Typhoon with conformal tanks.
Courtney
You're having a laugh mate. The terminals might be 'reasonably priced' in aviation terms, but the extras come in the form of:
1. Trials and embodiment into a military aircraft. Even if a standalone machine that doesn't speak to the aircraft's systems then this can double the procurement costs for a small fleet like Voyager.
2. Setting up training for all those that work with it (aircrew and engineers).
3. Getting mission support for the datalink - network design and crypto.
4. Constant trials of new network designs and software improvements.
It isn't a turn-key solution of lets buy one and slap it in!
LJ
PS. I agree everyone should be on the net. But I also agree that all personnel should have an inflation busting pay rise; and that isn't going to happen either!!!
Link is not expensive
1. Trials and embodiment into a military aircraft. Even if a standalone machine that doesn't speak to the aircraft's systems then this can double the procurement costs for a small fleet like Voyager.
2. Setting up training for all those that work with it (aircrew and engineers).
3. Getting mission support for the datalink - network design and crypto.
4. Constant trials of new network designs and software improvements.
It isn't a turn-key solution of lets buy one and slap it in!
LJ
PS. I agree everyone should be on the net. But I also agree that all personnel should have an inflation busting pay rise; and that isn't going to happen either!!!
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Originally Posted by Willard Whyte
Don't know how the camel packs affect manoeuvrability of course, but all other things being equal it seems odd to rely on air-air refuelling rather than increase range independently.
Originally Posted by KenV
I can't speak for the Typhoon but the CFTs on the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 have no effect on agility. The flight envelope remains essentially unchanged.
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Isn't there a lower limit on Gs for maneuvers if there is fuel in the CFTs than there is if the CFTs are empty - for all those types (and Rafale & Typhoon as well)? 5th Dec 2014 17:44
No. The CFTs, empty or full, do not affect the aircraft G limits. Aero G limits are determined by gross weight of aircraft. Of course the fuel in the CFTs influences the gross weight. External stores have a much greater influence on G limits.
Isn't there a lower limit on Gs for maneuvers if there is fuel in the CFTs than there is if the CFTs are empty - for all those types (and Rafale & Typhoon as well)?
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For those interested ... Page 17 of the recently published "RAF Annual Review 2015" ... where Air Commodore Beach says that despite the plumbing on Tranche 3 Typhoon Builds ... conformal tanks aren't on his priority list ... where as AESA Radar is.
