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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2015, 02:04
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

If you're struggling to understand what a 5th Gen...

If you're struggling to understand what a 5th Gen fight is, listen to LtCol Berke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxK6O5--9Z0
He claims that if you don't understand 5th Gen "You are old, you are...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2015, 02:01
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

If you're struggling to understand what a 5th Gen...

If you're struggling to understand what a 5th Gen fight is, listen to LtCol Berke.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxK6O5--9Z0
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2015, 01:53
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

I guess that's my point. A "typical" (if there...

I guess that's my point. A "typical" (if there is such a thing) 5th Gen fight of 4 v 8 would seem to result in quite a bit more than "one track for every friendly, enemy and other asset." It would...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 21:04
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

It doesn't. That's just the NATO standard right...

It doesn't. That's just the NATO standard right now and F-15, F-16, F/A-18, Typhoon, Rafale, Gripen, AWACS, Wedgetail, etc, etc all have MIDS/Link16.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 18:01
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

A quick question for the various and sundry on...

A quick question for the various and sundry on this thread.

Can MIDS/Link 16 (which operates at the bottom end of the L band) provide the bandwidth required for a Gen 5 fight?
And assuming it...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 15:29
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Got it! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure...

Got it! Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to up my game for the benefit of those officials.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 13:47
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Two comments: 1. I will not be sucked into...

Two comments:

1. I will not be sucked into replying in kind with a sarcastic belittling tone.

2. GREAT!!! You get no argument from me on that. If Typhoon has F-35's level of integration and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 13:20
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

May I kindly ask which "people" are making this...

May I kindly ask which "people" are making this claim? Certainly not the guys running the F-35 program. From two decades ago to today, they've consistently said that F-35 is reliant on other...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 13:10
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

May I weigh in here? To me, 5th gen involves a...

May I weigh in here? To me, 5th gen involves a lot of "stuff". A lot (but NOT all) of the stuff involves the ability to collect data, process the data, fuse the data, and present it to the pilot in...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 21:09
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Oh my. This is not some kind of language...

Oh my. This is not some kind of language problem, but something quite different.

Nevertheless, may I kindly ask a sincere question? How does you using a form of English different than the ones...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 21:05
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

May I ask what does my first language have the...

May I ask what does my first language have the remotest to do with me flying F-18s??!!!

But OK, let's go down yet another rat hole.

I was born in Surabaja, Island of Java, Indonesia. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 20:32
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Oh my. Nobody else???? price: n. the...

Oh my. Nobody else????

price: n. the amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something
cost: n. an amount that has to be paid or spent to buy or obtain something

English...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 18:52
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

That depends. If a chunk of primary structure is...

That depends. If a chunk of primary structure is damaged, often the only way to repair it is by scabbing on doublers, which can be expensive in terms of engineering, fabrication, installation, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 18:19
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Sigh. May I gently point out that the term...

Sigh. May I gently point out that the term "price sensitive" includes cost of acquisition (which include fabrication and assembly cost and composites are put together by robots which can reduce the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 17:09
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

The funny thing about airplane parts that need to...

The funny thing about airplane parts that need to be cooked is that airliners, which are extremely price sensitive, are now largely made of cooked material. With regard to the Gripen specifically,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 16:30
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Maybe. I don't know. But one thing is certain,...

Maybe. I don't know. But one thing is certain, Boeing is not yet offering such an upgrade package for either new build or existing F-15s, nor has USAF expressed interest in such an upgrade package....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 16:18
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

That 1.5B in development still needs to be spread...

That 1.5B in development still needs to be spread over the production aircraft. And the Gripen E airplanes will include a more powerful (and more expensive) engine, a much more sophisticated (and...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 15:01
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

The F-35 is a "sensor/collaborator/shooter"...

The F-35 is a "sensor/collaborator/shooter" platform. If an opponent removed the collaborator component by jamming the F-35's datalink, it's still got a powerful onboard fused sensor suite, is still...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 14:51
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

JAS39E: improved version following on from the...

JAS39E: improved version following on from the Gripen Demo technology demonstrator. [/URL]Changes from the JAS 39C/D include the more powerful F414G engine, Raven ES-05 AESA radar, increased fuel...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 13:35
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

And indeed Gripen NG is moving in that direction....

And indeed Gripen NG is moving in that direction. And (predictably) the cost (acquisition and support) of Gripen NG is MUCH higher than the cost of early Gripen. And keep in mind that the F-35...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 13:21
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

Indeed, in a 4th Gen fight, rule #1 is "speed is...

Indeed, in a 4th Gen fight, rule #1 is "speed is life and more is better".

But in a 5th Gen fight, rule #1 changes. It becomes "info is life and more is better". That's the whole point of 5th...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2015, 18:52
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

I'm very confident that the test was done to...

I'm very confident that the test was done to improve the F-35.

That depends. If all you are arguing about is maneuverability and ignoring everythine else, then I believe all that "you are old...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2015, 18:41
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

An official test report submitted to the US...

An official test report submitted to the US government and eight other governments may be "LM pr misinformation"? And other parts of the same test report are proof positive that the F-35's...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2015, 14:35
Replies: 93
Views: 14,412
Posted By KenV

A few quotes from David "Chip" Berke (a USMC...

A few quotes from David "Chip" Berke (a USMC pilot with F/A-18, F-16, F-22, F-35 and Typhoon experience.)

4th Gen Rule 1: "Speed is life and more is better"

5th Gen Rule 1: "Info is life and...
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