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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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18th May 2013, 20:03

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

I would say the F-22 is further away from the MiG-31 than the Su-27 is. If the Russians evolve the PAK-FA with the fuel fraction of the Flanker...

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18th May 2013, 18:47

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

Yes... all well and good... as far as LM's powerpoint presentation goes. Thing is - the MiG-31 could go for longer (time) and further (distance)...

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17th May 2013, 12:01

Amiga500 replied to a thread Could 617 destroy the Dams today? in Modern Military Aviation

Depends what the defences are doesn't it. No IDS and you could throw a few bunker-busting LGBs into the side of it till it crumbles. IDS and...

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15th May 2013, 19:45

Amiga500 replied to a thread Your Favorite WVR Aircraft. in Modern Military Aviation

Most of the aircraft listed are BVR... those fancy radars and fire control systems weren't built for nothin ya know ;) For jet aircraft, I'll go...

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15th May 2013, 12:56

Amiga500 replied to a thread 787 back in the air in Commercial Aviation

Good luck to them. I have to admit, right now I'm pretty downbeat about the shambolic way ar$ehole$ with Gantt charts (aka project managers)...

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15th May 2013, 08:08

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

Do you realise just how large the decrease in the carrier's area of influence is when removing that BVR advantage? (not to mention the longer range...

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14th May 2013, 19:32

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

Absolutely. The F-14 is acknowledged as having a weak roll rate, but good instantaneous turn rate and is inferior to the F-15 in a vertical...

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12th May 2013, 16:49

Amiga500 replied to a thread Is in-cabin air circulation/re-circulation managed to maintain good health? in Commercial Aviation

Yep. Off the top of my head, you have to have a 50% air cycle every 90 seconds (that is, effectively replace or filter the entire volume of the...

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11th May 2013, 12:13

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

no no no no no. What did I say earlier?

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11th May 2013, 09:42

Amiga500 replied to a thread Is British Airways 787 the only one without the dreamliner titles in Commercial Aviation

Despite all the Boeing hype... it is just another aircraft. In 30 years time, there will be something better.

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11th May 2013, 09:32

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

We aren't. Well, I am not! I would consider it only if it could be found to offer a very useful drag reduction... even then, it would have to be...

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10th May 2013, 17:45

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

What retrofit gear can the F-22 get besides VLO that a large legacy frame cannot? The engines would fit - indeed they are quite a good fit. The...

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10th May 2013, 13:49

Amiga500 replied to a thread F-22 vs F-14? They were even tried one vs the other? in Modern Military Aviation

Could an F-14A (or even D) mix it with the F-22? Nope. Even if the AN/AAS-42 detected the F-22 far out, the Phoenix wouldn't be able to track it to...

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8th May 2013, 12:29

Amiga500 replied to a thread Gripen NG vs. PAK-FA? in Modern Military Aviation

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vympel-launches-r-77-ramjet-from-su-27-21749/ 1995. That is an awful long time from test for there...

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6th May 2013, 15:00

Amiga500 replied to a thread New Damning Report on "Boris Island".... in Commercial Aviation

Well, there is another solution to the heathrow issue. Full on dedicated high speed subway links between Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton & Stanstead. ...

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3rd May 2013, 15:49

Amiga500 replied to a thread New Damning Report on "Boris Island".... in Commercial Aviation

Now seriously. Did you post that out of an assumption or after stopping and considering things. The UK has the most unbalanced internal economy of...

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2nd May 2013, 18:22

Amiga500 replied to a thread BA Blue Engined 787!!! in Commercial Aviation

Are you privvy to those numbers? Because I am certainly not. The only numbers I have seen are on press releases = marketing.

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2nd May 2013, 18:19

Amiga500 replied to a thread New Damning Report on "Boris Island".... in Commercial Aviation

To be really honest about it - the economy needs to be diluted - its far too concentrated in the South-East. There are loads of airports around the...

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2nd May 2013, 12:07

Amiga500 replied to a thread Should Mig or Sukhoi look to build a single engine multi role jet in Modern Military Aviation

2x the number of engine parts that wear out. ~1.5x the number of fuel system parts that wear out. 2x the number of engine parts to break. ~1.5x...

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2nd May 2013, 11:58

Amiga500 replied to a thread BA Blue Engined 787!!! in Commercial Aviation

Can't see it myself. Given the numbers they are talking*, it will have paid BA to get the paint developed. *However, all marketing numbers...

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