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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2014, 18:32
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Delta Path is always available, even in manual...

Delta Path is always available, even in manual mode. Tactile feedback to the pilot is reduced in manual mode. If the flight control system has degraded to the point that Delta Path is lost, flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2014, 15:16
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Qourtney, The F-35 (like the F-16) is fly...

Qourtney,

The F-35 (like the F-16) is fly by wire all the time. There is no back up mechanical flight control system. If the computers go away or the wiring goes away, flight control goes away....
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2014, 20:05
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

See posts #134 and #136.

See posts #134 and #136.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2014, 15:15
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

That's fastenating. In the Hornet we put our...

That's fastenating. In the Hornet we put our left hand behind the throttles to make sure the throttles don't inadvertantly slide back during the cat stroke. The throttles must be really different...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2014, 15:10
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

As can be seen in the linked movies, the A-4 (the...

As can be seen in the linked movies, the A-4 (the F-4 also) used the old-school launch bridle on the cat, which puts the cat loads into the wing root area of the jet. Very efficient structurally. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2014, 17:15
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Engines, thanks for all the info on the canopy...

Engines, thanks for all the info on the canopy bow. That's really interesting that there's two canopies forward of the bow, one inside the other. I gotta wonder what that will do vis-a-vis...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2014, 16:33
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

That's just it, I have no idea. I've had a...

That's just it, I have no idea.

I've had a number of discussions with F-16 drivers and many of them really like the lack of a canopy bow. They say the unobstructed canopy gives them greater...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 18:34
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

OK. And I had no idea that the HUD counted...

OK.

And I had no idea that the HUD counted toward bird strike protection. The HUD seems like an awfully flimsy piece of hardware to provide bird strike protection. If anything I would have...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 18:29
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Yowza. I did not realize the F-35 was so G...

Yowza. I did not realize the F-35 was so G limited. I knew it was not a 9G airplane, but not being able to pull even 6 or 7 G seems awfully restrictive. With such a limited G envelope, the fly by...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 18:09
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

I'm unclear how this bird strike test video...

I'm unclear how this bird strike test video answers why the F-35 has a canopy bow while the F-16 and F-22 do not.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 17:14
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Engines, You seem to be familiar with some...

Engines,

You seem to be familiar with some of the customer requirements and design trades done on the F-35. I've got a question. The F-35, like the F-16 and F-22 (all Lockheed products) has a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 16:37
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

Sorry if I made it appear that sustainability...

Sorry if I made it appear that sustainability took a back seat during the F-35's development. That was most certainly not the case. The contractor teams worked mightily and inventively to maximize...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 15:22
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

On the subject of deck landing feats, you gotta...

On the subject of deck landing feats, you gotta respect the guy (James Flately) that put a C-130 on the Forrestal's deck and the guys who did it with U-2s (from the Ranger?).
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 15:09
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

These are the primary areas of improvement in the...

These are the primary areas of improvement in the Advanced Super Hornet over the Super Hornet:

Conformal fuel tanks
Enclosed weapons pod
Next-generation cockpit
Enhanced engine
Internal...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 15:02
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

I thought I'd add a few points related to an...

I thought I'd add a few points related to an emergency field arrestment hook vs a carrier arresting hook.

In a carrier arrestment, the trap is made with the aircraft essentially still flying and...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2014, 14:05
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

I hafta wonder about that. 90% of the sensor...

I hafta wonder about that. 90% of the sensor fusion capability is in the software and the advanced processors. The Super Hornet currently has close to the processing power of the F-35 and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2014, 15:06
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

I'm especially intrigued by this statement from...

I'm especially intrigued by this statement from the linked article:

"The digital backbone, the way it integrates the sensor information and weapons information is very important to the high-end...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2014, 19:41
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

You're definitely way after my time. I started...

You're definitely way after my time. I started out in Scooters (AKA Heineman's hot rod, Skyhawk, A-4) . Haven't lined up on a meatball since the latter 90s, so it's going on two decades. Sounds...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2014, 17:44
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

WOW! When did you first carrier qual? Was it on...

WOW! When did you first carrier qual? Was it on the Lex?

The only exception to the 3-wire target I've ever heard of is when the 3-wire had failed and the meatball was adjusted to another wire....
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2014, 17:36
Replies: 252
Views: 73,227
Posted By KenV

The answer is "Yes". ALL aircraft that trap (so...

The answer is "Yes". ALL aircraft that trap (so obviously rotorcraft and VSTOL aircraft are exempted) aim for the 3-wire. The meatball (optical landing system) results in the same glidepath for...
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