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November 20, 2012 at 8:16 pm in reply to: Pak-Fa news thread part 21 #2281377

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NO, that’s awesome hover capability. It can sit there for hours without using any fuel 🙂

November 20, 2012 at 8:14 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2281379

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“no way in hell the F-35 can enter 50 deg AoA”

It just did. There was not need to disengage anything. The F-35 is designed to go up to 50 AoA under normal operations. Why is that so hard to understand?

November 20, 2012 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Pak-Fa news thread part 21 #2281394

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Aw, how nice of them to paint a bulls-eye on the front 😉

November 20, 2012 at 7:39 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2281397

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Nonsense to stay factual

The F-35 retains full control well beyond 20 AoA as the spec is to remain in control at 50 AoA, not just “coasting” at 50. You do not need TVC to have a high AoA as the YF-23 showed. You just need large control surfaces and a good FCS.

If you have a credible source that says otherwise, feel free to post it.

November 18, 2012 at 10:56 pm in reply to: SEAD weapons and SAM #2281867

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Depends on the Block

Blk3 – SDB & JSOW
Blk4 – SDB2 & JSM
Blk5 – ?
Blk6 – AARGM

Others are planned but are not definite in schedule (JSOW-ER, T3, NGM, etc)

November 17, 2012 at 4:46 pm in reply to: F35 News Part 3 #2282132

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First Operational F-35 unit (VMFA-121) F-35 gets their first F-35B.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-qU6FU7QvM

The Marine Corps welcomed its first operational F-35B aircraft, the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 Lightning II also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Friday, Nov. 16. The F-35B, one of three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter, is a tactical fixed-wing aircraft that is to be the replacement for aging jets within the Marine Corps. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing’s first F-35 squadron, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, is based at MCAS Yuma and is the first operational F-35 squadron in the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense. Marine F-35B pilot Maj. Aric Liberman delivered the first F-35B, BF-19, to MCAS Yuma at 1:05 p.m. MST. This aircraft will be used to conduct a full spectrum of aviation operations in support of combat missions and maritime readiness worldwide

November 16, 2012 at 5:57 pm in reply to: F-22 down #2282390

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I hate to break this to you (who am I kidding 🙂 ) but the F-35 is in production and will see IOC with the USMC by 2015. The USAF has also stated that thy could use it operationally in combat (if needed) prior to IOC.

November 16, 2012 at 5:12 pm in reply to: T-50, M-346 and Yak-130 advance trainers future prospect? #2282420

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No one knows the cause of both accidents. Both of you are being idiots.

I was demonstrating his absurdity by making an equally absurd statement.

Sorry that I was too subtle 🙂

November 16, 2012 at 4:32 pm in reply to: T-50, M-346 and Yak-130 advance trainers future prospect? #2282428

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Proof that it was an engine problem that would not have affected a two engined jet?

btw, an F-22 just crashed… so much for twin engined safety.

November 16, 2012 at 3:37 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2282431

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The coatings and the idea that they are somehow a contributing factor to the 150nm SC dash @ m1.2 is quite frankly hogwash considering that the F-35 spec is for m1.6 and it has reached m1.66.

completed this week by Dr. Carlo Kopp

Nuff said, sent to the circular file. 😉

November 15, 2012 at 11:48 pm in reply to: Pak-Fa news thread part 21 #2282530

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They could have still maintained engine separation and used the central area for weapons & fuel, they still may 😉

November 15, 2012 at 11:38 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2282534

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Really… back to the misconception that the 150nm is an absolute limit?

It’s called a “dash”, look it up.

btw, the F-22 has a 100nm dash.

Besides, it took direct heat from prolonged afterburner use to damage the coatings on the inner horizontal stabilizers and you think air friction alone is going to damage the coatings elsewhere on the F-35?

November 15, 2012 at 10:40 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2282545

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It looks like the coating on F-35 are sensitive to heat

You’re reading too much into that. The F-22’s spec is for a higher altitude & faster speed than the F-35 will ever see.

That’s like saying that the F-22 canopy will melt at mach 3 (which it will never see).

There is no indication that the F-35’s coatings will have any problem with the heat, speed, and altitudes that it will experience on the F-35.

November 15, 2012 at 10:18 pm in reply to: F35 debate thread- enter at your own risk. #2282552

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Where do you see a different “hatch”?

November 15, 2012 at 7:57 pm in reply to: F35 News Part 3 #2282571

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F-35 Program finishes OUE work

http://www.eglin.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123326090

1/13/2012 – EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A major step in the building the Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II training program was accomplished when the 33rd Fighter Wing completed the training and flying portion of the service’s operational utility evaluation on schedule Nov. 15.

Four pilots began training when the evaluation started Sept. 10, expecting it to last approximately 65 days. Six weeks of academic training and 24 sorties later, they are all fully-qualified F-35A pilots.

“We were able to conduct the flying portion in less than half the time than we planned for because things went so well with the flying, weather was good, maintainers were doing a great job getting jets out on the line and instructors were doing a good job of teaching these guys,” said Col. Andrew Toth, 33rd Fighter Wing commander.

From no experience to fully qualified joint strike fighter pilot was the hallmark of the success according to wing leaders and instructor pilots.

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