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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Aug 2018, 14:09
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Agreed. HH clearly implied otherwise. Why...

Agreed. HH clearly implied otherwise.

Why are there "only 11" super carriers? Certainly not because of their alleged vulnerability. They are at least two big reasons: 1) they are very expensive...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2018, 15:31
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

How do you define "have actually been targeted at...

How do you define "have actually been targeted at a carrier since 1945" The soviets most certainly "targeted" our carriers with all the above (except perhaps kamikazes) but never press the launch...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2018, 12:04
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

How many times and for how many decades have we...

How many times and for how many decades have we heard this same refrain: "they're obsolete because they're impossible to protect from (fill in the blank)." So far the blank has been filled with high...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2018, 17:05
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Gotta love the Zero Length Launch. The Zero...

Gotta love the Zero Length Launch. The Zero Length Landing? Not so much.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2018, 17:00
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Being able to operate at sea and being able to...

Being able to operate at sea and being able to operate from a STOVL carrier are two very different things. Adding a vertical lift system would add tremendously to the cost and complexity of any...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2018, 13:13
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Aaaaah! You're not claiming the caterwauling did...

Aaaaah! You're not claiming the caterwauling did not happen, but instead you're asking for "proof" the caterwauling was not misplaced. Your gut hatred for the F-35 has kept you in the dark over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2018, 11:02
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

But "caterwauling" has such panache and is so...

But "caterwauling" has such panache and is so fitting to the subject that it would be a shame not to use it.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2018, 14:28
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Really??? Where've you been? The "F-35 Cancelled"...

Really??? Where've you been? The "F-35 Cancelled" thread includes pages and pages and pages of caterwauling about the F-35's deficient turn performance relative to the F-16. You were a contributor to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2018, 16:29
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

The Rafale is indeed a very capable aircraft, if...

The Rafale is indeed a very capable aircraft, if a bit smallish. But export? Rafale has a depressingly long list of failed export bids. The exports to Egypt and Qatar are arguably attributed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2018, 15:54
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Speaking of the "top right hand corner of the...

Speaking of the "top right hand corner of the envelope": the North American F-108 Rapier was a Mach 3 cranked delta designed in the late 50s. It was very ambitious, very expensive, and cancelled. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2018, 15:24
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

It all boils down to how you expect to fight. ...

It all boils down to how you expect to fight. For decades the fighter mafia has insisted on extreme maneuverability and de-emphasized or outright poo-poo'd speed and altitude. Consider the F-35...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 18:26
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Ummm, that Northrop link? It's a flying wing, NOT...

Ummm, that Northrop link? It's a flying wing, NOT a delta. Neither is the Navy bird. (and for Melmot, neither is the Boeing bird).

As for the absurd notion that Europeans "don't know a lot about...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 14:12
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

Exactly my point. Why must a representative ...

Exactly my point. Why must a representative "domestic" European design have a delta wing? What is the fascination with deltas?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 14:08
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

This reminds me of the USAF general's quip...

This reminds me of the USAF general's quip regarding the Mirage 2000: "They've perfected the F-106."
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 12:18
Replies: 431
Views: 194,743
Posted By KenV

What's up with the European commitment to delta...

What's up with the European commitment to delta wings? The French, Germans, UK, Sweden keep churning out delta wing designs. Everybody else in the world (US, Russia, China, Japan, etc) seem to have...
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