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Forum: Military Aviation

9th Feb 2014, 21:48

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F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

It'll be interesting to see whether the F35 can...

It'll be interesting to see whether the F35 can stir up that much fog.

If its reported time to accelerate through mach 1 is correct, then the mist display would at least be visible for a long...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Feb 2014, 20:12

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

It seems astonishing that the Typhoon, designed...

It seems astonishing that the Typhoon, designed to perform well in air to air combat, would be sidelined in UK air defense by the F35, which is designed to be stealthy from the front and to drop...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Feb 2014, 21:26

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

INS

Surely installing a high-functioning INS isn't beyond the wit of the F35's huge marching army?

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Feb 2014, 17:22

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

It's not a huge surprise that flares dazzle IR...

It's not a huge surprise that flares dazzle IR cameras, no more so than it is that searchlights take away night vision adaption. The direction the flares go is the opposite to that of an incoming...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Jan 2014, 22:43

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

Neutrons are the unusual dose they would have...

Neutrons are the unusual dose they would have taken. Neither X-rays nor gamma will be coming through very strong after 4km of air, broadly equivalent to a couple of meters of water, despite the...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Jan 2014, 21:06

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

Why?

Presumably they volunteered, on the offer of some trivial inducement.

They weren't so badly off, being about 4000m away; as long as none of the crud came down, but drifted up and away.

I...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Jan 2014, 19:12

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F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

In the insurance scheme?

Of course.

They even saved themselves the cost, and dose, of an X-ray by standing on a big plate.

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jan 2014, 19:54

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

CM, You're right - a nuclear-armed F35...

CM,

You're right - a nuclear-armed F35 shouldn't be any more vulnerable than a non-nuclear-armed one. I'm just concerned that an opponent able to rile you to a nuclear attack is probably able to...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Jan 2014, 17:03

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

Didn't the gradual advent of precision guided...

Didn't the gradual advent of precision guided munitions remove the point of having air-launched tactical nuclear weapons? Assisted by deterrence now being applied on smaller scales by moves to allow...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jan 2014, 16:27

Replies: 12,075

F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

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Posted By awblain

Surely it can't be clubbed exactly like a baby...

Surely it can't be clubbed exactly like a baby seal: baby seals are cute.
Perhaps clubbed like something that's uglier and helpless.

But then again, if it works closely with its friends, from...

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