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9th Jul 2013, 12:06
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Those F4 similar figures were for sustained turn...

Those F4 similar figures were for sustained turn rates not instantaneous and we don't know at what altitudes etc. Also thats for the current hand book yes? Not that I can find it but I seem to recall...
7th Jul 2013, 16:50
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

You can't fly them in civil airspace at all and...

You can't fly them in civil airspace at all and use in military airspace is an evolving area. The MAA doesn't seem to know what to do about them. There's only sense and avoid studies going on at the...
4th Jul 2013, 20:58
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Combat UAV's are decades off being actually...

Combat UAV's are decades off being actually useful. Anyone that honestly thinks otherwise is fooling themselves. Personally I think it'll be a long road full of cock ups and issues. Getting a...
4th Jul 2013, 20:36
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Hold on. I'm missing what the issue is here this...

Hold on. I'm missing what the issue is here this sounds like fairly typical stuff? I must admit to not having ploughed through several pages of various posters arguing though, so I should sort that...
25th May 2013, 11:56
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Seriously Stuffy lighten up mate! Can you...

Seriously Stuffy lighten up mate!

Can you point me to the bit in the report saying the Carriers are Lemons. I don't really think some bloke in a military museum is going to know stuff all about...
21st May 2013, 18:37
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Stuffy I imagine quite a lot. In the same...

Stuffy I imagine quite a lot.

In the same way that a huge amount of subsystems and software has to work together to keep any military jet since oooh probably the F16 actually in the air and...
21st May 2013, 16:10
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Oh dear oh dear. While I personally ignore...

Oh dear oh dear. While I personally ignore Sweetman and Palmer at this point because the bias is overwhelming and often very selective. I prefer some of the other Wired/AV Week/Aviationist...
18th May 2013, 10:37
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Stuffy the PAK-FA/T50 is still in development we...

Stuffy the PAK-FA/T50 is still in development we have no real idea how it will actually perform as a whole. Why does this aircraft on which there is very little public source information have an...
10th May 2013, 11:47
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

I remember seeing something about 50 degrees...

I remember seeing something about 50 degrees (can't remember where) I've no idea if that was Celcius or Farenheit which seemed plenty hot enough for a VL with VL bring back muntions and fuel.
3rd May 2013, 15:44
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

I'd be looking at the data links personally.

I'd be looking at the data links personally.
3rd May 2013, 13:50
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

LO I think that's a bit weak as an argument. Who...

LO I think that's a bit weak as an argument. Who really cares if the USMC ability to lobby is 'hated' the US Army, USN, the USAF, industry and political parties are all at it, seems to be the grease...
2nd May 2013, 19:28
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

I'd have thought they'd either go to the UK...

I'd have thought they'd either go to the UK operational test squadron at Edwards to get experience with the aircraft or be embedded with the USMC, as in theory they hit IOC in 2015 with the F35B....
2nd May 2013, 16:34
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Glojo I think you are making assumptions about...

Glojo I think you are making assumptions about what was and wasn't done.

There are two papers that were presented to the Royal Institution of Naval architects

R.N. AIRCRAFT CARRIER STUDIES BY...
1st May 2013, 20:21
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Full rate production is intended to start in 2015...

Full rate production is intended to start in 2015 as I recall. The buy of fourteen being planned I would expect to be in that or in one of the later LRIP's.
24th Apr 2013, 10:30
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

There was a MOD/RN study years ago (2010ish?)...

There was a MOD/RN study years ago (2010ish?) about mounting an AEW fit on Osprey while Crowsnest was still called MASC. The conclusion is that it would work and be an option of the UK but we would...
23rd Apr 2013, 21:18
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Errr so can you point out the bits in the links...

Errr so can you point out the bits in the links that explain that he isn't a climate change denier and he didn't have a public spat with an Australian voter about colonialism. LO pretty please?...
23rd Apr 2013, 20:05
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Hold on he got his degree from Monash....which...

Hold on he got his degree from Monash....which coincidently is where Carlo Kopp is a research fellow.....

From wiki He is a climate change denier and has supported a climate chage book written by...
22nd Apr 2013, 17:00
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

They've built over a 120 of the things so far and...

They've built over a 120 of the things so far and large amounts of American industry jobs depend on it. The Americans are not us they attempt to protect their indigenous technology industries. It is...
20th Apr 2013, 13:04
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

LO I don't operate an F16 I've never even sat in...

LO I don't operate an F16 I've never even sat in one. Unless the comparisons include the same items it's meanless. Can you do an A) to B) comparison for me then?

Or are you saying that Bogdan a...
20th Apr 2013, 12:23
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Have a look at this, everytime I see Bogdan...

Have a look at this, everytime I see Bogdan interviewed he comes off very well and normally corrects a few inaccuracies. All that said I bet that 85mill does not include the engine. He was quite...
20th Apr 2013, 10:10
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

CM Probably not but it's an actual model that...

CM
Probably not but it's an actual model that can be seen and manipulated. A picture being worth a thousand words and all that then add in all the statistical stuff I suspect that they could pull...
20th Apr 2013, 09:52
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

I'm not sure if that pod is confirmed and I...

I'm not sure if that pod is confirmed and I thought that was for EW use. I think it's Terma that makes the 'stealthish' gun pod and that I believe that they are modifying it to be multi mission...
18th Apr 2013, 16:58
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

LO I was talking about technical requirements as...

LO I was talking about technical requirements as in system requirements for the avionics, sensors, engine, software, maintenance facilities, simulators and the base line KPPs I'm sure you realised...
18th Apr 2013, 15:15
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Oh I agree CM, my personal opinion is that any...

Oh I agree CM, my personal opinion is that any modern fighter aircraft development is an expensive business cost wise as soon as the teeny tiny wafer of requirements raises it's head, lets face it...
18th Apr 2013, 14:18
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Hang on? If that was LM the castigation would be...

Hang on? If that was LM the castigation would be running amok. Personally I'd rather look at whats happening in Brazil, India, Oman and the UAE with respect to the Dassault offer, Brazil and India...
17th Apr 2013, 18:50
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

LO are you confusing the UK with Denmark? They...

LO are you confusing the UK with Denmark? They are buying the A model not the B. I thought I'd throw in the normal adnauseum refrain about lack of range and payload with respect to the Gripen using...
17th Apr 2013, 16:33
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Not really very interesting at all, the thread is...

Not really very interesting at all, the thread is nearly three years old! It really only shows that its been a highly politicised purchase for many years. There is a newer thread. It's fair to say...
16th Apr 2013, 17:02
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

LO I think it's fair to say APA et al don't have...

LO I think it's fair to say APA et al don't have access to the F35/F22/F15/F16/F anything or SU anything performance models. I think the US is a bit more unique in that repect as they have had...
16th Apr 2013, 11:06
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

JSFfan that article in Janes is supposition by a...

JSFfan that article in Janes is supposition by a journalist nothing more so I wouldn't put too much store by it. All we really know is that 48 F35B is the initial buy and a final decision on total...
13th Apr 2013, 11:22
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

True, from a UK persepective though I suspect we...

True, from a UK persepective though I suspect we are 'ok' in several areas from an industrial and technological point of view, mostly due to experience from the Eurofighter production, development...
13th Apr 2013, 10:29
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Has anybody seen this? It's a fascinating...

Has anybody seen this?

It's a fascinating program about a cheap light weight multi-national fighter program.

F-16, Sale of the Century - YouTube

Very interesting to see some similarities and...
12th Apr 2013, 17:31
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Thing is Harry the devil is always in the detail...

Thing is Harry the devil is always in the detail there are teams of people that take part in studies and trials and so on to come up with those requirements which are then given to industry to some...
11th Apr 2013, 15:00
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

:ugh: Seriously Harry I'd do a teeny bit of...

:ugh:
Seriously Harry I'd do a teeny bit of research before having a pop. You'll just look a little silly otherwise.

Lockheed Martin are prime contractor for the HM2 upgrades to Merlin, the...
11th Apr 2013, 12:28
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

WO Lockmart are running trials this year...

WO

Lockmart are running trials this year with the vigilance pods but theres been no announcement of the actual contract. Plus Lockmart are the prime for HM2 so it'd be a bit dodgy if the solution...
11th Apr 2013, 12:21
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Posted By eaglemmoomin

Glojo I really don't think that cats+traps meant...

Glojo I really don't think that cats+traps meant Hawkeye, COD and AAR.

The plans always been F35 + rotary wing as far as I can see looking at any public domain information available.

Plus...
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