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22nd May 2013, 03:53

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Google F-16 or F-18 and most of the pics show 2-3 tanks, 2-4 bombs and a couple of AAMs. The F-35 can do that at m1.6 and they cannot. Here is...

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21st May 2013, 17:46

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Besides the limited statement, we do not know altitude, load, if the 125 mile was total SC or half of the SC radius, etc. All we really know is that...

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21st May 2013, 16:41

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

It was such utter tosh Rand denied it soon after it came to light. Recent testing like the high AOA, SC, above m1.6, 50k,etc also put this issue to...

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21st May 2013, 14:23

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Question 1: “who has been right, the fans or the critics?” Let’s see… ..Schedule goes to critics ..Budget goes to critics ..Can’t fly, turn, climb...

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21st May 2013, 14:13

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 News & Multimedia thread in Modern Military Aviation

Exiting SDD yes, but it still have to go through IOT&E.

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21st May 2013, 04:41

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 News & Multimedia thread in Modern Military Aviation

USAF plans to go IOC in 2016 with Block 3I!!! http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-lockheed-fighterbre94j0v0-20130520,0,6064960.story

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20th May 2013, 17:13

SpudmanWP replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

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20th May 2013, 16:10

SpudmanWP replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

The F-35 carries chaff & flares. On the F-35 Jammer (separate from the APG-81), there are several pathways that can be taken as threats emerge....

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20th May 2013, 15:27

SpudmanWP replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Maybe. There are several things that munitions mfgs can do to counter this: 1. NOE approach minimizes detection and reaction times 2. Swarm...

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20th May 2013, 15:21

SpudmanWP replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Designs are already being worked on for a way to carry external stores without compromising the existing VLO profile, and not just by LM (like...

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20th May 2013, 14:00

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Here is some info I have found at http://www.asiapacificdefencereporter.com/articles/255/All-F-35-maintenance-to-be-performed-in-Australia ...

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20th May 2013, 06:23

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

They did not "steal" source codes for the radar. What they did, if anything, was to program the RwR to recognize other US aircraft and classify them...

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19th May 2013, 22:44

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

This is a complete non-issue and can be addressed rather easily. Does replacing LRUs in the F-15/16/18s sold world wide (sold without the codes...

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18th May 2013, 23:28

SpudmanWP replied to a thread Long Range Anti-Ship Missile in Missiles and Munitions

It's the missile detecting SAM assets that are a threat to it finishing its mission.

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18th May 2013, 22:40

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Their are called LRUs (Line Replaceable Units) for a reason. That was a "story" that was much ado about nothing and dealt with the RwR and not...

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17th May 2013, 19:48

SpudmanWP replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

You might want to let Taiwan know that because they foolishly are putting bombs and antiship cruise missiles on them.

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17th May 2013, 19:37

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Loads for Blk2B will be tested first so the USMC can go IOC in 2015, then loads for Blk3F will happen in time for Blk3F IOC. Testing in lots of...

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17th May 2013, 18:36

SpudmanWP replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

#3 is a function of the engine duct and not the inlet. Here is LM's testing of the JSF DSI on an F-16 ...

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17th May 2013, 17:40

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

From Sep 2012 http://blogs.ottawacitizen.com/2012/09/06/norway-funds-f-35-drag-chute-for-canada-and-the-netherlands/ So Norway is paying,...

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17th May 2013, 17:04

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Really?? You seemed to have missed that my response was stuffed full of logical and in depth augments gained from independent research. Maybe...

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17th May 2013, 15:27

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Australia will likely have its own if it wants. Nothing but money is keeping that from happening. You do not need the source codes to do...

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16th May 2013, 23:06

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

The only “concession” that Israel got was a commitment for a future version of the F-35 to be able to be upgraded with Israeli systems. That ability...

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16th May 2013, 18:34

SpudmanWP replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Please remove your tinfoil hat upon entering the room ;)

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15th May 2013, 02:58

SpudmanWP replied to a thread AIM-120 range questions in Missiles and Munitions

There is only one motor for the AIM-120D and it is the same one that has been installed in every AMRAAM since the C5 increase (due to electronics...

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