Artists rendering of the J-Berkut
There was just no way that China would have opted for the Berkut over the Mig 1.44
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http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6839/the-navys-f-35c-has-a-major-nose-gear-problem
More than a decade after the Lockheed Martin F-35 began flight testing, the Navy’s catapult launch and barrier recovery (CATOBAR) variant, the F-35C, remains mired with teething issues. Now, one problem appears to be more debilitating than previously realized, and it’s rearing its head at a critical phase of flight for any Navy fighter—the catapult launch.
The issue occurs when a lightly loaded F-35C’s landing gear nose strut is compressed while the jet throttles up, right before launch. As the catapult fires and the hold back bar is released, the jet is rapidly pulled forward, during which time the strut oscillates violently up and down. The bouncing continues as the aircraft proceeds down the catapult track at increasing speed.
The problem was vividly demonstrated among a group of F-35C’s participating in the type’s third set of sea trials aboard the USS George Washington last summer, giving pilots a wild and potentially dangerous ride down the deck.
The airplane seems to be able to take the hammering, but the pilot sitting over the strut can be severely affected by the ordeal. The movement sends their already-heavy advanced helmet mounted display and oxygen mask flopping up and down, applying pressure to the pilot’s jaw. The erratic oscillations also keep the pilot from being able to read critical info on their helmet-mounted display, an anomaly that can persist sometime after the jet has departed the deck and entered smooth air.
So.. my post about the F 35 specifically got drowned out by Mirage fuel tank talk ?
Russia’s exports consist almost entirely of raw materials, mostly oil and gas. Fact.
Being a leader in a couple niche areas doesn’t matter much if your whole economy depends on oil, gas, and mining.
Besides, Russia’s days as a leader in commercial space launch are numbered.
The funniest thing about these “oil economy” allegations is that the whole US economic “recovery” was built on oil and the US was the new energy super power. And oil was supposed to bail out the western nanny states.
Pre 2014
USA, the new oil superpower – Value Research: The Complete Guide …
https://www.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyview.asp?str=26811
Independent Scotland’s bounty – the biggest oil fields in the UK North …
http://www.offshore-technology.com/…/featuredeep-pockets—the-biggest-offshore-oil-fiel…
Post 2014
US Shale Oil to Write Down 40% of Oil Reserves – Breitbart
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/…/shale-oil-drillers-write-40-oil-reserves…
UK-Based Oil, Gas Sector Insolvencies Hit Record High
https://gefira.org/en/2017/01/03/uk-based-oil-gas-sector-insolvencies-hit-record-high/
Now the west is pretending that its oil revolution didn’t happen and its back to “Roosia is oil economy”
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