A few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, a film came out in which a youthful Tom Cruise was threatened with ” flying plastic dog**** out of Taiwan for the remainder of his career” – should he and his wingman fail at Miramar.

It was Hong Kong.

SDB II seeker is optimized for automated target recognition and hitting moving targets.

SDB I and II have a range of 80-90km, but the flyout time is longer since they are glide bombs. That range is within the F-35’s sensor capabilities against camouflaged targets and decoy discrimination.

SPEAR 3 is looking at 140km.
https://world.eurofighter.com/articl…almighty-punch

Spray a bit of jamming on the radar, launch 8 and then wait for impact.

Hey, Guys! Win, lose or draw we shall all learn in three weeks time. I refuse to get exercised over the matter.

It will probably be delayed following the vote on the 12th March. But we can always hope that the EU will reject the delay.

Looking at that graph, could you explain how the EJ200 (developed in the ’80s) is already operating at 1,800K (1527degC)?

SPEAR 3 has longer range and is more about SEAD/DEAD and taking out vehicles with SAM cover. SDB I/II are more about taking out buildings or parts of buildings from closer ranges, or large patrol boats too I guess. SPEAR 3 can also take low level routes to the target if need be.

It’s a simple principle. Run a higher BPR for cruise and take-off, getting better fuel consumption and take-off thrust, then reduce the BPR when you want to go supersonic. So basically you run a BPR of maybe 1-2:1 at take-off and when cruising and then 0.3-0.4 when going supersonic.

“Show me the sign that said there’d be £350m of savings. The sign said that we send £350m per year to the EU. It’s a gross figure but it’s a fact.”

I’m sorry but you appear happy to be rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, to make a pointless argument, whilst it’s sinking into the cold icy sea. That was the statement, that was the inference, fact. It didn’t state save £179M but give £350M to the NHS or any other combination.

You’d be far better off having some passion and anger about reality about the mass exodus of businesses from the UK, it’ll make that £350M paltry.

It didn’t state ‘give the NHS £350m’. It stated, “Let’s fund the NHS instead.”

That’s May’s fault for not preparing a proper no deal plan with tariffs and non-tariff barriers to make clear to those businesses that they’d effectively be completely excluded from the UK market if they left. At the moment she’s giving off the impression of a deal or a low tariff no deal, and that’s what’s driving the businesses away.