claim this...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2018, 12:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Neither. If I was given a choice, I'd choose a...

Neither. If I was given a choice, I'd choose a C-130 gunship or equivalent. Now that's really serious CAS.

But the point is moot. The guy on the ground simply does not get to choose. He gets...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2018, 12:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

What did I day about "attributes?". Nothing. I...

What did I day about "attributes?". Nothing. I said the F-35 has unique capabilities other than stealth. A buyer/user of tactical aircraft has to decide of those capabilities are needed/useful. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2018, 17:00
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Sorry, nope. I said both are "incredibly short...

Sorry, nope. I said both are "incredibly short sighted." But your statement is cute.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2018, 16:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

No, probably not. (I say probably, because...

No, probably not. (I say probably, because stealth is only ONE of the F-35's unique capabilities. It has others.) And why some nations have chosen the F-15, F-16, F-18, Typhoon, Rafale, and even...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2018, 13:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Cute! As incredibly short sighted as Starr's...

Cute! As incredibly short sighted as Starr's song it's based on, but cute.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 19:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

There are lots and LOTS of incentives for success...

There are lots and LOTS of incentives for success and disincentives for failure short of program cancellation/replacement.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 19:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Its the depth and breadth of the requirements...

Its the depth and breadth of the requirements (especially the "ility" requirements) that set apart western engines from their eastern counterparts, which are often designed without many ility...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 13:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

There are several. Thrust/wt of the engine...

There are several. Thrust/wt of the engine package is but one. Other criteria include but are not limited to:
specific fuel consumption
reliability (flt hrs between in-air shut downs)
durability...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 16:35
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Smile Indeed we do not. But we can be confident that...

Indeed we do not. But we can be confident that Israel's criteria were not created by the LM shills who supposedly created USMC's and USAF's criteria.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 16:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Really? That could only be done if the US were...

Really? That could only be done if the US were to unilaterally abrogate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, an extremely unlikely event. So China and Russia would almost certainly call that bluff.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 16:28
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Come on! Those aircraft were all flown by...

Come on! Those aircraft were all flown by Lockheed shills.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2017, 20:56
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Hmmmm. New processor?! What part of "Small...

Hmmmm. New processor?! What part of "Small problem with the O2 system?" is related to the processor? And what part of haters are gonna hate is hard to understand?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2017, 20:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,626,087
Posted By KenV

Haters are gonna hate. Facts don't matter.

Haters are gonna hate. Facts don't matter.
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