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September 21, 2008 at 5:43 am in reply to: F-104s in Star Trek #2471561

Peter G
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Early in the episode, Spock warns that the interceptor might be carrying nuclear missiles capable of inflicting serious damage on the ship. That would mean either the Douglas AIR-2 Genie (actually unguided and fuze detonated) or the Hughes AIM-26A Nuclear Falcon.

The F-104 was cleared to carry the Genie, but never did operationally. The AIM-26A saw only limited deployment with the F-102. Thus, a more thorough search of the Enterprise’s data banks would have found that the F-104 posed little threat to the ship.

But then there would have been no episode (with a dumb waiter in the transporter room!).

Genie had no fusing, the warhead was detonated by a timer: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/r-2.html

US fighters did not carry nuclear-tipped AAM till DEFCON 2 is reached. As mentioned in this book: http://www.amazon.com/DEFCON-2-Standing-Nuclear-During-Missile/dp/047167022

Chalk it up to the shows alternative reality! F-104/Genie trials: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyUcQbsEBrE&feature=related

Love this show and cannot wait till the Remastered series is released in Australia – Series 1 in November: http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/801176

Cough, cough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2ctm7JFxs&feature=related

September 20, 2008 at 2:59 pm in reply to: MiG-25R Photo Foxbats #2471824

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Rumours suggest that the MiG-25RB series and MiG-25BM could carry nuclear bombs….

September 6, 2008 at 10:32 am in reply to: PLAAF News, Photos and Speculation #12 #2478805

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The recent AFM says KJ-200

August 18, 2008 at 10:53 am in reply to: PLAN News, Photos and Speculation #3 #2072733

Peter G
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Soviets did the same – went with steam propulsion on the Sovremennyys because the shipyard and industry was set up for it.

Speaking as a former naval marine engineer – gas turbine and diesels are much better to work on compared with steam.

August 18, 2008 at 10:41 am in reply to: PLAAF News, Photos and Speculation #12 #2487865

Peter G
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The J-10 is a ‘looker’!

But where are the decoy launchers? :confused:

August 18, 2008 at 10:38 am in reply to: Alenia M-346 #2487866

Peter G
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Depends how much training you want to download from fighters to advanced trainers. You need a glass cockpit. RAAF Hawks have inflight refuelling probes to download this task from the F-18s.

The USAF has found that new pilots heading to the F-22 need a supersonic aircraft that can pull G. The T-38 cannot do this – they have to use the F-16.

South Korea is saving time and money training pilots from the T-50. Pilots are arriving on the F-16 with more experience and take less time to get up to speed overall.

You can not compare one advanced trainer directly with another without comparing the basic trainer.

Does Air Force A go with T-6B or PC-21 for basic or L-159 or Hawk or T-50 or any combination?

August 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm in reply to: Second italian Horizon DDG launched. #2072938

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someone could tell me what type of radars and its function are shown in the picture that has post Enrr of the destroyer Andrea Doria?

thanks in advance.

Look more like SATCOM antennas.

August 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm in reply to: JSF Delays Pile Up #2490308

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They’ll belong to the USN. They’ll be replacing the Tarawas so you’ll have the Wasp and LHA-6 classes that will be able to operate F-35s. The Wasps can operate up to 20 Harriers each (don’t know what that translates to in F-35s) and the LHA-6 up to 20 F-35Bs. That’s nothing to sneeze at.

USS America (LHA 6) airgroup is given as:
10 F-35B, 12 MV-22B, 4 UH-1Y, 4 AH-1Z, 4 CH-53E/K, 4 MH-60S (amphibious)
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20 F-35B, 4 MH-60S (attack)

Wasp LHD have operated as pure attack carriers with 24 AV-8B. This would end as as around 18 F-35B (probably no helo).

COnsidering they have operated as ‘Harrier carriers’ in 1991 and 2003 its likely they will do so in the future.

August 13, 2008 at 11:12 am in reply to: Taiwan's IDF Fleet #2490607

Peter G
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Wan Chien standoff anti-runway weapon?

August 13, 2008 at 6:57 am in reply to: JSF Delays Pile Up #2490696

Peter G
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Read about the heat issues here: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/aw081108p2.xml&headline=Component%20Failures%20Impact%20F-35%20Flight%20Testing&channel=awst

August 13, 2008 at 6:46 am in reply to: New cockpit displays for B-2 (and others?) #2490699

Peter G
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The original 20 x 8 inch display has been replaced by two 10 x 8 inch displays.

The top inch is used as ‘buttons’. The remaining 10×7 can be split into two 5 x 7. This 5 x 7 can be further split into 5 x 5 at top and two 2.5 x 2 at bottom.

The example given for an attack mission is four 5 x 7, one each for situation display (target, SAMs, friendlies, etc), DAS, EOTS and SAR radar.

No info is given on display make, but at least they have two. The HMD is used as the primary flight display instrument in any case.

Source: Flight International, 27 July 2007

August 13, 2008 at 2:57 am in reply to: Red Flag should be interesting. . . #2490771

Peter G
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Part of Red Flag is striker self defence – the Su-30MKI in attack role still should be using the radar to defend themselves.

Anyone have the original source for the radar being removed? – pretty drastic, surely they could have unplugged the radars power supply or something simple?

August 7, 2008 at 9:54 am in reply to: J-10 decoys #2454516

Peter G
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I also though the photo looks ‘wrong’ – my initial thought was an aircraft above the J-10 is dropping flares.

The decoy trajectory suggests the dispensers are top mounted.

Where are the decoy dispensers for the JH-7, Q-5, H-6, J-7?

I’ve seen the Z-10 dispensing flares.

August 7, 2008 at 6:48 am in reply to: J-10 decoys #2454569

Peter G
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Okay – but where are the dispensers mounted?

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/showphoto.php/photo/15272

August 6, 2008 at 3:00 am in reply to: What if no B-52, would the B-47 soldier on? #2455193

Peter G
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The B-52 had many structural and fatigue problems early on….
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