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Topic Title: F-35 Topic Summary: first tail hook Created On: 11/04/2014 01:20 PM |
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 11/04/2014 01:20 PM
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video ------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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11/04/2014 05:28 PM
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... most expensive ever.
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11/04/2014 08:19 PM
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Wow...that deck is huge!
I never realized there was THAT much real estate on a carrier tarmac! |
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11/04/2014 08:59 PM
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I say we skip building any more than a few of these lovely toys and spend the money instead on those skunkworks guys who say they can make a fusion reactor that will fit in a pickup truck
------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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11/05/2014 07:47 AM
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Great idea. Then China can sail it's fleet into Long Beach and take it. It is this kind of insane thinking that resulted in the progs getting their butts kicked yesterday. ------------------------- I :heart; Q |
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11/05/2014 11:24 AM
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deck after conducting arrested landings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The joint strike fighters are conducting initial at-sea developmental testing expected to last two weeks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released) 
Navy will start carrier launches some time today. Edited: 11/05/2014 at 01:54 PM by matt_t |
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11/05/2014 11:53 AM
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Good luck, Matt. ------------------------- I :heart; Q |
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11/05/2014 01:08 PM
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Wow!! Awesome pics!!!
There's not a lot that gives an adrenaline rush like paddling out on a big day and dropping in on a gnarly one, but the pic you posted above of the F35 on approach to the carrier gives me the same kind of impression...must be pretty exciting and a bit intense! I will start carrier launches some time today. You actually going to be flying one of those?!? |
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11/05/2014 01:52 PM
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Good luck, Matt. These are not my pics.. Nor am I a test pilot or even in the navy. DOD publishes them. I just poached the links from another forum cause they are cool. EDIT.. I see where I typo-ed and put "I" start launches today" LOL sorry. The Navy starts launches tomorrow.. i wish. |
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11/05/2014 02:14 PM
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Nimitz Class data from Wikipedia:
The Nimitz-class carriers have an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and a full-load displacement of about 100,000 - 104,000 long tons (102,000 - 106,000 metric tons).[5] They have a beam at the waterline of 135 ft (41 m), and the maximum width of their flight decks is 251 ft 10 in to 257 ft 3 in (77.76 m to 78.41 m) (depending on the variant). The ships' companies can number up to 3,200, not including an air wing of 2,480. ------------------------- Dora Hates You |
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11/05/2014 02:16 PM
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Great idea. Then China can sail it's fleet into Long Beach and take it. It is this kind of insane thinking that resulted in the progs getting their butts kicked yesterday. When we have fusion powered aircraft the Chinese won't fuck with us. ------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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11/05/2014 02:47 PM
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06/29/2015 05:39 PM
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06/30/2015 05:49 AM
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Cool as the F-35 is, there are some real operational issues that limit its intended role(s). Sometimes, better is the enemy of good enough. It will never live up to its namesake:
------------------------- If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC - KV |
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07/01/2015 03:02 PM
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https://www.f35.com/news/detail/joint-program-office-response-to-war-is-boring-blog?sf10503378=1
... Lockheed's 'retort' to the blog. Using a test platform makes sense - to a degree - in their defense. Also, the Marines are using the F-35 as a replacement for the AV-B+ model, and that plane is a dog fight dud. |
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07/01/2015 04:12 PM
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do dog fights matter anymore?
will they happen anymore? ------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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07/02/2015 04:38 AM
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Only if we end up in a hot war with Russia or China.
------------------------- “It is the heart of US policy to use fascism to preserve capitalism while claiming to be saving democracy from communism “ - Michael Parenti |
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07/02/2015 05:27 AM
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Don't we already outspend China on military toys?
Actually, don't we outspend China and the next nine largest countries on military toys? ------------------------- I was right. |
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07/02/2015 06:31 AM
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Only if we end up in a hot war with Russia or China. Even then. Sensor data quality and weapons range should make dog fighting mostly obsolete. The loser in most modern engagements is dead long before he gets close enough. ------------------------- "The truth is incontrovertible. malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill |
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07/02/2015 06:44 AM
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Oh man. The days of shooting at 'em with 8 .50s are over? ------------------------- Wiki wiki |
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