The F-35 isn't going to be axed. Every effort is being made to fix the problems and there's already been way too much money spent to just close down the program. Consider too it'll take too many years to design, build, test and put into production a replacement which will most likely have the same g...
Jump to postI recall the America West 747s and thinking they were making too big a jump too soon. As it turned out, that was exactly the case. Was the expansion idea stupid? Perhaps, in retrospect, but they had high hopes and their hopes didn't materialize. I suspect their U.S. operations were successful enough...
Jump to postThis raises the question of whether the Air Force will be looking for a C-5 replacement in the future or will look for a modified C-17 to do its job instead. Just speculating here, but I see a wider, longer, more powerful engine in the future instead of an outright clean sheet C-5 replacement. Any t...
Jump to postLooking at a.net photos of the T-50, it doesn't appear the airplane has radar absorbing materials and if it does, it's nowhere near the amount found on F-22s and F-35s. What Russia appears to be banking on is getting the shape right. Any thoughts from Stealth knowledgeable a.netters?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kanban" class="quote" target="_blank">kanban</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i><acronym title="CSA Czech Airlines">OK</acrony...
Jump to postI'm a bit confused. Rafale has air-to-air capabilities but these are secondary to its primary role, which I understand is air-to-ground. Typhoon is primarily an air-to-air fighter with secondary air-to-ground capabilities. While India wants a multi-role airplane, what will its primary role be in ser...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/rfields5421" class="quote" target="_blank">rfields5421</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Nothing I can find says any F-4s wer...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/bennett123" class="quote" target="_blank">bennett123</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>If she initially requested a refund wh...
Jump to postI don't know how many of the Ford class are being built, but if more are coming, here's some thoughts on names:
Saratoga
Lexington
Forrestal (pardon the spelling if it's wrong)
Essex
Langley
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/racko" class="quote" target="_blank">racko</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>Are you sure? The Tornado ADV is a long-range in...
Jump to postIsn't that the airplane that was used to test the F-35's air inlet design? Take a close look at the inlet.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/broke" class="quote" target="_blank">broke</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>Quite often, the best person for the job is th...
Jump to postThe B-1B is a good airplane but I don't believe it's its capabilities or lack of them that causes a reduction of that fleet. It's a matter of cost. The B-1B has proven in recent years to have capabilities in the conventional role that make it a vital asset in our armed forces. Even with that, the ai...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/calpilot" class="quote" target="_blank">calpilot</a> (<a href="#9" class="quote">Reply 9</a>):<br/><i>The crash of the 1982 Diamond in the "Line...
Jump to post"I performed a maneuver that had an unacceptably low minimum altitude. This maneuver, combined with other instances of not meeting the airborne standard that makes the Blue Angels the exceptional organization that it is, led to my decision to step down." According to his statement, this is not the f...
Jump to postDidn't the Model 299 crash during testing? Pilot didn't remove control locks.
[Edited 2011-05-14 06:25:54]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/checksixx" class="quote" target="_blank">checksixx</a> (<a href="#35" class="quote">Reply 35</a>):<br/><i>Point in fact, they are not grounded. ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KC135TopBoom" class="quote" target="_blank">KC135TopBoom</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The 3 B-52As that were built were ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mayor" class="quote" target="_blank">mayor</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>I had always thought that the C-17 more or less ...
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Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kanban" class="quote" target="_blank">kanban</a> (<a href="#22" class="quote">Reply 22</a>):<br/><i>full circle now... the US Air Force does in ...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/flagon" class="quote" target="_blank">flagon</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>The Jaguar M was not a success, since the fren...
Jump to postI'm a big fan of the Eurofighter Typhoon but does it have a good chance agains the Super Hornet or the F-35? Japan isn't known for buying weapons from European countries and if I were to hazard a guess, I'm inclined to believe this sale will go to the F-35, if for no other reason than the fact it re...
Jump to postWasn't Lockheed talking about a wider C-130 for production? If the C-17 is slimmed down, will this effectively be a competitor to what Lockheed has in mind?
Jump to postI remember that program too, but can't recall the title of it. Hold on a second ...
Went through my movies and found it. The program was called "Air Force One" and was a history of the various airplanes and presidents associated with it.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/kanban" class="quote" target="_blank">kanban</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>who'd buy it.. the line is near the end and th...
Jump to postAren't Spain's tankers converted 707s? And I believe Israel's tankers are also converted 707s.
Jump to postThe subject of a navalized Typhoon has been talked for some time now but it's not likely the airplane will actually go into production. Typically, a naval carrier based airplane is designed from the ground up for carrier operations. While the idea of converting a land-based tactical airplane has bee...
Jump to postIt's important to remember the media generally knows little about aircraft types, units, markings, etc. And you have to wonder if they don't just throw any old picture in there 'cause they're convinced the public doesn't know any better anyway.
Jump to postWhat happens next? We go for a new airplane design and the process repeats itself except that the dollar figures are even higher. Fix the management problems! Set realistic goals! The ideas behind the F-35 are great but were they ever realistic, given the time it's taken to get the airplane as far a...
Jump to postWhen the same problems are occuring over and over again, it seems like the issue is with the particular aircraft system. On the other hand, are these same problems appearing among the Spanish, German and Italian Typhoons? Are the Austrian's having similar problems?
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Jump to postI have a photo of ZJ948 in the markings of No. 17 Sqdn; found the photo here on a.net. But I get your point. It's a shame a government can't make sure there's sufficient money to keep a new airplane fully operational. But then, we've done the same thing over here in the U.S. The thing is, we will us...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/garysted" class="quote" target="_blank">garysted</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>That airframe has been delivered to the RA...
Jump to postA short while back there was a photo of Typhoon T1 ZK380 on a shakedown flight. The caption indicated the airplane was thought to be the first for the Omani Air Force. I haven't seen further reference to this airplane here at a.net. Does anyone know if this turned out to be another airplane for the ...
Jump to postWhy wouldn't Delta order the A380 for East Coast to Europe flights. After all, the airlines that ordered the plane are using it for flights from hub to hub, right? While I won't argue the point that the A380 wouldn't make sense connecting major US cities, because I believe that's correct, I do belie...
Jump to postWhat will the RAF use for maritime surveillancenow? As best I can remember, they're not ordering the P-8 and they haven't asked for Orions. Do they no longer have a need for a maritime surveillance aircraft?
Jump to postIf 57-1466 was written off, is it possible this tail number was painted incorrectly when the plane went in for paint?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Spacepope" class="quote" target="_blank">Spacepope</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>B-32s were flown directly off the assemb...
Jump to postThe twin exhausts and the huge wing fences kind of gave it away for me. From what I understand, the Mig-19 was a good airplane; had good performance. I've never read anything about what pilots thought of it though or what it was like to maintain.
Jump to postShe would have been fabulous in service. I have to wonder what the export potential of the airplane might have been, had it been put into production.
Jump to postIs it my imagination or does the engine installation look almost exactly like that found on the B-29?
Jump to postWhat's their next move? A new stealth bomber perhaps? Would that surprise anyone?
Jump to postWill this Typhoon sale set a precedent such that Italy, Germany and Spain might do something similar?
Jump to postThat T-<acronym title="Britannia Airways Sverige (Sweden)">6B</acronym> looks sharp in the dark yellow scheme ... best way I know how to describe the color. Reminds me of the colors the T-28B and T-28C aircraft used to be painted in. As I recall, the T-34Bs were also painted in those colors, as was ...
Jump to postI remember the high vis F-4s and F-14s. Really sharp looking airplanes. Of course, the high vis A-4s, A-6s and A-7s were sharp too. And don't forget the RA-5Cs!
Jump to postIt's interesting that fingers point to Lockheed, but doesn't the military review the design very thoroughly before first metal is cut for prototpyes. In the days before CAD, a team went in and examined the company's mockup of the design and made suggestions for changes, where appropriate, before the...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/UH60FtRucker" class="quote" target="_blank">UH60FtRucker</a> (<a href="#6" class="quote">Reply 6</a>):<br/><i>Quoting Max Q (Reply 5): And the N...
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