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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jul 2019, 17:03
Replies: 11
Views: 4,576
Posted By George K Lee

Critical question: was the pilot an orthopedist...

Critical question: was the pilot an orthopedist or a periodontist?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2018, 07:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

So at the date of the fire, around 120 aircraft...

So at the date of the fire, around 120 aircraft operating and ten years into the program the first aircraft is a write-off.

Incorrect. 2014 engine fire at Eglin. ("f-35 engine fire 2014" only gets...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2018, 13:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,980
Posted By George K Lee

WEBF - One could probably state that the genesis...

WEBF - One could probably state that the genesis for the QE ships was the very rapid evolution in US combat aircraft plans post-Cold War and post-Desert Storm, including the demise of A-12, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2018, 13:17
Replies: 21
Views: 4,273
Posted By George K Lee

I'm not sure why the OBC has never been...

I'm not sure why the OBC has never been digitized, while frame cameras like the UTAS DB/MS-110 and MS-177 series have been. It could be that the OBC has long been considered to be on the brink of...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2018, 22:51
Replies: 21
Views: 4,273
Posted By George K Lee

Again, it's not any conventional framing camera....

Again, it's not any conventional framing camera. It's this dude:

https://history.nasa.gov/afj/simbaycam/itek-pan-camera.html

NASA used a space-hardened version, but the original was for the TRA...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2018, 00:40
Replies: 21
Views: 4,273
Posted By George K Lee

I am pretty sure that the instrument in question...

I am pretty sure that the instrument in question is the Itek Optical Bar Camera, a remarkable piece of kit that dates to the 1960s.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 23:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Plod, First of all, you might want to...

Plod,

First of all, you might want to address GR's point (based on the data assembled by di Briganti...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 10:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

History will be left to tell whether or not it...

History will be left to tell whether or not it lived up to expectation....

No need for that. The facts are proven, and the program has fallen far short of what was promised....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2018, 00:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

My suggestion to you is to stop insulting every...

My suggestion to you is to stop insulting every poster that happens to disagree with your outlook

Good idea in theory, but how's the man going to sustain his virility?

Many would judge it a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2018, 11:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

JN - You're right. 1000 lb JDAM internal on the...

JN - You're right. 1000 lb JDAM internal on the F-35B.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2018, 11:15
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

George’s negativity is remarkably similar to that...

George’s negativity is remarkably similar to that of Pierre Sprey's.

Thanks for the compliment.

BP - Your observation is correct. The corner reflectors in that configuration are innumerable. As...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 23:23
Replies: 164
Views: 65,096
Posted By George K Lee

Two radars mounted fore and aft is fine. ...

Two radars mounted fore and aft is fine.

It's when you have one radar in the middle, connected to the nose and tail by waveguides like tree-roots....
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 23:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

GR - The improvements come too late for many... ...

GR - The improvements come too late for many...

Fully 74% of Export F-35s Delivered Until 2023 Are Obsolete...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 19:28
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

JN - Threshold Block 3 weapons for the B remain...

JN - Threshold Block 3 weapons for the B remain AIM-120C AMRAAM (internal), AIM-9X/ASRAAM (external), 2k JDAM (internal) and 500lb Paveway (either). According to Defense News, the UK jets will use...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 21:21
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Indeed, T28B. I took the time to skim some early...

Indeed, T28B. I took the time to skim some early pages the other day. The thread started after the US program director, Mike Heinz, had been fired ("Heinz Gets Canned" as some evilminded headline...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 18:49
Replies: 37
Views: 7,110
Posted By George K Lee

My Mum worked for the Kelvin company (later,...

My Mum worked for the Kelvin company (later, Smiths) in the early war years, and would tell the story about the women "pointing" the brushes with their tongues.

And before anyone starts in with...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 18:40
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Seriously, Brat - I'm making the assertion that...

Seriously, Brat - I'm making the assertion that those who have held negative views of the program (the same goes for GAO, DOT&E and the Joint Estimating Team) have consistently been correct in...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 17:16
Replies: 21
Views: 6,993
Posted By George K Lee

The M61 is a gun. The Belgians are still in on...

The M61 is a gun. The Belgians are still in on the NATO weapon program with dual-keyed B61s, which are being upgraded into the dial-a-yield, JDAM-tailkit-equipped B61-12. Integrating the weapon on to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2018, 02:31
Replies: 21
Views: 6,993
Posted By George K Lee

Anyone who understands Belgian politics, please...

Anyone who understands Belgian politics, please raise their moules-and-frites stained hand.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2018, 14:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

"Albeit late and at a price to make one's eyes...

"Albeit late and at a price to make one's eyes bug out"....

True, but perhaps an understatement. This is no ordinary PITA combo of delays and overruns, because the world's largest air force has...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2018, 14:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

I'm not sure why F-35 fans need to preface all...

I'm not sure why F-35 fans need to preface all their thrice recycled PR pablum positive program news with insults. A Trumpish inferiority complex, no doubt.

That said, it's been the whiners who...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2018, 14:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

That's an interesting story about the Prof. It...

That's an interesting story about the Prof. It reflects the degree to which China was not considered a technological threat in 2003 - I would assume that, today, one's NDA would proscribe running off...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2018, 11:32
Replies: 52
Views: 13,762
Posted By George K Lee

As explained at the time, tanks didn't do much...

As explained at the time, tanks didn't do much for the A & C, which had 18-19 klb internal fuel already and a larger fuel fraction (internal fuel to clean TOW) than most fighters. The B, however, has...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2018, 14:20
Replies: 52
Views: 13,762
Posted By George K Lee

Further digression: I have often speculated that...

Further digression: I have often speculated that if the A-6F Intruder II had survived, we wouldn't have needed much else in the MidEast for the past 17 years.

Further to the range discussion: AAR...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2018, 22:36
Replies: 22
Views: 9,532
Posted By George K Lee

Everyone likes to pick on the USAF for its love...

Everyone likes to pick on the USAF for its love of golf, but at least it involves hitting a small target at long range.

Meanwhile, the ground forces run marathons, possibly on the grounds that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2018, 22:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

They're going to build at least 3800 of them...

They're going to build at least 3800 of them (2443 for the US, 600 for the partners and 800 FMS).

That's what it says here...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2018, 22:02
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Ken - There is an early Dassault-Airbus...

Ken - There is an early Dassault-Airbus relationship on a future combat aircraft, post-Typhoon/Rafale.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2018, 12:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Given events in Italy, statements in the UK, and...

Given events in Italy, statements in the UK, and Easter Eggs in the PB19, the program can ill afford to wave goodbye to 100 sales.

A certain desperation is also evident when an LM-compensated...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2018, 21:17
Replies: 42
Views: 12,501
Posted By George K Lee

Reminds me of the TGTBT, but actually true, tale...

Reminds me of the TGTBT, but actually true, tale from the early 1960s at Holloman...

In those far distant days, the FAA was actually thinking that supersonic transports might be allowed to boom...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 23:05
Replies: 31
Views: 16,645
Posted By George K Lee

Why the quotes around "journalists"?

Why the quotes around "journalists"?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 13:52
Replies: 31
Views: 16,645
Posted By George K Lee

Dee Dee Dee Dee DEEEEE

Dee Dee Dee Dee DEEEEE
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2018, 19:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Someone just stepped on his own Woody Johnson......

Someone just stepped on his own Woody Johnson... (https://www.forces.net/news/us-ambassador-urges-uk-spend-more-defence)

Less NHS, more F-35s. Holy ****, dude.

Comments already being...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2018, 11:34
Replies: 164
Views: 65,096
Posted By George K Lee

"Back end operators"? Ooh ello Mr Horne... ...

"Back end operators"? Ooh ello Mr Horne...

It actually looks like things are headed in a good direction. And AEW is not Joint STARS. Some stand-off is possible.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2018, 12:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,747
Posted By George K Lee

Of course, we know the reason for the official...

Of course, we know the reason for the official name, as explained (at 1:10) by the inimitable Penelope Keith...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-0lz0PIsDo
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 13:24
Replies: 6
Views: 2,064
Posted By George K Lee

Nightingales and RR Vultures.... tweet tweet...

Nightingales and RR Vultures....

tweet tweet tweet rrrumble rrrumble rrrumbKLANG BANG COFF KLANG (Pilot: :mad:!:mad:! :mad:ing piece of :mad: engine's stuffed AGAIN)

tweet tweet tweet
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