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July 11, 2013 at 9:25 pm in reply to: General Discussion #276027

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The Exorcist-Tubular Bells :dev2:

July 11, 2013 at 9:25 pm in reply to: Your favorite Film-Score (non-Aviation Films too) #1876263

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The Exorcist-Tubular Bells :dev2:

July 11, 2013 at 9:16 pm in reply to: Cold war prototypes that didn't make it #2275985

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F-18growler this may be of interest in that case [URL=”http://http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2011/12/secret-a-12-avenger-ii-s…“]
A simple design that could have gone very far but like most tossed away and not taken and what a sad end to this aircraft

Geoff. 😀

O yes seen that one. The canopy found for the 1st time in histroy. 🙂 Jeez, it’s the size of a trailer if you look at it. Far a masterpiece in aviation history. I wish i had the money so the seller could fund in the Canopy. But it will go down to the rarest piece of a prototype aircraft sold on a international site. 😉 Very interesting

July 11, 2013 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Cold war prototypes that didn't make it #2276026

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A-12 Avenger II

The A-12 Avenger II. Really weird plane IMHO. But it was to replace the A-6 Intruder for the long range ground attack deep interdiction strike role. I like this ATF aircraft, however it did have several overcosts and delays on the A-12 program than later got canceled. The A-12 was to have a weapons load of 5,160 pounds of ordinance.

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July 6, 2013 at 2:09 pm in reply to: Your Favorite Hornet/Super Hornet pics. #2277736

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FWIW the legacy Hornet has a quad redundant digital FBW system as well….there are some differences, but nothing especially significant.

Thanks AoA 😉

July 5, 2013 at 4:30 am in reply to: The 'JUST A NICE PIC…' thread #2278096

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Since the F-35 is superior at Ground Attack being a great bomb truck….

How about this photo?

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July 4, 2013 at 2:21 am in reply to: Saab Gripen & Gripen NG thread #3 #2235601

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Why is it fair to say that, does the Gripen not require fuel and weapons? Don’t put too much faith in SAAB powerpoint marketing slides or you’ll be disapointed.

Smaller= Less fuel load and less weapon carriage. I doubt many countries would want the Gripen as their main fighter. It’s small, but smaller is less consuming fuel. But it has great weapon loads, but it’s less weapons being carried. Mostly countries buy big fighters to recive more range, endurance and weapon carrying. Mabye the Gripen NG could make country’s want that new advanced Gripen?

Country’s with the least population get small attack fighters. Like T-50 for example. But it’s not going to win Canada’s competition, beacuse it doesn’t have strong gear structure on icy runways.

July 4, 2013 at 2:14 am in reply to: How would you re-build the Argentinian military aviation? #2235637

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the sad part is that PLA-MKII is actually serious with most of his posts 😮

😮 Some members don’t like trolls. 😉 Not you but the thread is sensitive already.

July 3, 2013 at 10:29 pm in reply to: Chinese Air Power Thread 17 #2235768

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Presumably fanboy art, but still, interesting imo. Wonder if a J-20S will become reality.
http://i.imgur.com/rjMGXd7.jpg

Psshhhh like 2050?

But why two seater?

What are the diffrences between the J-20S and J-20?

July 3, 2013 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Army Apache lasered. #2235875

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Did you fall when you took that photo?

July 3, 2013 at 4:17 am in reply to: Your Favorite Hornet/Super Hornet pics. #2236464

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Could you show me these facts please?

How is it more advanced than say the Rafale? Honestly i would really like to know.

Initially, the Super Hornet’s avionics and software had a 90% commonality with the F/A-18C/D fleet.
Differences include a touch, control display and a fuel display.
The Super Hornet has a quadruplex digital fly-by-wire system, as well as a digital flight-control system that detects and corrects for battle damage.
Initial production models used the APG-73 radar, later replaced by the APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA).
The AN/ASQ-228 is the main electro-optical sensor and laser designator pod for the Super Hornet.
The communications equipment consist of an AN/ARC-210 VHF/UHF and a MIDS low volume terminal for HAVE QUICK, SINCGARS and Link 16 connectivity.

Say HOTAS was enhanced in the rhino, the HOTAS for the most part is pretty good. On a lot of the things, you can either use HOTAS or push button functionality. HOTAS is improved on the Rhino.

Avionics are advanced and changed while USAF pilots on an interview on a person flying the Bug said that USAF pilots admitted that it has exellent avionics even if it lacks speed.

Overall it has ALR-67 warning reciver is designed to warn an aircraft’s crew of potentially hostile radar activity. It is an airborne threat warning and countermeasures control system built to be successor to the United States Navy’s AN/ALR-45. It has great warning reciver. Its a potential warning reciver on the Rhino.

It has the off bore sight joint helmet mounted cueing system and AIM-9x. To protect its self against an enemy threat, while the Tomcat didnt have that.

That’s why the Rhino is advanced.

July 3, 2013 at 1:39 am in reply to: Your Favorite Hornet/Super Hornet pics. #2236549

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Just found out the CFT’s are only suited for strike missions, not air superiority missions.

March 26, 2013:

Boeing engineers are quite proud of the tanks. Their shaping is said to add lift, creating almost zero net drag at cruising speeds. If tests bear that out, it means that almost all 3,000 pounds of extra fuel could be used to extend range. With that said, nothing in physics comes without a cost. The conformal tanks add weight and some transonic drag, reducing the Super Hornet’s already marginal transonic acceleration during missions that add them. This isn’t a fatal problem if the goal is long-range strike, but it could be an issue for air superiority missions like Combat Air Patrol. The logical solution would be to remove the conformal tanks for those kinds of missions, and accept the extra cruising drag inherent in multiple drop tanks.

July 2, 2013 at 7:04 pm in reply to: Your Favorite Hornet/Super Hornet pics. #2236969

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Super Hornet in A2A

So let’s talk about the Super Hornet in A2A. Is it a viable platform in A2A as its second role? Is it viable against the Flanker series and Mig-35?

July 2, 2013 at 11:30 am in reply to: J-17 vs F-18 #2237317

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Yes, both the SH and the H don’t do well if we consider the traditional WVR fight, but in today’s terms the SH is a potent weapon. Remember, the comparison is against the baseline Su-27 not the Su-35.

I’m not agreeing with this paragraph. Seriously this is got to be a joke. I’m sorry PLA-MKII, is just realized that you want the J-17 to win don’t you 😉 So the SH wast just build to do BVR? It was build for both missionary on BVR and WVR. Rhino is focused on WVR more than BVR. If we’re talking about the SH armed with AIM-9x and AIM-120’s against the J-17, than the Rhino wins, (remember the rhino is very maneuverable armed with A2A missiles) if its a clean armament with just guns fight, than J-17 wins.

July 1, 2013 at 11:20 pm in reply to: J-17 vs F-18 #2237684

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When will we see a F22 vs F35 topic? could be fun

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