TomcatViPI will stop here as I don’t want to foil this thread. But this is an interesting debate: what makes a state a nation?*
TomcatViPNo. I fear that Sy is now a failed stated. Recent events confirm only an acceleration in this trend. So speaking about the once SyAAF owned planes, one should more discuss it as a thing of the past or include this fact in the title.
TomcatViPSA-22 Greyhound/Pantsir-S1 in Syria, crewed by Russians
Western officials said the SA-22 system would be operated by Russian troops, rather than Syrians. The system was on its way to Syria but had not yet arrived.
Also read: Russia to U.S.: talk to us on Syria or risk ‘unintended incidents’
A Russian source close to the navy said the delivery would not be the first time Moscow had sent the SA-22,[…]. The system had been sent in 2013, the source said. “There are plans now to send a new set.”
Source:
Reuters
TomcatViPPardon my cynicism, but shouldn’t this thread be posted in the Historic section of the forum ?
TomcatViPJust some short comments to the above and the pasted posts of user i.e (that I did not read in the original form- so thx for re-posting):
– The first thing to take into account to understand the J20 config is the structural limitation that have impacted the design. It’s not an insult or anti-Chinese BS, Su had the very same problem. Hence the discarding of a central body design à la Tomcat (not me, the plane 😉 )
– No central body also equate a more A2G oriented design (higher internal volume)
– the droop on the intake is more probably the result of some RCS work. For the DSI, refer to a previous post of mine when the twin side opening with grids were first revealed.
– With a minimum of the pressure gradient pushed aft and, hence, a better impact on the overall result for extensive laminar bl (and some magic), the remodeling of the rear fuselage makes sense especially with the presence of the underwing canoe à la PakFa.
– The highly loaded wing with a delta (inherited from a necessary structural trade-off) suggest more a low alt high speed perf
– the Big canard positioned well frwd are there for a better margin of CG with different load-out in relaxed stability (a solution piped down to other designs).
– the big surface and no close coupled canard config tell us that low aoa for the canard was the goal. Avoiding dyn lift is the most probable anwser (what point to a matured R&D industry given the age of the the design). Big surfaces allow for rapid trim without deflection.
Last but not least – reader are encouraged to remain firmly seated before processing to the last sentence of this short expose – The conjugation of the last 5 points, tells me that in A2G config, the J20 is a sea skimmer at high speed hidden behind a shell of ionized sea particules drafted upward by the lift and beamed by the canoe…
still there ?
TomcatViPCongrats to the tiphy boys.
A split buy will make very much sense.
TomcatViPAero Vodochody To Challenge French Aircraft Tender
Aero decided to pitch its L-39NG in the competition, the company said in a Sept. 7 statement.
“Unfortunately, on discovering what it considers to be major problems with the structure and conduct of the competition, Aero has decided to request an official inquiry into the legality of the tender process,” the company said.
The criteria for a pre-selection draw on the Continuing Airworthiness regulations apply solely to civil aircraft builders but the competition is for military training aircraft, Aero said. The European Aviation Safety Agency sets the regulations.
Source:
http://www.defensenews.com
TomcatViPSouth Korea is reportedly planning to procure a dozen former US Navy S-3 Viking anti-submarine aircraft. The twelve Vikings will likely require new mission equipment and communications upgrades, with the acquisition a response to increased North Korean underwater activity in recent weeks external link. The South also operates sixteen P-3 Orions and ASW helicopters, with the Viking procurement a low-cost/high speed option to fulfil the South’s urgent operational requirement for a short-range, fixed-wing ASW platform.
Source:
DefenseIndustrydaily.com
TomcatViPBoeing To Provide First Glimpse of T-X at closed door Conference
The company is bringing a T-X demonstrator trailer to the conference, held annually in National Harbor, Maryland. Boeing is partnering with Saab on the design.
The T-X trailer will be invite-only, and a Boeing official said there are no plans to display the design through models or artwork at the company’s booth — meaning the specifications of the plane remain a closely-guarded secret.
Boeing will also use the AFA conference to market a new configuration of its F-15 fighter.
The new design features 16 air-to-air weapons, doubling the number currently available on the jet. To accommodate the additional weaponry, the new design alters the location of the fuel tanks.
Source:
DefenseNews.com
TomcatViPAirbus, UK MoD Deny Deal To Purchase Zephyr UAV
Whitby, the lead business development executive on the Zephyr […] got ahead of himself, and no deal exists at this time for what Airbus calls a high-altitude pseudo satellite.
“The situation is that no decisions have been taken as to whether the MoD is intending to investigate the military utility of High-Altitude Pseudo Satellites,” a spokesman for the MoD said.
Source:
http://www.defensenews.com
TomcatViPAt Crossroads, F-35 Still Faces Challenges
It is only the beginning of the global ramp up: by the end of 2019, the JPO will have 493 operational jets around the globe, compared with just 126 today. In the next four years, the JPO will stand up 17 new operating locations, more than half of them abroad.
The burden is on the manufacturing base to keep up with this global demand, Bogdan said.
“[…] The F-35 supply base may not be able to sustain that workload, Bogdan cautioned. As production spikes, maintainers must not only keep pace with everyday repairs, but also modify existing and future aircraft due to concurrent development and production.”
[…]
“So when we have those 493 airplanes out in the field in 2019, guess how many will be in what I consider to be the right configuration? Not a one,” Bogdan said. “Every airplane coming off the line now and coming off in the next two and a half years, plus all the airplanes we’ve built already, will need some form of modification to get them up to the full capability that we promised the war fighter.”Each aircraft confined to the depot for modification is one less plane the services can use to train pilots and maintainers, Bogdan emphasized. This is a particular problem for the Air Force, which must meet certain training requirements in order to declare IOC in 2016.
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Each aircraft confined to the depot for modification is one less plane the services can use to train pilots and maintainers, Bogdan emphasized.
[…]
The Air Force also may be able to borrow Navy and Marine Corps planes, or even jets from partner nations, to complete some training, Bogdan said.
[…]
The F-35 program is no longer experiencing schedule delays or cost overruns, and has surmounted major technical issues with the engine, helmet, tail hook and more, Bogdan emphasized.
A fascinating interview.
Source:
http://www.defensenews.com
TomcatViPThe madness of in-cabin baggage has to come to an halt.
With frequent delay due to weather and loss of time due to airport security, the iconic excuse of not loosing time at arrival is beyond any ridicule. Those are the age of Tartuffe for airline travel.
For the ViP cabin, overhead bin should be locked until (a safe) arrival and additional storage provided for small size hand-bags and flat suitcases that typically hold one person private items (laptop, documents etc..). For other travelers, no suitcase at all. Only hand bags, small back-packs and laptops.
You don’t need to save your last lot of shirts and ties in case of an emergency fire.
Sort and part, should be the way to go.
Now, regarding the engine fire, do we have any clue? The billowing smoke is really thick and grey.
TomcatViPPasted from the UCAV thread:
just read the editorial:
**This story has now been denied by the MoD, it would seem that an Airbus official got ahead of himself when announcing this information to reporters.**
Bold characters are not mine.
TomcatViPThe UK is purchasing a fleet of Zephyr high altitude UAVs from Airbus:
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-to-purchase-high-altitude-surveillance-aircraft/Its been a long time coming but this could be used to help communications and surveillance in specific theatres and lighten the space based communications load, which in turn answers some of the concerns the US had about the UKs bandwidth capacity.
just read the editorial!
**This story has now been denied by the MoD, it would seem that an Airbus official got ahead of himself when announcing this information to reporters.**
Bold characters are not mine.
TomcatViPThe canoe extension is the rear part also, no?
It will makes sense as the lower side (left and right) rear hemisphere coverage for a DAS system.
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