No cats and flaps ...... back to F35B?
The F-35A has never been a Joint Strike Fighter, and IMO was a bad idea from the get go. The B and C can operate from land or sea .... hence possibly joint.
But I am grinding my axe again, so I'll just sit down and stew about the powder blue goons ...
But I am grinding my axe again, so I'll just sit down and stew about the powder blue goons ...
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LowObservable - you better than most know that the slipped IOCs have been as much to do with the US Govt deferring money and production jets as any technical difficulties that have arisen. 
JSF Fan - Just shut up - you don't do yourself or your cause any favours!
JSF Fan - Just shut up - you don't do yourself or your cause any favours!
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yes but buying the A would give us a decent -ish strike plane and the F18 would allow interoperability with the USN and the Frogs
re: Whose AAR asset shall we use for the projected strike mission?
The F/A18E/F does quite well in the tactical refueling role. In the "5-wet" configuration it can pass quite a bit of fuel, keep up with the stirke package and is still fully carrier capable. The F-35 will likely have a buddy capabiltiy down the road.
The F/A18E/F does quite well in the tactical refueling role. In the "5-wet" configuration it can pass quite a bit of fuel, keep up with the stirke package and is still fully carrier capable. The F-35 will likely have a buddy capabiltiy down the road.
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Mending an F35: Ctrl+Alt+Delete
USAF maintainers are apparently happy with F35 at this early stage, according to a Flightglobal item:
US Air Force praises early performance of Lockheed Martin F-35
I was especially taken with one remark on fixing the jet:
"...occasionally, we will have some issues with it on the ground," he says. However, this is usually easily fixed by shutting the aircraft down and then restarting it..."
Works for me each time my laptop falls over too. Those $trillions future operating costs are going to come tumbling down.
LF
US Air Force praises early performance of Lockheed Martin F-35
I was especially taken with one remark on fixing the jet:
"...occasionally, we will have some issues with it on the ground," he says. However, this is usually easily fixed by shutting the aircraft down and then restarting it..."
Works for me each time my laptop falls over too. Those $trillions future operating costs are going to come tumbling down.
LF
First U.K. pilots begin training to fly F-35
Progress: First UK pilots begin training to fly F-35
Lt Cdr Ian Tidball of the Royal Navy discusses the F-35 program
during a recent interview at Eglin Air Force Base
EGLIN AFB — Last week, the first two United Kingdom pilots started training to fly the F-35.
They join an elite rank. Only 30 pilots in the world have been or are in the process of training to fly the new stealth fighter jet, which is still in testing phases.
“It’s an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Royal Air Force squadron leader Franki Buchler, one of the two pilots. “I feel very privileged and lucky. I hope I do the aircraft and the Air Force justice.”
Buchler and fellow pilot, Royal Navy Lt. Cdr. Ian Tidball, have joined the U.S. Marines Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which is conducting initial training and instruction on the F-35B at Eglin Air Force Base...
Originally Posted by NWF Daily News 23 Nov 2012
Lt Cdr Ian Tidball of the Royal Navy discusses the F-35 program
during a recent interview at Eglin Air Force Base
EGLIN AFB — Last week, the first two United Kingdom pilots started training to fly the F-35.
They join an elite rank. Only 30 pilots in the world have been or are in the process of training to fly the new stealth fighter jet, which is still in testing phases.
“It’s an amazing, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Royal Air Force squadron leader Franki Buchler, one of the two pilots. “I feel very privileged and lucky. I hope I do the aircraft and the Air Force justice.”
Buchler and fellow pilot, Royal Navy Lt. Cdr. Ian Tidball, have joined the U.S. Marines Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which is conducting initial training and instruction on the F-35B at Eglin Air Force Base...
Last edited by FODPlod; 29th Nov 2012 at 10:37.
HMG hasn't compleletly closed the door on an eventual F35A purchase, but the official position is that any consideration of it will be in the context of Typhoon OSD. In the meantime the assumption seems to be that 5 Typhoon sqns and a slack handful (2? 3?) of F35B sqns will suffice when Tornado goes - unless the rumours of 1 or 2 extra Typhoon sqns (Tranche 1s retained) come to pass...
Reference probe and drogue and F-35A
http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/06/19/lo...a-on-the-f-35/
A: O’Bryan: “We anticipated a number of the operators would want probe-and-drogue refueling in the F-35A and we kept that space empty on the F-35A to accommodate probe and drogue refueling. We‘ve done a number of studies – funded studies, not projects – funded studies to evaluate that, paid for by the countries who want that to happen. It’s a relatively easy … doable change.”
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This article appeared in the New York Times today 29 November. A clue as to what is to come?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/us...k.html?hp&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/us...k.html?hp&_r=0
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Do we think it was spinning or just yawing? There was no roll component and IIRC to get into a flat spin you have to fly through someone's 'jetwash', be in asymmetric blower and be 'heading out to sea'.
It's spin recovery seemed to be 'stop yawing'. Must keep the FRCs simple.
It looked to me to be a high alpha yaw authority demonstration.
It's spin recovery seemed to be 'stop yawing'. Must keep the FRCs simple.
It looked to me to be a high alpha yaw authority demonstration.