As discussed earlier, there are some usage of active ctrl of flows in the F35. The rather outdated assumption of its lower performances should end once for all.

It’s not because you can’t see that there are nothing to look at.

Most were Recon and Sigint. And all were Overflight (hence defense Cz forces were free to engage).
I know that some sorties were escorted, en route or on the return leg with sometime fighter crossing the fence to help a returning damaged airplane lumbering toward friendly lines, but not that I remember in Europe.

have a read here:
http://www.talkingproud.us/Military/Military/AirborneRecce.html

Here are some of the reported losses:

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As you can see, none are fighter aircraft as such.

I am not sure of that. I won’t make you the offense to swap my fur for some Hercule Poirot’s outfits, but the beaches are cleaned by worker paid by the local administration. Items are supposedly collected or burnt on the place.
– First, I find such a procedure really awkward (being paid by an administration to burn plastics and others product rejecting nocive gasses openly and without protection). This will stand apart of any French laws.
– Secondly, french administrative workers have no real incentives for self-initiatives. I then don’t see how the local administration could not have been aware if such debris were hitting the beaches regularly. Worker would have reported or filed complaints that those can’t be reduced in hash with a campfire.
– Third, it’s upon the local Gendarmerie to make sure state laws are applied. Campfire destroying evidences openly with dark heavy fumes would have been something that caught their attention.

It will be interesting to know when those trash collectors were recruited and organised in such a manner that nobody seems responsible of their acts. I have quickly checked local job board website for example.

Read more on the same line

EDIT:
China still refusing to contribute funds to MH370 search

Australia had spent $76 million on the search to date, and Malaysia had contributed $40 million

Source:
http://www.news.com.au
http://www.perthnow.com.au

You don’t understand. “Already existing infrastructures” does not encompass Civilian airports. We are talking about military aircraft. The KC46 fits the KC135 footprint while still having better off-load fuel transfer than requirements. EoA

“Tanker flight crews are asked to bring the right amount of fuel to the
fight in the most efficient, reliable manner, and the KC-767 meets that
fundamental requirement,” said Mark McGraw, vice president, Boeing Tanker
Programs. “Asking these aircrews to fly longer missions in larger, less
survivable planes with more fuel capacity than needed and vast amounts of
unused cargo and passenger space just doesn’t add up.

“The Boeing KC-767 exceeded the requirements in a manner that still
kept the plane right-sized and efficient,” McGraw said. “Our competition
likes to talk about offering more, more, more — but in reality, the KC-30
will cost more to operate, more to maintain, and more to house, with the
U.S. taxpayer footing the bill.”

A larger plane — like the KC-30 tanker offered by Northrop Grumman and
EADS — simply results in wasted capacity, wasted efficiency and wasted
taxpayer dollars.

Airbus pushed simply the wrong bird in the competition. Just like trying to sell a 30t trailer to your local plumber in need for a van or a pickup.

But this is the news thread. Feel free to re-open the debate elsewhere if you wish. I will debate there. Thanks.

Source:
http://www.prnewswire.com

Chemical mix-up during testing damages Boeing tanker

The chemical, supplied by a vendor and mislabeled, caused corrosion and damaged the fuel system, including the advanced new fuel boom designed to offload gas to fighter aircraft, the sources said.

Tom Clancy wouldn’t have needed much more for a latest Novel!

The beefing up of the early airframe with external panel added to the wing skin gave us a pretty good indication that they faced some roll-inertia problem. That it has to be the cause of non-accurate model or some non anticipated weights, we don’t know.
Anyhow it’s not something that will jeopardize the plane.

The latest upgrade including the German “wedge”), make it a pretty attractive buy for India and its aero industry.

It could be retrofitted to the Teja with a great potential.