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Forum: Military Aviation

30th Apr 2014, 18:04

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F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

Bevo - That's interesting. The story from Paul...

Bevo - That's interesting. The story from Paul Bevilaqua is that the SDLF evolved from tandem-fan ideas (not unlike the way that the Harrier evolved from the Wibault Gyroptere) at Lockheed Skunk...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Apr 2014, 13:55

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F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

One has to wonder whether the shaft-driven (SDLF)...

One has to wonder whether the shaft-driven (SDLF) system ended up saving any weight or money versus the separate lift engine (LPLC).

SDLF eliminates a (small) turbine gas generator but adds a...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Apr 2014, 15:34

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F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

Thanks, Mr Boffin. Engines - Interesting...

Thanks, Mr Boffin.

Engines - Interesting note on the roll posts - I'm not sure that has been out before (and checking, it was not in a quite detailed brief from early 2009).

Haraka - Of course...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Apr 2014, 15:23

Replies: 71

F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

Engines is correct. Ski-jump is synergistic with...

Engines is correct. Ski-jump is synergistic with STOVL - partly because of powered lift and partly because a STOVL aircraft has not only lift, but also control below its wingborne flying speed.
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Forum: Military Aviation

24th Apr 2014, 21:11

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F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

Was it S*****y W**d? The Russky aircraft in...

Was it S*****y W**d?

The Russky aircraft in question have respectably sized wings, not sawn-off penguin-like appendages bolted to the side of a brick-like body.

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Apr 2014, 14:32

Replies: 71

F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

LR - Attempting a ski-jump without the "bin lid"...

LR - Attempting a ski-jump without the "bin lid" (or '57 Chevy hood, as it is known in these parts) open would be rapidly followed by a landing in the style of that great "Lockheed Martin legacy"...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2014, 12:01

Replies: 71

F35 to display in the UK this year.

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Posted By LowObservable

XR219 - This may point to an important rule: ...

XR219 - This may point to an important rule:

When all responses to an RFP are ugly, it's probably a requirement problem.

See...

The Fleet Shadowers
AMST (YC-14/15)
LARA (if you think the...

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