HiJack Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Media does not surprize me, again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Yea that's pretty standard. The Typhoon and Gripen have been criticized too. Hell in Italy even the freaking AMX was criticized like that, and the cost of one of those is nowhere near that of a front line fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon_120 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Which is why a computer flys it and most modern aircraft! Pilot directs and computer does the hard work and calculations. It’s funny, the actual pilots who have flown it are all raving about how easy it is. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkYou are talking about flying the jet. He is talking about fighting with the jet. Different things. Not saying that people saying that are right, i have no way to know it. Enviado desde mi SM-G950F mediante Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weta43 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Maybe already here ? F-35's arriving in Norfolk 5_fQXb9OUsM Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knock-Knock Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weta43 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 "Italy says won't buy more F-35 fighter jets, may cut existing order": https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-defence-f35/italy-says-wont-buy-more-f-35-fighter-jets-may-cut-existing-order-idUSKBN1JW28M Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) That's idiotic. If it goes through and we keep the Tornado it will be the 104 debacle all over again, where we'll be flying aircraft 20 years after any reasonable retirement date. The AMX fleet is low on spares too, and the Harriers aren't going to get any younger any time soon -.- edit: plus a) we currently have half a squadron worth of F35s, 10 of them to be exact, which also makes no sense. If we have so few the cost to maintain each one of them will be pretty stupid and b) as far as I know Italy is the only country with the tooling to assemble the F35 outside of the US, so withdrawing from the program is going to burn a LOT more money /sigh Edited July 14, 2018 by TLTeo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heli Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 F-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, released AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during a live-fire test over an Air Force range in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2018. The Joint Operational Test Team conducted the missions as part of Block 3F Initial Operational Test and Evaluation. https://www.dvidshub.net/image/4523036/f-35-missile-tests-eglin-afb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The likelihood of the F135 being replaced by a variable bypass powerplant from the mid 2020s seems to be growing. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-starts-work-on-defining-adaptive-engine-for-fut-450053/ Quite a promising possibility for F35 operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotasso Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Meanwhile in RIAT: vu8N579v75U [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic4448_29.gif[/sigpic] My PC specs below:Case: Corsair 400C PSU: SEASONIC SS-760XP2 760W Platinum CPU: AMD RYZEN 3900X (12C/24T) RAM: 32 GB 4266Mhz (two 2x8 kits) of trident Z RGB @3600Mhz CL 14 CR=1T MOBO: ASUS CROSSHAIR HERO VI AM4 GFX: GTX 1080Ti MSI Gaming X Cooler: NXZT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2+6GB WD 6Gb red HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog + CH pro pedals Monitor: Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD Freesync HDR400 1440P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The likelihood of the F135 being replaced by a variable bypass powerplant from the mid 2020s seems to be growing. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-starts-work-on-defining-adaptive-engine-for-fut-450053/ Quite a promising possibility for F35 operators. Was in the original plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy_99 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Was mentioned today they will be stationed in Norfolk Lakenheath replacing F-15C, They said they were keeping the E (If i heard it right) That was over the P.A system when it was doing its display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weta43 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Meanwhile in RIAT: vu8N579v75U I'd like to have been there - I'm sure in person it was great, but personally - as they go I thought that was a pretty pedestrian display... Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilky510 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I'd like to have been there - I'm sure in person it was great, but personally - as they go I thought that was a pretty pedestrian display... It wasn't a full demo. There's not even a demonstration team for the F-35. It was just a test pilot who did a few passes. But you knew that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Nonsense! Weta actually has F35 posters all over his bedroom, and MQ25 stickers on his car :megalol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weta43 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 But you knew that... Why would I know that ? Pilotasso posted the video, I watched it, I commented on it.... I'd put an MQ25 sticker on my car - amazing piece of technology (searching for a use ;-) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) Mate you are by far my favourite Russophile on the forum. Never change :love: :megalol: Edited August 11, 2018 by Boogieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 :pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Awesome :pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Norwegian F-35A and USAF F-22 refueling. Currently on operation in Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I see these and 22s overhead regularly (I live next to the Lockheed assembly line). The 35 is surprisingly large. Like Flanker big. Waaaay bigger than 16s and 18s. Really didn't expect that first time I saw one. They seem to be noisier, too. Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I don't know if they're quite as big as a Flanker but they're a real sight to behold in person. I got to see them up close at the last Avalon airshow over here. Struck me as oddly more compact up close than from a distance. The F135 is one hell of an engine though - I'm with you on the noise factor!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron886 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I see these and 22s overhead regularly (I live next to the Lockheed assembly line). The 35 is surprisingly large. Like Flanker big. Waaaay bigger than 16s and 18s. Really didn't expect that first time I saw one. They seem to be noisier, too. Sorry, I've stood under one of their wings, it's not that big. Not much bigger than a Viper. Definitely smaller than a Rhino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 On Aug. 13, pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron fired the F-35A’s 25 mm internal cannon in a strafing run on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range. It was the first use of the F-35A’s GAU-22/A in operational training. https://theaviationist.com/2018/08/16/these-shots-show-388th-fw-f-35a-using-the-internal-cannon-for-the-first-time-in-operational-training/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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