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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2019, 14:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Someone started a separate thread on that; I...

Someone started a separate thread on that; I suggest we use that to discuss this unfortunate incident. (https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/620332-f-35-disappears-radar.html)
No matter the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2019, 12:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

The amount of support for those varies, and it...

The amount of support for those varies, and it seems to decrease (among the allies) as time goes on. That the US had a serious and public fracas with Turkey in re what was going on in Northern Syria,...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2019, 20:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

If the assumption is that NATO is who wants to go...

If the assumption is that NATO is who wants to go to a fight in the Middle East. I am not convinced.
But no worries, two people can look at the same geostrategic situation and arrive at different...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2019, 20:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

This "joint" thing traces back to the comms and...

This "joint" thing traces back to the comms and interoperatiblity snafus during Grenada, 1983. From that came Goldwater Nichols Act. But there was a heck of a lot more to it than that. Joint...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2019, 13:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

In the last five or so years, and this is...

In the last five or so years, and this is directly related to the "coup" and the reaction to it, the intelligensia in Turkey has come under political attack by Erdogan's government: educators, etc....
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2019, 03:24
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

And you are wrong by about 70 years. My...

And you are wrong by about 70 years. My impressions were formed form 80's to 90's. If things have gotten better since, GREAT!
But with Erdogan being a likely cause of another brain drain, I would...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2019, 18:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

ORAC, while that is of interest (to me anyway)...

ORAC, while that is of interest (to me anyway) those numbers (in terms of actuals rather than forecast) will likely change every year.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2019, 19:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

For whom? About the last place I'd go when I...

For whom? About the last place I'd go when I heard "we'll do our maintenance here" if all of my NATO allies are an option is .. Turkey. Who came up with this brilliant plan? (Granted, my experience...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2019, 22:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

for idiots. Military professionals of all...

for idiots.
Military professionals of all kinds understand this. Prepare the battlefield for your advantage.
One enters into a war with the intent of winning, not with the intent of "finding...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2018, 12:43
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

NutLoose, you are about three weeks late ...

NutLoose, you are about three weeks late (https://www.pprune.org/showthread.php?p=10316755)to that show.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2018, 17:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Poms versus Aussies: beer bottles at dawn I'll...

Poms versus Aussies: beer bottles at dawn
I'll get the popcorn.
On topic, Glad to see the Japanese go All In.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2018, 16:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Given that they didn't listen much to me when I...

Given that they didn't listen much to me when I was active duty, Navy (though they did take a few suggestions about our joint pilot training on board one time), I'd say I match your influence...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2018, 21:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Thank you, a professionally produced video. ...

Thank you, a professionally produced video. Interesting that the speaker has flown both F-22 and F-35B.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2018, 17:05
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

That video is a bloody pain in the butt to listen...

That video is a bloody pain in the butt to listen to: they can't be bothered to use a human being to narrate; they had a robot voice "reading" the text from a prepared script.
Dear USAF: that video...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2018, 23:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I can answer part of the question in that...

I can answer part of the question in that article.
They used the F-35 for a strike mission for the same reason that we sometimes used a B-1 for CAS (not the ground commander's first choice, to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2018, 20:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Rhino, I have a vague memory from back in the...

Rhino, I have a vague memory from back in the 80's (even early 90's?) when some old USN frigates and some F-16's were held up (original destination Pakistan) due to a similar political mess.

And...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2018, 19:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

As we get older, forgetting things happens. The...

As we get older, forgetting things happens.
The F-35 was built to compete for the JSF requirement. The JSF requirement was separate from the F-22 (which was optimized for the fighter/air superiority...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2018, 13:00
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I will now raise the red BS flag on the noise...

I will now raise the red BS flag on the noise expelled by Binali Yildirim; I recall how Turkey "buys" aircraft from the US and others. They don't have the money to afford it, but somehow someone in...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2018, 20:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hmm, still not cancelled. Now, F-35's delivered...

Hmm, still not cancelled.
Now, F-35's delivered to the UK. If we do a modest review of the history, we will note whence the majority of the complaining posters are from since about post 1 of this...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2018, 15:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hmm. Since current doctrine includes the use of...

Hmm. Since current doctrine includes the use of air to air refueling, and has for about 50 years, I am not sure what this statement is intended to convey. My guess is that the seeds are being sown...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 17:15
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

We'll know if they've gone too far by that great...

We'll know if they've gone too far by that great big flaming fireball in the sky.
Ops(O) puts down coffee cup and sighs.

"Hmm, that area was more contested than we thought it would be, general...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 16:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I am sure it can fly in contested air space: the...

I am sure it can fly in contested air space: the enemy needs targets too. :p ('Cos, y'know, the stealth planes are invisible)
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2018, 12:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I had a real education dropped into my lap when I...

I had a real education dropped into my lap when I had to deal with it for real in sustained ops. All those things I thought I knew .... uh, I didn't. Good to learn, though. In a non permissive...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2018, 14:48
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

@ORAC I am not convinced that the expense and...

@ORAC I am not convinced that the expense and effort of adding tactical nukes to tactical aircraft will be deemed to be worth it. Delivering that payload (Lord save us if it comes to that) is...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2018, 14:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

The Navy has often been frustrated with the Joint...

The Navy has often been frustrated with the Joint "one size fits all" mantra spouted by politicians who have little technical understanding. But they got on board the program because there was no...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2018, 14:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Been reading Thompson's articles for some years,...

Been reading Thompson's articles for some years, for better and for worse. I find his full disclosure to be of interest in putting his article in context.
As to his previous article, one of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2018, 17:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Some of you seem to have overlooked attack...

Some of you seem to have overlooked attack helicopters as providing close air support/airborne fires. As this is the Military Aviation forum, such an oversight is not well played.

The 2.75...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 13:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Noise level, so that the EIS doesn't shut down...

Noise level, so that the EIS doesn't shut down your training wing ...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2017, 19:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

If the ladies would please put their handbags...

If the ladies would please put their handbags back on their shoulders, we might have an item or two (new?) to discuss about the F-35.


Or not.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 17:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

George, I believe I mentioned a few pages back...

George, I believe I mentioned a few pages back that the IAF risk assessment and risk thresholds are likely to be different than other nations' programs and processes, and that they are incentivized...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2017, 13:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Given that the last 40 years of varying...

Given that the last 40 years of varying approaches have achieved the square root of bloody fork all, this current approach is no better and no worse than previous. Negotiations don't happen in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2017, 20:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

George, it seems to me bad form to blast Brat for...

George, it seems to me bad form to blast Brat for speculation when you are engaging in the same -- see JTO's pointing that out to you -- regardless of your past linkage to the program. (The last...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2017, 19:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Still not cancelled. I wonder if we should ask...

Still not cancelled.
I wonder if we should ask for this thread to be locked and a new one started about, simply, the F-35. (All pro and con considered).

What do you all think?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2017, 14:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I don't think Turkey can either, SD.

I don't think Turkey can either, SD.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2017, 13:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,568
Posted By Lonewolf_50

So why didn't you get it? Short production runs...

So why didn't you get it? Short production runs make for expensive aircraft and expensive parts support in the longer term.
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