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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2018, 10:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

There would seem to be a logical case for the...

There would seem to be a logical case for the USMC to put the first F35C squadron on a carrier.

If the USN is happy with the F/A-18E/F in the near future and the legacy Hornets are getting too...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2018, 12:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Thanks for the clarification. So the USN...

Thanks for the clarification.

So the USN will have sent all their Legacy Hornets to the bone yard, if all goes to plan by next year.

There then just remains the question of what to equip the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2018, 10:51
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

As I understood it the USN had planned to replace...

As I understood it the USN had planned to replace its legacy Hornets with F35Cs in the first instance as the legacy airframes were getting rather long in the tooth, so replacing the USN legacy fleet...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2018, 09:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

If the F35C is not taken up seriously by the...

If the F35C is not taken up seriously by the USN/USMC the question must be asked what are they going to do with the rather long in the tooth legacy F18s?

Replacing the legacy F18s with new build...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2018, 15:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Not the I am questioning the understanding that...

Not the I am questioning the understanding that the British F-35Bs are all running 3F software however I have yet to see a photo of a not test and development aircraft with external stores, an...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2017, 17:43
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Thanks for that, so 3F is roughly a year away and...

Thanks for that, so 3F is roughly a year away and there is a facility to upgrade the LRIP airframes.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2017, 15:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Engines, Thanks again for getting back to...

Engines,

Thanks again for getting back to me.

Regarding 3F software, I also understood that the software was meant to have been released by now, as yet I have not seen a photo of a F35, that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2017, 12:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Thanks Engines, as ever a very helpful post. ...

Thanks Engines, as ever a very helpful post.

It would seem to me that at the moment the answer to my questions is not sure....

Unless I have misread your post?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2017, 09:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Does anyone know when Software Block 3F is...

Does anyone know when Software Block 3F is finally going to be rolled out?

Further does anyone know what the plans are for bringing the UK's F35s to that standard, thinking of all the press about...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2017, 15:32
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

I was always under the impression that the C had...

I was always under the impression that the C had the largest range, a specific advantage over the A.

Has something happened to reduce the range of the C, or are apples and pears being compared?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2017, 17:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

B & C

With the present UK infrastructure, there may well be an argument for a mixed buy of F35Bs and F35Cs.

Both versions use probe refuelling and are managed by the US Navy.

Personally I think a one...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2017, 20:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

I am sure it will be interesting to see this,if...

I am sure it will be interesting to see this,if it is appropriate, once the F35 is cleared for more aggressive flight profiles.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2017, 17:08
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

It would be interesting to know what standoff...

It would be interesting to know what standoff weapons were used by the IAF F35A, I was not aware that any were cleared for use with software version 3i.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2017, 12:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

I thought that half of the point of improved...

I thought that half of the point of improved situational awareness was that this enabled longer range targeting of weapons, assuming that the weapons are cleared for use.

So is the discussion...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2017, 11:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Moore's Law and the passage of time

As I heard that interview, what was being said was "This is a great machine as it has up to date systems that make life easier for us". It was recognised that in Desert Storm the Hornet was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2017, 10:18
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Why is it with the F35 that there are always two...

Why is it with the F35 that there are always two diametrically opposite stories out there?

There was a great fan fare about how successful the latest F35C trials on a carrier had been, you think...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2016, 16:08
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Ken I am glad to hear that the exact failure...

Ken I am glad to hear that the exact failure mechanism is fully understood by LM and an appropriate solution is being rolled out to the fleet, from what you say the problem is confined to the B and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2016, 16:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Sorry my point was not questioning the design of...

Sorry my point was not questioning the design of the bracket.

I am sure that it was done in good faith, my point was that this reasonably designed bracket has failed, I am not aware that the exact...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2016, 11:47
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

The next question of course is why was the...

The next question of course is why was the bracket designed in this what now appears to be "fail deadly" way? Is the bracket only on the B or is it common across the family and are there similar...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2016, 14:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

If both projects had gone head on their initial...

If both projects had gone head on their initial timescales, it could be argued that the USMC might have been so impressed with an F35 on a ramp, as I recall they liked Harriers on ramps off the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2016, 16:36
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

In a word Yes Well I am just pointing out...

In a word Yes

Well I am just pointing out that the A has the problem, so it would seem probable that the B also has the problem.

What I do not know is if the all singing all dancing software...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2016, 14:21
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Link to the DOT&E Report that highlighted the...

Link to the DOT&E Report that highlighted the weapons bay heat problems, these were in an A, I would have thought that a B would have more of a propensity to overheat.

It would be interesting to...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2016, 13:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

I seem to recall a few months ago that there were...

I seem to recall a few months ago that there were discussions about having to open the weapons bay in flight as it was getting hot. Seems that the fix on the face of it was not 100% successful.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2016, 14:05
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

It looks to me as though Marine Corps Ear...

It looks to me as though Marine Corps Ear Defenders need updating...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2016, 11:04
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

ORAC Thank you for the further insight into...

ORAC Thank you for the further insight into French design goals. It is still however true to say that the Typhoon's basic structure was not designed to take the stresses of CATOBAR operations whilst...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2016, 09:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Darren P, as I understand it the Rafale's...

Darren P, as I understand it the Rafale's development was only started because a Naval Version of what is now Typhoon was ruled out by the then consortium, the French then left and started...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2016, 16:16
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

As I put above it is difficult to understand how...

As I put above it is difficult to understand how a G Limited plan running 3I software can be so much better than anything else, in all respects we are lead to believe, when the Gilmore report says...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2016, 18:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Spaz, yes I have seen all the bits you have...

Spaz, yes I have seen all the bits you have quoted. None of them answer the question as posed.

Is a G limited F35 the best thing since sliced bread, that can out perform an F16 whilst a non...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2016, 16:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

KenV you might well be right however when there...

KenV you might well be right however when there is great excitement that a development airframe, with a test pilot on board and not G limited I would have thought, is said to be outclassed by a two...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2016, 15:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Two messages

It would be quite nice to know what is real as regards the F35.

DOT&E chief, Michael Gilmore says that the aircraft is not on a good pathway to achieve what it was meant to, the software is late...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2016, 14:29
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

From KenV, "It seems to me that the take...

From KenV,

"It seems to me that the take away for Gen Goldfein's address at Red Flag was that the greatest strength of the F-35 is its connectivity and the onboard fusion/display capabilities of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2016, 17:14
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Slightly different story from the one about...

Slightly different story from the one about difficulties in getting F35s airborne as there were so many software problems and the report that an F35 needed so much support, with 2B and 3i software...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2016, 13:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

Call me confused etc, I understood that the...

Call me confused etc, I understood that the difference between an aircraft running 2B and 3I was basically that those running 3I had gone through a technical refresh, no added capability, just a...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2016, 11:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

MSOCS:- PhilipG, software stability has been...

MSOCS:-
PhilipG, software stability has been sorted for some time now. It was an issue, but no more. As to F-35 needing its hand holding in missions you've got me; I've no idea what you're on about....
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2016, 21:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,520
Posted By PhilipG

It would be nice to know the real truth about the...

It would be nice to know the real truth about the F35.
It is reported that the F35B needs a number of different assets to let it achieve mission goals, although the software it runs on 2B is stable....
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