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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2019, 18:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

​​​​​​Well no wonder it is selling so well. ...

​​​​​​Well no wonder it is selling so well.
Just remember. It is 5th Generation and it is stealthy.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2019, 18:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Hell of a history lesson. But. What has all...

Hell of a history lesson.
But. What has all this got to do with F35.
Are you suggesting that it is going to change the world.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 08:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Of course it looks impressive until you notice...

Of course it looks impressive until you notice that in almost every pass it was in reheat. I have watched many similar video of Typhoon or Tornado and they are similarly impressive while in dry...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2018, 17:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

25%. Are you sure. Seems high given we are told...

25%. Are you sure. Seems high given we are told that UK aerospace industry gets 15% of each sale. Not sure if this applies to F35 with the LiftFan or is a generic figure.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2018, 09:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Makes some sense to follow the UK policy of...

Makes some sense to follow the UK policy of replacing the Tornado A2G role with Typhoon. They clearly are not currently able to logistically support their jets let alone the complex F35. The major...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2018, 12:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Yes you are right regarding Tranche 1, point...

Yes you are right regarding Tranche 1, point taken. In defence of that, it was primary the result of delays to the development programme (mainly German) which meant that EF2000 EIS was introduced as...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2018, 11:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

But, the difference with Tornado was that during...

But, the difference with Tornado was that during its 35+ years life cycle, it only had one real upgrade programme and the GR4 upgrade was primary the result of lessons learnt during GW1. The GR4...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2018, 16:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

FINISHED.Depends on what you mean by finished....

FINISHED.Depends on what you mean by finished. The real issue is when it/they will be declared operational and that will not happen for a few years...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 14:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

That pretty much captures the primary requiremens...

That pretty much captures the primary requiremens all of which should be defined in the engine requiremens specification. Of particular importance are those 'ility' specs which are required to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2017, 13:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

I was on the project at that time and one of the...

I was on the project at that time and one of the attractions of Typhoon was the fitment of conformal fuel tanks to greatly enhance the range. I am sure that you will understand the threat from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2017, 13:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Thank you for your clarification although I...

Thank you for your clarification although I believed that 12 squadron had been stood down. No matter, my point is about RAF operational capabilities which come 2019 will be severely degraded....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2017, 14:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

What really annoys me is that we are scrapping a...

What really annoys me is that we are scrapping a purfectly capable front line strike tornado gr4 fleet; albeit now only two squadrons simply on the basis that we can only operate two fast jet types,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2017, 17:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

I am sure that the Israeli AF are very secretive...

I am sure that the Israeli AF are very secretive about how they use their jets. The point I am trying to make is about the title 5th generation and from that, that the inference all pre so called 5th...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2017, 15:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

Here we go again..... 5th generation. Someone has...

Here we go again..... 5th generation. Someone has swallowed the advertising blurb. It is only 5th generation when it is used in a stealth mode. Has it???? If not then it is only another modern jet.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2017, 12:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

FIGHTER,really is it a fighter. Depends on...

FIGHTER,really is it a fighter. Depends on terminology. Also is it or will it really outclass every other aircraft. I seriously doubt it is better than typhoon in true a2a. You only have to look at...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2017, 12:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

[QUOTE=glad rag;9692423]or armed recce with...

[QUOTE=glad rag;9692423]or armed recce with raptor (pod) and everything else bar the kitchen sink???[/QUOTe
Glad rag.shame that the Mod are intent on retiring the RAF most trusted and most capable...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2017, 06:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

4 F35 Can Do The Same As 12/13 Earlier A/C

Does that include being able to hit moving targets, as the completely out of date GR4 with Brimstone 2 ????????????
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2017, 18:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

Thanks for the link to the latest price data and as I mentioned I hope that F35 turns out well. Regarding un escorted bomber I read that the USA are planning to operate it with F18 growler. So F35...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2017, 13:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

Some very impressive statements about F35 which I hope prove to be correct. I am not sure about the price. I have never seen it quoted at £98M for the B version and even if it is correct you must...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2017, 13:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

[QUOTE=MSOCS;9668413]A 5th Gen Carrier aircraft for ~£98M per jet with growth for the next 40 years
Access and design input via Level 1 partnership
A jet with capability and upgrades which the UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2017, 12:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

KenV. Not sure where you get 38 years from. I am pretty sure that 1st flight was late 1974 which makes 43 years. First production delivery was in June 1979, which makes 38 years. Much has been...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 05:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

FOD Plod. I accept your point about Tyhpoon...

FOD Plod. I accept your point about Tyhpoon conversion to carrier capable. The reason I made that comment is that when I worked on the Eurofighter programme during the development days, I was aware...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2016, 12:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

We probably all want to know how good or how bad F35B is going to be for the UK. it is clearly a massive investment in both aircraft and of course aircraft carriers. To my mind, our prime security...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2016, 11:28
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

F35

Life extenaion of Tornado shouldn't be that much of a problem based upon the GAF stating that they wish to operate their Tornado until up to 2040.
However, for the MoD that would be a real climb...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2015, 12:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

The primary reason that the RB199 had so many...

The primary reason that the RB199 had so many problems was down to the fact that (due to cost of ownership) the RAF decided to send their HP Nozzle Guide Vanes for a wide gap braze repair by a repair...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2015, 12:28
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,786
Posted By Buster15

just to clarify, the changes to the RB199 HPT...

just to clarify, the changes to the RB199 HPT Blades from equiaxed to single crystal were NOT RSAF funded. they were in fact funded by R-R as the RSAF engines were sold with a 200 hour warranty and...
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