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All the ways the F-35 is screwed up, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester
The Washington Post ^
| 2/4/16
| Dan Lamothe
Posted on 02/06/2016 7:44:03 AM PST by don-o
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Have to post and run. Read and comment later later
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:44:03 AM PST
by
don-o
To: don-o
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:45:00 AM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
It tries to be all things to all branches, making it a Ferrari-dumptruck-schoolbus...
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:47:17 AM PST
by
null and void
(This war starts in the spiritual realm-it will end in ours though.)
To: don-o
From what I have heard, the F-35 doesn’t stand a chance against an F-16 in head to head combat.
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:53:59 AM PST
by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: don-o
It is the millenial F-111.
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:54:02 AM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: don-o
Posted some time back from a different source.
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:54:47 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: don-o
F-35s over the Florida Panhandle.
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posted on
02/06/2016 7:55:21 AM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: Da Coyote
The F-111 evolved into a very good deep penetrating strike fighter, and a damn fine tank plinker during Desert Storm.
I’m sure the F-35 will also evolve into a great strike fighter - right about the time it is ready for retirement.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:00:36 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: yarddog
Does it have a gun - no gun no good. Go fly the robot instead
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:02:17 AM PST
by
datricker
(Like America vote Trump - No Nasty Voter Shaming Canadians)
To: PIF
So sorry. I missed it. My son may be flying one of these, so I do have an interest.
Now, really gotta go.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:12:16 AM PST
by
don-o
(He will not share His glory. And He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: don-o
Get him into an F-22 or A10 he’ll have more fun.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:14:36 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: yarddog
Are those F-35s climbing, or is that their normal angle of attack for level flight? Or are they in slow flight mode?
Newer is not always better, IMO.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:20:01 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: don-o
Are these the same Naysayers who claimed the F15 Eagle and A10 were Goldplated and that we didn’t need because they were so expensive?
I guess after the first Gulf War they changed their tune.
All Aircraft and technologies have development issues.Nothing is a sure bet.
Even during the 50’s the AirForce and Navy were developing multiple Fighter variants and abandoning them just as fast at great expense.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:22:20 AM PST
by
puppypusher
( The World is going to the dogs.)
To: elcid1970
I don’t know. It is an Air Force Photo.
I did take several myself at Eglin of an F-15 flying with two P-51s. I noticed the F-15 was pointed up a bit probably in order to maintain the slow speed.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:24:28 AM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: don-o
somewhere, PukinDog is laughing...
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:24:40 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: don-o; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...
To: null and void
it's no F-4 that's for sure...
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:33:24 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: yarddog
Slow flight is only slightly faster than stall speed. Very unstable, control surfaces lose a lot of efficiency.
When the B-52 first became operational, the only aerial refuelers were KC-97’s or KB-29’s. Footage of a B-52 struggling to maintain contact with the fueling probe while not stalling out is hair raising to watch.
IMO the Boeing 707 was rushed into production in order to become the KC-135, which made refueling in flight for B-52’s a whole lot easier.
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:34:20 AM PST
by
elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam.")
To: yarddog
Didn’t t know they came in four sizes
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posted on
02/06/2016 8:47:49 AM PST
by
Cyman
To: don-o
My SIL works on this program. I will say it’s a “jobs program” for engineers and technicians. I realize that’s not justification for the $$ spent.
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