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Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2015, 01:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

glad rag - there are no "stealth coatings" on the...

glad rag - there are no "stealth coatings" on the F-35, because they are a permanent part of the skin material of the aircraft.

This has been known, and discussed at PPRuNe, for a number of years....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2015, 05:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Either people can't read or they are just living...

Either people can't read or they are just living in their own world. :rolleyes:

The article never says the USN is reducing their total buy, much less giving up on the aircraft. It simply says...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2015, 01:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Two things that are completely unrelated - but...

Two things that are completely unrelated - but then you knew that.

These new fighters are to replace the F-15C, F-22, F-15E, and F/A-18E/Fs - aircraft the F-35 was never intended to replace - but...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2014, 01:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Some intellectual dishonesty going on here. ...

Some intellectual dishonesty going on here.

Since when did an 8:1 kill-loss ratio mean only "1 F-35 must kill 8 enemy aircraft in one mission, and be simultaneously killed by the last"?

A...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2014, 03:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

And backed by experienced Defense personnel who...

And backed by experienced Defense personnel who have evaluated the alternatives with access to far more hard data than you know exists, and who are willing to admit that the only possible...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2014, 03:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

OK, that range bit is strange. The F-35A has...

OK, that range bit is strange.

The F-35A has a longer unrefueled range than the F/A-18E/F - and the RAAF has just bought new air tankers that can refuel with both boom and hose, so "extended range...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2014, 02:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Han Dynasty poets call the rabbit on the Moon the...

Han Dynasty poets call the rabbit on the Moon the "Jade Rabbit" (玉兔) or the "Gold Rabbit" (金兔), and these phrases were often used in place of the word for the Moon.

Yutu (Chinese: 玉兔; pinyin:...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2014, 04:32
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

First F-35 Assembled In Italy To Roll Out Early...

First F-35 Assembled In Italy To Roll Out Early Next Year | Defense content from Aviation Week...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2014, 04:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

The Tale Of The F-35 And Hot Jet Fuel « Breaking...

The Tale Of The F-35 And Hot Jet Fuel « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary (http://breakingdefense.com/2014/12/the-tale-of-the-f-35-and-hot-jet-fuel/)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2014, 03:08
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Unlike many, I was paying attention back on...

Unlike many, I was paying attention back on 2000-2002, and the RAF was pushing for the STOVL variant as a Harrier replacement, for short-range CAS and damaged/improvised runway operations. The RN was...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2014, 06:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

From the Avweek article:

From the Avweek article:
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2014, 05:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Only if you are going to perform repeated...

Only if you are going to perform repeated vertical landings on the same spot.

If you are doing short-rolling landings, or only an occasional VL on different spots, then normal Mil-Spec runway...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2014, 03:56
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

So much for Lone Ranger's screed - ha ha.

So much for Lone Ranger's screed - ha ha.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2014, 05:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

In February this year they declared that the...

In February this year they declared that the "latency problem" was a "non-issue" and "never as bad as feared".
Additionally, problems with jitter had been solved and what little latency was there...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2014, 05:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

I suspect that if P&W has to do a major redesign...

I suspect that if P&W has to do a major redesign that RR and GE will step back into the picture with their F136 design*.


* That never should have been canceled in my view.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2014, 04:01
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Well, I'm a supporter of the F-35 - but I also...

Well, I'm a supporter of the F-35 - but I also opposed dropping the RR/GE F136 "second" engine - just because of these kind of issues!
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2014, 23:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Actually, all this F-4 discussion is very...

Actually, all this F-4 discussion is very pertinent to the F-35! ;)

Remember this?

Is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter the New F-4?
How the controversial Joint Strike Fighter resembles the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2014, 05:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Actually - Yes - the first USN interest in,...

Actually -

Yes - the first USN interest in, and specification for, what eventually became the F-4 Phantom II was as a competitor to the Grumman A2F (A-6) Intruder and A3J (A-5) Vigilante!

...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2014, 06:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

The flight restriction came after the initial...

The flight restriction came after the initial "return to flight" if I have not confused myself - thus for a couple of days there was no "3 hour inspection" requirement, and this was when they planned...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2014, 00:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Note that the visit of the F-35 RIAT had been...

Note that the visit of the F-35 RIAT had been officially canceled, as well as the first 2 days of Farnborough, by the 12th of July, with the last 2 days being listed as "doubtful".
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2014, 07:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

You don't know what they do, do you Snafu351? ...

You don't know what they do, do you Snafu351?

For example - DAS = distributed aperture sensor.

This is a set of 6 IR cameras placed around the aircraft, and the F-35 is the only US aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2014, 00:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Here:...

Here: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/490255-v22-osprey-discussion-thread-mk-ii-27.html#post8575600

A post on the status of the USMC transition from the CH-46 to the MV-22B:...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2014, 06:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

What does Fort Worth (Lockheed/Martin F-35...

What does Fort Worth (Lockheed/Martin F-35 production facility) have to do with this problem?

It is the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine that failed - (P&W headquarters in East Hartford, Connecticut)...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2014, 22:16
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

A very short-lived "precautionary inspection...

A very short-lived "precautionary inspection grounding".

From another board, but a familiar name:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2014, 04:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Oh, yes - there are so many airports near the...

Oh, yes - there are so many airports near the &*&^%^$$# aircraft carriers in the middle of the ocean, so the USN doesn't need to worry about its constantly-failing single engine on the F-35C.

That...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2014, 23:23
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Yes - the F-80/T-33, F-84, F-86, F-100,...

Yes - the F-80/T-33, F-84, F-86, F-100, F-102/106, F-8 Crusader, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, Mirage III/V/2000/F1, AMX, Sea Hawk, Hunter, Gnat, G91, Draken, Viggen, Gripen, F-16, etc all show the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2014, 07:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Well, Gripen does have that neat trick where they...

Well, Gripen does have that neat trick where they rotate their canards to near vertical so as to act as a massive air brake - and which also pushes the nose-wheel down, increasing its...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2014, 07:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Well, I can see that 1,200-1,500 foot runway...

Well, I can see that 1,200-1,500 foot runway including resupply by MV-22 Osprey and CH-53K, not C-130J.

As for the matter of AEW - the USMC has been looking into that, with several options (such...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2014, 00:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

As has been the listing for the non-afterburning...

As has been the listing for the non-afterburning EA-6B, which has been aboard USN carriers since the late 1960s, which matches the 148 Db of the F-35 in afterburner!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2014, 04:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Rhino power & longer ron - the data provided by...

Rhino power & longer ron - the data provided by the USN was for how the wire interacted with aircraft wheels during landing.

Simplistically put, it was the amount of time after the aircraft wheels...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2014, 05:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

I just love how you guys insist on ignoring...

I just love how you guys insist on ignoring reality and truth in your desperate quest to malign the aircraft and its designers.

You've been told repeatedly, and shown reports to verify, that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2014, 01:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

CA-27 Sabres: redesigned & built in Oz. ...

CA-27 Sabres: redesigned & built in Oz.

MirageIIIs: assembled in Oz

Macchi 326: assembled in Oz

PC-9s: assembled in Oz

F/A-18A/B: assembled in Oz
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2014, 22:21
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

Does the "ground attack version of the...

Does the "ground attack version of the Eurofighter" even exist?

Last I heard the most-capable strike/ground-attack upgrades had been dropped from the program.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2014, 02:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

One has to be brainwashed or brain dead to...

One has to be brainwashed or brain dead to believe the F-35 program represents anything more than a boondoggle for the complex at taxpayer's expense. [/quote]


U.S. Military Aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2014, 04:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,627,199
Posted By GreenKnight121

That is also true for every jet fighter or strike...

That is also true for every jet fighter or strike aircraft in the whole &%$## world!
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