Low speed and bring back are two different things. Lately you saw the Raf M taking off with on single CM when the Adl’A did with two…

Add 30 days of strikes, near peer attrition losses and you get a clearer picture. 😉

Looks spacious but… No IFR?

Yes. A[n] (expected) revolution.

I like this one particularly:

Also, interestingly, a layer can be composed so an attached computer can read the induced currents in the fibers, making the layer a radar receiver.

Notice that according to some info here, Russian engineers are following the same pattern (CNT – although not automated placement airframe wise).

So, what was all that fuzz regarding the L-band? :D. [ProvocativeMode=Off]

Turning is all about producing excessive lift. High aspect ratio wings provide the best lift to drag ratio (see sail plane for ex.). It’s all about induced drag (refer to your aero book).

A swing wing fighter enjoy the benefits of a ticker profile. When the wing is swept backward, the relative airfoil is “extended” by the inverse of the cosines of the sweep angle.

Hence: Ticker airfoil, greater aspect ratio-> better lift. And as we have seen, better lift at less drag.
Add the the fuselage lift, the staggered wing concept with the tail surface enhanced by the wing downwash and you have a very efficient aircraft in a turn. You can then reduce the amount of power needed to the point that for a given set of perfs, the extra power of new engines won’t see much use if:
. – you don’t increase G
. – you allow “some amount” of alt loss in the turn

My 2 cents 😉

Gorgeous.

UK economy grows beyond predictions

Actually, here, it’s more the private contractor (Boeing) that proved to be inefficient. The GAO reply is full of the lack and misses from Boeing. I have read it all* and it’s not a walk in the park for Boeing that have lagged in many way beyond what made its mark in the past: rigor.

Notably the request to have its own technical specialist reviewing Northrop design that at the end comes back with no specific remarks despite this being stated in the contest is clearly a miss from higher level management (putting the cart beyond the horses).

One point however raised concern: the disclosure that the Northrop’design could be somewhat sensitive to manpower cost.

One a more positive note, we have the confirmation of technology demonstrators having been flown early by each competitors.

*disclosed part only obviously (and sadly)

USMC F/A18C crashes (US)

“Initial reports say that he had touched down and after he touched down, he needed to eject,” said 1st Lt. John P. Roberts, a Marine spokesman.
The pilot appeared to have no major injuries,

Source:
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com