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24th May 2013, 16:09

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

You just aren't getting it at all. If the F-35 "sees" the other aircraft 300 miles away and presents the information clearly to its pilot, and the...

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24th May 2013, 16:00

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

nah - well... kinda nah - the probability of something worthwhile being reflected back to the transmitting radar in a coherent form is very low. ...

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24th May 2013, 14:57

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

So the 2005 F-22 sees an 1985 F-15D before the Eagle can see it and maneuvers accordingly. Examples like this of operating in bubbles do more...

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24th May 2013, 14:45

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Why sneak up? Hypothetically, if something *like* a Flanker can trace (if not quite track) an F-35 from 300 miles away and visa-versa - then it...

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24th May 2013, 14:40

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

First look =/= first shoot. If the other guy is aware of where you are (even if they cannot directly track you) when you are far outside weapon...

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24th May 2013, 12:31

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

Indeed. What is more likely is. - Fire first missile, to force the target aircraft into defensive maneuvering. - The shooter maneuvers away...

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24th May 2013, 08:25

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-14 vs Tornado ADV in RAF in Modern Military Aviation

Indeed - my understanding is: - it was offered. - it was examined. - enthusiasm wasn't great. For what reasons I don't know. Cost?...

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23rd May 2013, 18:33

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

When did I say the M1.7 wasn't accurate? I guess the concept of understanding a figure in context is beyond you, so I'll just leave it at that. ...

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23rd May 2013, 17:15

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

Look on up the page. The MiG 1.42/1.44 could trace its origins to studies of that era. The PAK-FA... not so much (although obviously...

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23rd May 2013, 17:07

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

C'mon Sens. You can do better than that. The MiG-23 was getting towards 10 years old before the F-16 first flew. The LWF was aimed to be...

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23rd May 2013, 17:05

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

I don't believe time-to-altitude is something the F-16 is very poor at. The block 15 was built in ~ 1980. The block 50 was built in ~ 2005....

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23rd May 2013, 16:56

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

An example of where the F-35 doesn't improve on aircraft that is 10-15 years older. Its a modern day Thunderchief. Only the Thud can get...

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23rd May 2013, 16:44

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

Decision makers in the USAF-Lockheed Martin-Boeing-Electric Boat-General Dynamics (etc). Unfortunately for the folks at the sharp-end they are...

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23rd May 2013, 13:50

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

No. No. no no no no no. My point is very simple. LM will always present the bit of information that makes their product look the best, regardless...

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23rd May 2013, 12:42

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

Way to COMPLETELY miss the point batman. The F-22 can supercruise @ ~M1.7 for ~150-200 miles. The MiG-31 can run @ ~M2.3 for ~600 miles. ...

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23rd May 2013, 12:35

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

The discussion always heads this way. For a good reason. The F-35 is not capable of running with its contemporaries, so supporters of the...

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23rd May 2013, 12:23

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-35 Debate thread (2) in Modern Military Aviation

I think this is indicative of the complete miscommunication in many of these threads. When the US started the LWF (and the F-X) programs... did...

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23rd May 2013, 11:28

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

Thank you. What missiles are depicted in the top/bottom drawings? (I could prob start rummaging around for dimensions, but you'd know straight...

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22nd May 2013, 19:22

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

That strikes me as very low combat persistence for the bunch that bought us 12 hardpoints on a Su-35... edit: What is the estimated distance...

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22nd May 2013, 19:19

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-14 vs Tornado ADV in RAF in Modern Military Aviation

As far as I understand it (which is probably based on rumours flying around as much as anything): The original plan was TSR2. This was cancelled...

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20th May 2013, 19:02

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Wow... capital letters and a coupe of buzzwords. Your really rolling out the big-guns now. :highly_amused: Last time I looked, the sharing of...

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20th May 2013, 18:57

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

So your basically admitting the USAF have had to cut their cloth to a point where they have to hope to avoid having to take on the Russians or...

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20th May 2013, 18:50

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Oh get away with that bullsh!t. I'm not even going to read the rest of your post after that purepish lifted straight from a lockheed powerpoint.

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20th May 2013, 18:49

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

I think you miss my point. The USAF are tying themselves to a solution strongly emphasising VLO and sensors. The others are considering LO,...

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20th May 2013, 17:52

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

They aren't, even on the most superficial level they aren't even close. The PAK-FA and J-20 are both large twin engined, high speed, (probably)...

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19th May 2013, 17:06

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

Nah, since the only thing an F-22 really has to fear is popup S400s or S300s, it can operate with relative impunity. Everything else will have to get...

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19th May 2013, 15:59

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

That is my thought as well. It helps, but don't be relying on it. Which is why I am very much "meh" with the F-35. The F-22 doesn't really...

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19th May 2013, 15:53

Amiga500 replied to a thread Stealth aircrafts have serious problem! in Modern Military Aviation

I'm guessing its a bi-static or multi-static system. The key to all this is in collecting the data and processing it fast enough to form...

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19th May 2013, 11:51

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

Indeed. But I would suggest that the F-22 is too short legged when running at supersonic speeds. Especially with such a limited production run...

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19th May 2013, 11:48

Amiga500 replied to a thread Pak-Fa News Thread part 22 in Modern Military Aviation

He is talking about the geometric configuration of the intake. That is something that can be measured and quantified without any classified info. ...

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