Latest DOD Report on F-35
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Ray, no wonder they are going to order more of these...
https://www.popularmechanics.com/mil...705691/f-15ex/
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Originally posted by Ray Tackett View Post
I suspect the F-35, if/when fully developed, could be an amazing element in our tool box. But . . . it is obscenely beyond cost effective. Political pressures precipitated a really bad decision on the use of our taxpayer dollars.
I expect that within ten years or so our need to reach out and touch someone will be done increasing with, un-personed, remotely operated craft. Both air, sea and land.
Regards,
Tom Charlton (who continues to make an, ill spent, tax contribution)
"The aeroplane has unveiled for us the true face of the earth." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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I wonder what the cost to build an F-35, once it's unburdened from development costs? I suspect the development is a major part of it's "price tag". Which of course means that the fewer you build, the more obscene the price tag is.
Maybe the best use of them would be to make China think we're building a bunch of them so they'll bankrupt themselves trying to keep up.
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Woohoo, seems the mixed up Inconel and Titanium fasteners, and put the wrong ones in.
https://www.airforcemag.com/lockheed...in-most-f-35s/
Interesting, yes, they might be "visually similar" but the workers should have known when they picked one up it was not correct based on weight. Inconel is around double the density of titanium.
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AND, it seems the gun on the A model won't hit what you are aiming at. An excellent reference for a CAS aircraft.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...oster-of-flaws
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Originally posted by Terry Carraway View PostAND, it seems the gun on the A model won't hit what you are aiming at. An excellent reference for a CAS aircraft.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...oster-of-flawsI Earned my Spurs in Vietnam
48th AHC 1971-72
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And AGAIN - https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020...TSzPazcCvwe_9Q
Supersonic flight will cause structural damage
Also. https://www.defensenews.com/smr/hidd...flaws-in-half/
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Originally posted by Bruce Gorrell View PostReading all of that, it appears that it's not necessarily going supersonic as much as it's the use of the afterburner for supersonic cruise. The heat affects the stealth properties.F-35 jet can only fly at supersonic speeds for short bursts of time before there is a risk of structural damage and loss of stealth capability.
Oh, and due to this, the C model (Navy), cannot make super sonic intercepts. Hmm, one size fits all??????? NOT.
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