ELPCondolences to the familes. This is about as brutal as it gets. Be interesting to see what the investigation yields.
ELPCondolences to the familes. This is about as brutal as it gets. Be interesting to see what the investigation yields.
ELPYou can set up an Apache web server to use just about any file extension to send to the PHP engine to parse. ( look at your Apache config file ) There is a line in there where you set the file extention you want the webserver to recognize as the kind of file you want it to send to the PHP engine to parse. In that line you tell it that lets say file extensions: php, php3 are the ones you want. So when you make a php file the webserver will read it and send it to the php engine to parse. Either there is some special php content management software or other special software that uses that exension you mentioned or the person wanted that file extension for any number of reasons.
ELPYou can set up an Apache web server to use just about any file extension to send to the PHP engine to parse. ( look at your Apache config file ) There is a line in there where you set the file extention you want the webserver to recognize as the kind of file you want it to send to the PHP engine to parse. In that line you tell it that lets say file extensions: php, php3 are the ones you want. So when you make a php file the webserver will read it and send it to the php engine to parse. Either there is some special php content management software or other special software that uses that exension you mentioned or the person wanted that file extension for any number of reasons.
ELPM2 project was done on a shoestring budget. Still have to qualify weapons to drop with the airframe. That takes some money. All the article says is they went out and funded some munitions. Didn’t say what kind. A design requirement is one thing. Captive carry, and flying the weapons and dropping them ( and getting results ) is another.
ELPOriginally posted by glitter
You mean that these countries who bought the F-35 are totally wrong and should resign ?
:rolleyes:
I would. I want to see something fly and do. Not go over budget and still not have stuff figured out. A concept demonstrator flew.. Hmmm a real jet hasn’t flown yet. Of course we still have the F-18E/F. The silence of it’s ability to compete is deafening.
ELPFlankers are Mainstays ????? Now I’m really confused… 😀 😀
ELPDepends how you use it. If you are going for raw performance, you can take the CFTs off and with the 29,000 engines, it is no slug. Although I have only seen the test aircraft do that here. Take off the CFTs and you give up some A2G weapons ability.
ELPExactly what Crobato said. Your chance of visualy spotting a big SU at WVR time is better than the J10. Also reward vis directly behind the big SU aint that great.
Assuming both have high-off-borsight helmet-heater combos, who ever spots first will get the shot out first. As time goes on WVR is getting too risky. Advantage- SU as it has fuel and speed. Assuming it aquires knowledge of the J-10 at distance, it should be able to keep it at distance and BVR it. Sounds good anyway. Computers work faster than man. A few seconds of time and/or distraction on something else and you are in WVR range and have to deal with it for what ever reason.
Overall operational tactics of the SU should put the J-10 at more risk. SUs come in fast ( can do because of lots fuel ) and high and get a BVR shot off first at longer range ( because of speed and height ).
I’ll bet the J-10 is a lot more fun to budget for in operating costs year after year. 😉
Be nice to see J-10 compete on the world sales market, could be a lot of customers.
ELPOriginally posted by sharmaji
The Rafale is no F-22 but it is ahead of the F-15 in design. And Sauron, no 40 “30 year old designed Su-27s” would cost 3.2B, heck India paid 1.6B for 40 Su-30Ks. even if you minus set up costs. training facilities, personel etc, these F-15s will cost about 70M a peace! If some one tells me that this is not a bit pricy then what the heck is?
Define “pricey”. Paying for an aircraft that has no proof of REAL all weather PGM ability at demo time is expensive. It’s two years later and the Rafale and EF2000 camp is still way slow in fielding A2G stuff that should have already been done. Lets hope they win this new deal. If they don’t, that is an aweful “expensive” way to learn ( twice ) that the jets should have been ready to demo all weather ( inexpensive ) PGMs like AASM at customer decision time.
ELPSupporters of aircraft carriers and sea-based aircraft may argue that the Iraq war, like the war in Afghanistan, demonstrated the value of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft for conducting U.S. military operations where access to in theater land bases is limited. The Navy’s investment in these platforms, proponents argue, should be increased to mitigate potential forward basing access problems and ensure future U.S. long range conventional strike capabilities.
Trying to make a road map out of NavAir in one little paper would be impossible, given all the past procurement problems. I for one don’t ever think it will be anywhere even close to perfect because of all the massive organization / funding issues over years. So I would suggest we deal with it and make do. We have enough carriers. Also given that all weather PGMs like JDAM, JSOW and SLAM-ER makes it certain that we can do a higher rate of successful strikes off of a carrier today than we ever could…. with less airframes. A lot of people that don’t “get it” still are thinking in the sorties per target mindset ( dumb iron ) as opposed to the targets per sortie thinking ( new PGMs ). One of today’s “CAGs” could have told the guy that. Too bad he didn’t quote one.
OK thats enough for today 😉
ELPThe downing of an F-117 in Operation Deliberate Force (the war in Bosnia), indicates that these aircraft are vulnerable to enemy air defenses if not protected adequately.
They are alwaysvulnerable. Just less so than other airframes. They are vulnerable if they are used stupidly with poor mission planning and/or repeat routing.
ELPA final argument, that some make against heavy investments in the F/A-22 for future air dominance, is that the Raptor is not as well suited for this role as the Air Force contends. The F/A-22’s low radar cross section, its aerodynamic maneuverability, powerful radar, and super-cruise capability are all impressive attributes, opponents concede. However, the Raptor’s 540-nautical mile un-refueled combat radius dictates that it operate from forward bases.
Where do I start with this one? The forward basing thing again. Tell me something new please.
Also, the F/A-22 is capable of carrying internally only two bombs (1,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAM) in the current inventory.
The F-22 is a air domination fighter first and a door kicker lead second. It won’t be used as a bomb truck all the time everyday. That internal ord is to take out critical AD nodes or other special targets as part of the lead play on a team of other platforms.
The F/A-22 is projected to carry eight Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) internally, but that weapon is still under development.
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz ! Wrong. It is still under development, but by reading that, the great unwashed might imply that it isn’t tested well and ready for use. It’s solid now. So much so that 24,000 of them were put on order months ago. It will still be under “development” as are other weapon systems because of its utility. Example “sensorless” bomb hitting a moving target. ( DARPA proof of concept with JSTARS, first phase with this tech proven hitting a moving target ). And other things like making it “dual use” Not only GPS/INS but some kind of IR tech in the nose ( take your pick ) )
I don’t know why anyone should take this guy with anymore credibility than a lot of members on this forum. I have read way better, on point analysis from, Crobato, Steve, the other Steve ( the navy one 😀 ) etc etc etc.
Most of what this guy is talking about are things you can pick up with any search engine or library. Especially for some of the more seasoned members on this forum telling us stuff we already know or have thought of.
ELPAre 90 EA-18Gs enough aircraft to protect all Navy strike aircraft?
Define protect? A modern air defense networks historically have not stopped the mail from getting through. Jamming is not the be all end all of executing a major air campaign. It is one of only many important team players that distrupt and take down or make ineffective, a modern AD network. Proper recon of methods and placement ( RIVIT JOINT, U2 ( with ELINT packs ) etc
Deciding on entry points and tactics to be used by stealth assets ( manned and unmanned strikers, JASSM etc )
Major strategic targets are still going to get hit. This is not Hanoi AD, Warpac AD circa 80’s, Iraq AD circa 90-91. The one thing that we know about jamming assets is that the number and composition of the platform required will change alot. Is 90 enough? Who knows? Thats one big reason of all the uncertain times of jamming platforms over the last several years. Not all strike packages as mentioned above, need jamming to do a successful mission of taking down a target. Rather than worry about jamming emitters all the time every day, it is just as easy some times to make it show itself so it can be killed.
ELPIs the Marine Corps considering developing a radar jamming variant of the JSF? If so, would a joint program with the Air Force save money and make sense?
Interesting thought, but hardly at the top of the list for JSF. It has to survive cost over-runs, delays and a real one is yet to fly. Naked concept demonstrators don’t count.
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