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  • June 24, 2012 at 7:39 pm in reply to: Is there any point in VTOL Strike Aircraft today? #2291446
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    The high cost I speak of is the burden put on the other two varients. The price on those goes up putting a greater burden on the Air Force and the Navy just so we can have a niche a/c that is less capable and more expensive. No, the way to go should have been to only have an Air Force and Navy version of the JSF and to have developed a VSTOL a/c seperatly. As it is, the whole program remains on shakey ground, primarily because of cost.

    June 24, 2012 at 7:01 pm in reply to: Is there any point in VTOL Strike Aircraft today? #2291489
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    And if that “flexibility” comes at too high of a price, even for the United States, then it should be cut.

    June 24, 2012 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Is there any point in VTOL Strike Aircraft today? #2291521
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    There were trade offs then and there are still trade offs now. Just look at the F35. Not only the F35B has its own trade offs compared to other models, but even the other models got trade-offs inherited from the constraint to develop a VSTOL variant (size, architecture etc). If you add everything, I’m pretty sure the US would be better off without the F35B whatsoever & that the other variants would be better performing if they had been developed without VSTOL in mind.

    Nic

    Agreed. although I would qualify that by stating it would have been better to develop a VSTOL fighter completely seperatly from the F-35 program. Something a bit more austere.

    June 23, 2012 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Turkish F-4 down #2292036
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    The BIG question is: If the west gets inviolved, what will Russia do?

    June 23, 2012 at 5:23 am in reply to: Turkish F-4 down #2292236
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    Why would the site be “wiped out”? It shot down a foreign combat aircraft that had violated Syria’s national boarders.

    June 23, 2012 at 3:28 am in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015449
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    So will the RN be calling “their” F-35s “Sea Lightning” while the RAF calls theirs Lightning?

    June 23, 2012 at 3:26 am in reply to: Is there any point in VTOL Strike Aircraft today? #2292266
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    Did the USAF decline to purchase the F-35B (Why not F/V-35B?) to replace the A-10 because they determined it couldnt generate the required ammount of sorties? Saw that on Wiki and it just cant be true.

    June 23, 2012 at 1:27 am in reply to: Turkish F-4 down #2292294
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    well……..one a/c can do ALOT of damage. That was proved 11 years ago. As deplorable as the situation is….Turkey should have known better. The West may not like it, but Syria is a soverign nation, and it seems that Russia intends to keep it that way.

    June 21, 2012 at 12:17 am in reply to: Underwater aircraft carrier #2015650
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    It sounds like a bad unworkable idea. I’m guessing it wont happen.

    June 20, 2012 at 10:38 am in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015736
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    Does the RAF see the “B” as a Tornado replacement?

    June 20, 2012 at 2:57 am in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015789
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    I see that the UK has gone back to the “B” and STOVL for the two CVFs, now my question is, will the RAF be getting only “B” models too, or will they be getting the “C” still?

    June 19, 2012 at 12:41 am in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015855
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    19K11, I’m confused.

    Are we due a U-turn on the UK F35 choice because Washington will force it on us (as was the contention 2 weeks ago) or because the UK is ruled by a bunch of clowns?

    As with the entire JSF program we are at if not passed the point of no return on these decisions surely?

    There will be a u-turn if the US Congress does not get its act together and pass a bill to avoid “sequestration” befor the end of the year. I have serious concerns that the Congress will not be able to do that, this being an election year and the 2 sides hating each other and all. It does look like it will be left to the “lame-duck” session to try to come up with a compromise at the last min, but the Dems and Reps do not have a track record of working too well together of late.

    June 17, 2012 at 11:52 pm in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015953
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    If I’m not mistaken……….carrier born tanking is not a requirement for STOVL because no STOVL a/c can carry a refueling pod. i’m not too sure if thats going to be the case with the F-35B tho. The carrier born “tanker” on a CATOBAR ship would be the F-35C so I’m not really seeing where your argument is coming from. Granted this is the first I’v heard of it so if you could maybe expand on it I would be greatful.

    June 17, 2012 at 10:59 pm in reply to: The UK F35 debate topic (separate from CVF discussion) #2015962
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    Are you talking about the RAFs new A330?

    June 17, 2012 at 10:56 pm in reply to: A400M thread #2296364
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    Well said!

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