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May 1, 2012 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Raptor pilots are not keen to fly… #2318247

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Some of the F22 community have asked not to have to fly it until its safe according to a well sourced piece on the DEWline blog:

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/05/some-f-22-pilots-asking-not-to.html

Maybe the guys who asked are the ones who are in the UAE now..

April 30, 2012 at 9:20 am in reply to: Quadbike Indian Air Force Thread Part 18 #2319426

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Will the NLCA eventually get a retractable ladder for the pilot(s)? That separate ladder used on the N-1, to me, seems like it would be a hindrance for a carrier deck.

On second though, I would think that the LEVCONS are “NO STEP” surfaces so without an external platform like the ladder used for the N-1, the back seater wont be able to get in.

A couple of pics of the Rafale-M and the SH to clarify what I am talking about…

http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/luc_colin4/rafale_m_enol/images/rafale_m_enol_016_of_108.jpg

http://www.jaffapix.com/riat2006/friday/fri10DJ%20FA18F.1280×1024.jpg

I like the Rafale solution but hope they stick to the external ladder… not sure how much more extra weight they will add to the NLCA and LCA which is already having performance issues..

April 25, 2012 at 6:58 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793323

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The weight of the missile does not correspond to the range looking at other long range missiles in the world.

The warhead is unnaturally large. Either India is not confident that they cannot miniaturize their nuclear warheads to a small enough size or they put a huge warhead on it just to constrain the range.

Would fit in with the discussions about the 1998 tests

April 22, 2012 at 8:37 pm in reply to: japan develops 5:gen after all! #2323194

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they be building it now
looking at that cross section built so far, it looks like it could potentially hold one center bay with 2 missiles or 3

Looks like the final version would have a larger canopy compared to the mock up

such a baby of an aircraft compared to the huge fighter bombers like J-20 😮

is it for point defense ? does it make more sense with the japanese AESA radar bvr missiles? or is it carrier capable?

April 22, 2012 at 7:01 pm in reply to: Quadbike Indian Air Force Thread Part 18 #2323259

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Rivet joint comes to mind!

are they trying to get the kind of capability that allowed the attacks near Damascus totally spoofing the Anti air systems?

April 20, 2012 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793398

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Livefist has an article that states that as per Dr V.G.Sekaran Director of ASL, DRDO, the first test firing of the Nirbhay long range cruise missile is slated for July-August timeframe.

link to article on Livefist

interesting news…

April 20, 2012 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793428

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Chinese media mock India’s ‘dwarf’ missile

While the Indian media are being swept along by the euphoria of the successful test launch of Delhi’s first long-range ballistic missile – which can reach deep within China – Chinese papers have dismissed outright its impact on India’s military might vis-a-vis China.

A lot of jeering but no real technical reasons why…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-17784779

April 19, 2012 at 7:28 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793483

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CCTV is the mouthpiece so it would be interesting to know what they think they know!

As for the fixed location, how do they get that? was that for internal consumption…

As for the CCP and what they still believe who knows…

April 19, 2012 at 7:12 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793521

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huh?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17765653

Earlier, the state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) said the test was “a historic moment for India and it shows that India has joined the club of the countries that own ballistic missiles”, Associated Press reported.

CCTV listed some of the missile’s shortcomings and said “it does not pose a threat in reality”

April 19, 2012 at 6:55 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793524

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^^ I agree. Just take a look at these two pictures.

Acc. to Media quotes:
————-Agni 3—-Agni 5
Length——-16.7m—–17m
Dia.———-1.85m——2m
Weighs——48tonne—50tonne

Maybe due to the change from marraging steel to filament wound tubes?

April 19, 2012 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Indian Missiles News #1793527

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Anyone have the list of deficiencies pointed out by Chinese TV when showing the Agni 5 launch?

April 16, 2012 at 8:20 pm in reply to: MMRCA – has Rafale been illegally subsidised? #2327344

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Aviation Space and week have picked up on the delay in the MMRCA deal… mind you the main bottle neck for final deliveries will be the readiness of HAL to produce the aircraft

April 15, 2012 at 7:29 pm in reply to: MMRCA – has Rafale been illegally subsidised? #2327961

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will the T:W ratio of the super 30 really be improved considering the strengthening of the structure to accommodate the Brahmos?

April 15, 2012 at 2:15 pm in reply to: Quadbike Indian Air Force Thread Part 18 #2328083

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Finally!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jd351Lxm0SY/T3l66jRBu1I/AAAAAAAABEo/-jNmpkh_Ac8/s1600/DSC00569.JPG

are they buying them? putting them up?

how long do the aircraft stay out in the tarmac when not in use?

April 15, 2012 at 11:49 am in reply to: Could new passenger plane be lifeline for BAE Brough? #2328181

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Why would BAe want to go back into Civil avaition having already sold of its part of Airbus?
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