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To: sukhoi-30mki
2 posted on
06/23/2015 5:02:09 AM PDT by
odawg
To: sukhoi-30mki
Why Don't The Newest US Air Force F-16s Use These High-Tech Fuel Tanks? Because most of the USAF's F-16s aren't plumbed to use CFTs.
3 posted on
06/23/2015 5:02:21 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It seems I read somewhere that we are paying $35 per gallon for obama eco fuel. Why don't we just gold plate all the planes also.
4 posted on
06/23/2015 5:02:50 AM PDT by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Can they be dropped in a battle situation. It’s one thing for transport...another during combat. Use drop tanks then DROP THEM as needed
5 posted on
06/23/2015 5:07:57 AM PDT by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
What is it pilots say, “The only time you have too much ‘gas’ is when you’re on fire.”
6 posted on
06/23/2015 5:11:13 AM PDT by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
While national defense is the only legitimate function of a Federal government, our system of defense contracts often stinks to high heaven. For decades we’ve built out of date vehicles and weapons systems and maintained useless installations...all due to lobbying, power in Congress, etc.
I would bet the answer to the question lies in whatever district those older tanks are manufactured, or their attendant parts, and the power that Rep/Senator holds.
To: sukhoi-30mki
One beef with the article: jet fuel isn’t “gas”. If anything, it’s closer to kerosene than gas.
CC
9 posted on
06/23/2015 5:25:28 AM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(Sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof)
To: sukhoi-30mki
No CFT, and get rid of those damnable A-10s!
12 posted on
06/23/2015 5:52:08 AM PDT by
null and void
(I wish we lived in less interesting times, but at least we have front-row seats.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
As I understand it, Israel has the plans for all the hardware and manufactured them themselves and has all their F-16’s fitted / retrofitted for the Conformal Fuel Tanks. My guess? this could be some sort of a turf protection move by the tanker brass to keep their numbers and funding...
13 posted on
06/23/2015 5:54:44 AM PDT by
taildragger
(It's Cruz & Walker. Anything else is a Yugo with Racing Stripes....)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Air Force doesn’t want the F-16 to be TOO good. That would hurt their case for buying newer aircraft.
14 posted on
06/23/2015 5:55:52 AM PDT by
ryan71
(Bibles, Beans and Bullets)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Cool stuff.
But isn’t this a rerun of the A10 arguments, with one side arguing for greater specialization and the other side arguing for enhancing multi-role capabilities instead?
15 posted on
06/23/2015 6:00:01 AM PDT by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: sukhoi-30mki
My guess is they use the more aircraft plan because it requires more pilots. The people making these decisions are pilots and are reluctant to cut requirements for their jobs.
16 posted on
06/23/2015 6:02:46 AM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Follow the money. There is the answer. As for not being plumbed, that’s not an issue on new machines.
But the simple answer is someone didn’t bet the payola.
21 posted on
06/23/2015 7:11:16 AM PDT by
DesertRhino
(I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Would these CFT give Israeli F-16s the range to reach Iran, and back?
22 posted on
06/23/2015 7:26:34 AM PDT by
PhiloBedo
(You gotta roll with the punches and get with what's real.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Loved that post. Learned a lot.
23 posted on
06/23/2015 7:37:02 AM PDT by
sauron
("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Now we know how the Israeli’s will reach Iranian targets.
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