danpass
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Thread resurrection alert! Figured I would post this in here instead of creating a whole new thread. From VT-22's facebook page - first USMC Cat I selected for F-35B training:
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Thread resurrection alert! Figured I would post this in here instead of creating a whole new thread. From VT-22's facebook page - first USMC Cat I selected for F-35B training:
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Wha.....wha......what....!?The military is not intended to maximize every single person's chances of every single opportunity
Dude, what if the harrier's seat didn't work for lightweights? The three females over the past 30 years might have had their right to fly jets violated. Just kidding, weight may not have been an issue.There is no problem. If you weigh less than 136 lbs, agree to a waiver or fly something else. Even above 136 and <165 or so there is still risk associated with the HMD. The F-35 isn't for everyone. The military is not intended to maximize every single person's chances of every single opportunity, no matter their shape and size. Do no females, or no one <136 fly with JHMCS? I don't think so. In a program like this every single press report gets scrutinized and over-politicized, when 136 lbs is the exact same restriction on more than one 4th gen aircraft operating today. But since it is the F-35, it is now an unacceptable limitation. The ejection seat is not the first problem to start attacking in current jets coming off the line.
Good observation, sir.The question I had after reading the article was why the USAF is the only service considering going with a new contractor/supplier? Maybe that's not the case, but it's how the article read.
f) Both D and EGood observation, sir.
WAG:
a) Maybe the article was written incorrectly/misworded
b) Maybe because the USAF has the highest ranking officer in PEO JSF even though there is "no lead service" for PEO JSF
c) Maybe because the Alpha variant will be produced in much higher quantities than the Bravo or Charlie variants
d) All of the above
e) None of the above
My $0.02: Isn't this headline a bit like saying "former SEAL fails Call of Duty mission on Xbox"?Little bit off subject but still applicable to the future - for those of you doing the dogfighting, thoughts?
Veteran Pilot Loses Simulated Dogfight to Impressive Artificial Intelligence
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t...ogfight_to_alpha_artificial_intelligence.html
Little bit off subject but still applicable to the future - for those of you doing the dogfighting, thoughts?
Veteran Pilot Loses Simulated Dogfight to Impressive Artificial Intelligence
http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_t...ogfight_to_alpha_artificial_intelligence.html
The human in this meaningless experiment is an ABM, i.e. an AWACS controller. This article smartly fails to mention that, but another one does. Guy has about as much BFM/"dogfighting" experience as my 11 month old. Not a pilot in any way/shape/form, much less a fighter dude