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Japan’s new stealth jet fighter has been officially unveiled
The Aviationist ^
| Jul 12 2014
| David Cenciotti
Posted on 07/13/2014 8:12:18 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: doorgunner69
Possibly tactical stealth - it’s possible to generally detect any stealth aircraft with a big enough radio array. But tactical stealth, where you can’t lock munitions onto the enemy and you must close in to use guns when all his weapons lock on to you just fine is seriously demoralizing and a good way to get dead for no return.
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:05:49 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: gaijin
The actual F-2s are relatively recent - but the base design is from the 1970s. The F-2 is a license-built copy of the F-16 which first flew in 1974, with the Block 52 updates and changes as of 1991.
That’s at least a 20 year old design any way you look at it now.
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:09:29 PM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Cen-Tejas
The smaller Nissan outboards are actually Tohatsus Tohatsu outboards are the heart of the Japanese fishing fleet. They are designed to handle both fresh and salt water and are considered the best small outboards in the world.
Tohatsu started making outboards about the same time Evinrude did.
There was a time when almost all the small outboards in the U.S. were made by Tohatsu, and just rebranded.
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:10:11 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(The old media must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
they’ve just made mark’s jet from g-force.
seriously, looks nice, kinda big in the nose, but nice.
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:29:06 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Secret Agent Man
Now they need to start working on the Phoenix! The fiery test might be spectacular.
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:31:55 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Secret Agent Man
Hang on a minute... I liked the old version better!!
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:34:18 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Secret Agent Man
did you know they made a live action movie of G-Force... I mean Gatchaman.. (Science Ninja Team)...
It must have been really bad because there is a couple Youtube trailers and nothing else I can find.
And then there is the bad guy.... or girl...
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posted on
07/13/2014 10:40:35 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: gaijin
Anybody care to speculate about the blurring inside of the inlets, and what might be there..? My first guess, The Japanese are hiding the method that they used to block radar waves from giving a return signal. Air intakes are a major radar reflector.
F-117 Nighthawk
My second guess, There may be a door that closes the main intake. An auxiliary door is behind and above it. It may be a combination of both guesses.
B-2 Spirit
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posted on
07/13/2014 11:08:11 PM PDT
by
Daaave
("You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.")
To: GeronL
didn’t they call that firebird mode or something like that?
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posted on
07/13/2014 11:10:22 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Secret Agent Man
different versions called it different things.
In the original Japanese version the plane was called The God Phoenix, forget what the fiery mode was called. They have like 102 episodes of the original at Hulu
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posted on
07/13/2014 11:14:28 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: GeronL
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posted on
07/14/2014 2:26:33 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...0'Jihadist/"Rustler" Reid? d8-)
To: sukhoi-30mki
More legit than the Iranian one
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posted on
07/14/2014 6:32:05 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: marktwain
Thank you! I did not know any of that!
I am bumping up to a 20hp next year!
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posted on
07/14/2014 9:15:34 PM PDT
by
Cen-Tejas
(it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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