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  • January 1, 2011 at 9:18 am in reply to: Chinese J-XX/14/20 p.2 #2335678
    BlauerMax
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    Hotdog,

    How about using the ejection seat to estimate the size of the aircraft?
    The trucks might be a different distance from the aircraft. If you scale the aircraft
    so that the ejection seats match you might get a more accurate estimate using
    the trucks from the J-10 picture.

    December 28, 2010 at 8:46 am in reply to: what aircraft can be considered over engineered? #2339147
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    Alot of the aircraft designed before the days of CAD/CAM are over-engineered for safety from a structural point of view.

    Boeing 707, 747, B-52
    BAe Nimrod
    Lockheed C-130

    December 24, 2010 at 5:13 am in reply to: China's upcoming 5th G fighter–J-20 prototype is ready #2341555
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    I know they have big population, but can’t the chinese military have a base with big enough cleared perimeter

    Aspis, Just speculation on my part but it appears to me that the bases have a very large perimeter and that is why we seem to be getting blurred low resolution photos (cropped). Its time for us to sponsor somebody to fly over there with a Canon 800mm f5.6, 1D mk IV and a camo hide. 😀

    December 14, 2010 at 5:09 am in reply to: F-35 News Thread III #2348418
    BlauerMax
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    The easiest way to kill a Gen 5 is to bomb it as it sits in its parking spot. A2A combat is not assured as it is conceivable that ultra stealthy airplanes could fly past each other and be unaware of the other’s presence. But it is difficult to hide the airfields and 3km runways the Gen 5s operate from.

    Another way is to attack the runaways, tankers(non-stealthy) and AWACs(non-stealthy) with UCAVs.

    December 12, 2010 at 3:19 am in reply to: Future air superiority UCAV #2349927
    BlauerMax
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    i’m more interested in the supposed Japanese manned stealthy looking aircraft and japanese ucavs depicted in the photos fighting the Pak-fas!

    The Russian UCAVs look like the MiG Skat. I’m curious about the Japanese stealth fighter too :).

    December 9, 2010 at 1:22 am in reply to: The most "mis-understood" a/c in your opinion #2351890
    BlauerMax
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    Here’s my nomination:

    Boeing X-32 😀

    November 12, 2010 at 3:52 pm in reply to: Your own COIN-oriented air force… #2364362
    BlauerMax
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    I would like the following 🙂

    RQ-170 Sentinels
    Sikorsky X-2 LTH
    SuperBug with SDB and Brimstone

    November 6, 2010 at 5:26 am in reply to: Dassault Mirage IIIA RR Avon-powered prototype 'City of Hobart' #2366596
    BlauerMax
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    Wow, great looking aircraft 🙂
    Would be nice if Dassault built new Mirage IIIs for low cost QRA and air policing duties. Will the SNECMA M88 fit a Mirage III?

    October 27, 2010 at 6:22 pm in reply to: roll-rate data of jets #2382176
    BlauerMax
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    The Mitsubishi F-2 appears to have a very high roll rate. Its very snappy. Anyone know its rollrate?

    October 26, 2010 at 4:44 am in reply to: Future air superiority UCAV #2382749
    BlauerMax
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    http://www.youtube.com/v/75lKJN-D4xs?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

    An interesting video that shows an autonomous vehicle’s sensors. Although it is a ground vehicle it shows what is possible for UCAVs.

    October 20, 2010 at 8:36 pm in reply to: One of the QE class carriers to India (or Brazil or some one else)? #2023705
    BlauerMax
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    If one of the carriers has to go. How about operating them jointly with Australia? Australia is part of the Commonwealth and operates F18 and F18 Superbugs.

    October 20, 2010 at 2:54 pm in reply to: MRA4 dying a slow death? #2385576
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    One thing that bothers me about this is the idea that Nimrod is fundamentally flawed. What is it about it that’s so bad, compared to the alternatives? Lack of internal space has been mentioned. Compared to what? Age of airframe – ditto, remembering to take into account that the MRA4 is a new aircraft containing some recycled aluminium.

    IMHO. Its not a flawed aircraft. Its a bespoke aircraft. Only 9 aircraft planned and it is a new build aircraft resulting in high operating costs and a low number of aircraft for the R&D spent.

    October 20, 2010 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Ark Royal and Invincible #2023764
    BlauerMax
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    What if Osama intended this to happen? How else do you destroy a superpower? Through economics.. Instead of gearing their economies to take on China the West went into that sinkhole called A-stan.

    October 20, 2010 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Future air superiority UCAV #2385609
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    I think four UCAV the size of a BAE Hawk and powered by Adour turbofans can easily engage an aircraft like the F-16/PAK-FA if they fight as a swarm. High performance aircraft aren’t needed. They just have find a way to make EODAS cheaper. Peacetime operations will be much cheaper too. They’re also expendable. The perfect solution for operations on QE or PoW.

    October 20, 2010 at 12:57 pm in reply to: MRA4 dying a slow death? #2385628
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    Why not study an A400M MPA variant.

    The A400M has a high wing and lots of internal volume. Lots of space for avionics, operators and it might be easier to design a weapons bay for it. Lots of countries are going to operate the A400M so it’ll have parts commonality and low operating costs. It’ll also be easier to get export customers.

    In the meantime, the US Navy is going to operate 108 Boeing P-8. Get them to operate some of the aircraft from RAF Kinloss. I’m sure they would be willing to.

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