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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2021, 09:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Etudiant, Glad you liked my post - I try to...

Etudiant,

Glad you liked my post - I try to offer information that might help better understand the challenges faced in developing military aircraft.

I would offer a couple of thoughts - Boeing...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2021, 19:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Perhaps I can usefully contribute here. A...

Perhaps I can usefully contribute here.

A very knowledgeable US Government guy who was closely associated with the JSF programme explained the X-32/X-35 issues like this: the basic truth that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2020, 06:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

ORAC, I wouldn’t think so, sir .....I...

ORAC,

I wouldn’t think so, sir .....I understand it may well be a substantial F-35B element. No details on any other aircraft included in this cross-decking effort, as far as I know yet.

Best...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2020, 11:32
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

ORAC, Actually, we are capable of cross...

ORAC,

Actually, we are capable of cross decking. I understand that the 3rd US Marine Air Wing are going to embark in HMS Queen Elizabeth. That will be the most significant piece of US/UK 'cross...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2019, 15:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

LO, Sorry, I think I could helpfully respond...

LO,

Sorry, I think I could helpfully respond here:

The empty weights I quoted were actual 'as weighed' from the 2016 OT&E report. Once again, for clarity, all three variants (that's A, B and C)...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2019, 17:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

ORAC, Breaking my 'go quiet' rule only to...

ORAC,

Breaking my 'go quiet' rule only to say thank you. Yes, you are quite right, the F-35C is really a lot slower to go supersonic and it does burn fuel - bigger wings and tails will do that....
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2019, 14:35
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Dear All, Thank you for your positive...

Dear All,

Thank you for your positive comments - it's nice to know that my posts help a little here and there. Also thank to those who responded with their posts - exchange of ideas is always a...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2019, 18:39
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Tech Guy, Hula, Perhaps I can help a little...

Tech Guy, Hula,

Perhaps I can help a little here.

Tech, your question helps illustrate the difficulty in comparing aircraft that were designed against different requirements. The Gripen is, in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 14:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Orca, other contributors, I hesitated to...

Orca, other contributors,

I hesitated to post this, but I thought it would help put the F-35B and its performance in context. Please feel free to disagree and criticise anything - that's how we...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2019, 10:25
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Pettinger, Happy to help explain here. ...

Pettinger,

Happy to help explain here.

The F-35B's powered lift system has two 'propulsors'. One is the main engine in the rear of the aircraft - it delivers thrust downwards via a swivelling...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2019, 11:41
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

ORAC, Thanks for an interesting post. There...

ORAC,

Thanks for an interesting post. There are a couple of points arising from the statement from Col Kelly that I'd like to offer some thoughts on.

1. Apparently he said that: 'Conventional...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2018, 16:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

JTO, At the risk of stating the blindingly...

JTO,

At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious, putting an aircraft on board ship always involves a weight penalty to whatever a 'realistic' payload is. The RN Commando Helicopter Force is...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2018, 19:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

ACW, perhaps I can offer the following thoughts. ...

ACW, perhaps I can offer the following thoughts.

Yes, the F-35B has a lift fan (a bit like a lift engine, yes), and yes, when it's shut down in forward flight it does add weight and yes, it's only...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2018, 17:14
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Perhaps I could offer some thoughts that might...

Perhaps I could offer some thoughts that might help this thread.

One of the main things any carrier borne air group has to do is to react to changing circumstances. These will change as the ship...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2018, 20:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

George, I'd like, if I might, to offer a...

George,

I'd like, if I might, to offer a couple of observations on your post. Others might find them of some interest. (or probably not).

Yes, 'one could probably state' all sorts of theories...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2018, 15:16
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Thomas, I don't know why you're posting...

Thomas,

I don't know why you're posting this link, but working on the assumption that you want to know a bit more about the issue (as opposed to just throwing up carrier related 'bad news' ),...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2018, 13:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Thomas, Thanks for coming back. Taking your...

Thomas,

Thanks for coming back. Taking your points one at a time:

1. Putting coatings down on flight decks can be surprisingly difficult to achieve reliably. The RN, the USN and many other...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2018, 06:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

No, fair spot - it’s never too late to relearn...

No, fair spot - it’s never too late to relearn the old lesson about reviewing your posts with a little care.

Thank you

Engines
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2018, 20:01
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Albert, Many thanks for pointing out my...

Albert,

Many thanks for pointing out my rubbish typing. Age and stupidity creeping in

Best Regards as ever to all those getting their typing right

Engines
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2018, 16:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Thomas Coupling, Perhaps I can help a little...

Thomas Coupling,

Perhaps I can help a little here - we have another 'the F-35B has big problems going to the deck' discussion going on. You raised two issues.

One at a time: "Did you know that...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2018, 11:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Turin, George has it right - if the aircraft...

Turin,

George has it right - if the aircraft can't get into the 'powered lift' mode, the only options would be divert ashore for a conventional rolling landing or, if doing full blue water ops (no...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2018, 08:12
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Bevo, My apologies for not including the...

Bevo,

My apologies for not including the fuel bit in my previous reply. I can offer this, which was the situation in about 2006.

The 'VL bring back' weight for the F-35B included a mandated...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2018, 17:44
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Rhino, Perhaps I can support nab's response...

Rhino,

Perhaps I can support nab's response to your post earlier on today re F-35B, bring-back and SRVLs. I've put this information out several times, but am happy to do it again, as it seems...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2018, 09:08
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

QE Carrier

Phil,

The two models of the new carrier in the FAAM date from the stage in the programme where two variants were still being considered. One with catapults and arresting gear, the other a STOVL...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2017, 16:32
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Caz, Thanks for replying. I thought I should...

Caz,

Thanks for replying. I thought I should respond.

My point was that carriers have been very useful in the past, and will provide capability to get access to a large part of the planet....
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2017, 18:33
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

SASless, My sincere apologies for not...

SASless,

My sincere apologies for not expressing myself more clearly. What I was trying (badly) to put over was the need for the RAF, RN and the Army to work together now to develop the detailed...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2017, 16:55
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Perhaps I could add something here... ...

Perhaps I could add something here...

'anywhere on the planet' - well, it's true a carrier can't get to the centre of large land masses. But their ability to get to some bits of land has been...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2017, 13:04
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Sandie, i think the ramp used at Pax for the...

Sandie,

i think the ramp used at Pax for the F-35B work is a new build. Can any PPruners out there confirm/deny, please?

Best regards as ever to all those working the ramp,

Engines
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2017, 18:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

OAP, George, Perhaps I didn't do a good...

OAP, George,

Perhaps I didn't do a good enough job of explaining how the F-35 designers went about handling the thermal management issue. I'll try to do better. (While working on the programme, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2017, 12:05
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

OAP, Sincere apologies for not getting the...

OAP,

Sincere apologies for not getting the sense of your post right. I'll try to do better in future.

MSOCS made some good points on this issue, which is (unavoidably) complex. How 'bad' or how...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2017, 06:53
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Sandie, others, Thanks for coming back. I'm...

Sandie, others,

Thanks for coming back. I'm not surprised that the F-117 had similar issues, as the key factors driving the issue were similar.

OAP, any decision can be 'dumb' - but using fuel...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2017, 17:35
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Glad, I might be able to help here. ...

Glad,

I might be able to help here.

Managing the thermal loads (keeping stuff cool and keeping stuff warm and moving heat energy around) in any combat aircraft is quite a hard job. In stealth...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2017, 15:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

MSOCS, Perhaps I can help here (perhaps...

MSOCS,

Perhaps I can help here (perhaps not....)

The F-35B is certainly designed as a 'strike' aircraft - but it's a 'strike fighter', and is certainly capable of carrying out AD (or CDA?) if...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2016, 07:57
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Hope these few snippets might inform some readers...

Hope these few snippets might inform some readers - apologies for boring those who already know this.

It would be an understandable assumption that aircraft structures are manufactured to...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 16:08
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,149
Posted By Engines

Dat, Draken, Thank you - I'm just trying to...

Dat, Draken,

Thank you - I'm just trying to help people understand the issues faced in getting an aircraft like F-35B to sea.

Yes, there's a heat (and blast) issue - and it's a bit more than a...
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