Really? Puk'in Dogs, VF 143 gets my vote.Just hoping for 191, "Satan's Kittens". Best FITRON name ever.
Valid, but they never went away. They just added an "A".Really? Puk'in Dogs, VF 143 gets my vote.
There will most certainly not be a complete lift of the TFRs prior to December. Maybe some of the field length restrictions, or AOB limits for bouys, etc. OBIGGS? The auto pilot is already being pushed until late 2014 at the earliest.
Because "it's all ball bearings nowdays…"Why so long to get it done?
Of course, becasue we can't have weak 3Ps using it as a crutch....... .......but seriously, is it any different than the 'standard' 737 autopilot? Why so long to get it done?
Valid, but they never went away. They just added an "A".
You never qualified your assertion with having to be decommed. Pukin Dogs! Do I get an AMEN!!?... Best FITRON name ever.
These days engine technology yields time between failure better then back in the day when two engines MIGHT have been your preference. Awful lot of satisfied single engine drivers out there. You can't bitch about range and endurance and want another engine in the same breath. As to the Ferrari vs stealth Prius, guys more familiar than me can comment in detail. But it is safe to say that if the stealth Prius ensures you can slip passed the cops in excess of the posted speed limit while fleeing a bank robbery, then it would be preferred over the Ferrari as a get away car. To answer your question, the majority of aviators want an aircraft that will get the job done and return them safely.... and a one engine aircraft headed for the boat always gets the goosebumps going. I'm pretty sure the majority of aviators would rather drive a Ferrari than a stealth Prius, just saying .
These days engine technology yields time between failure better then back in the day when two engines MIGHT have been your preference. Awful lot of satisfied single engine drivers out there. You can't bitch about range and endurance and want another engine in the same breath. As to the Ferrari vs stealth Prius, guys more failure than me can comment in detail. But it is safe to say that if the stealth Prius ensures you can slip passed the cops in excess of the posted speed limit while fleeing a bank robbery, then it would be preferred over the Ferrari as a get away car. To answer your question, the majority of aviators want an aircraft that will get the job done and return them safely.
Anyone else a little uneasy about all of the negative reports regarding the JSF? Sounds very risky in anything other than BVR engagements. Inferior performance in turning, acceleration, power. Sounds like beefed up 117 if you get into a merge. Also little loitering capability, low payload, and a one engine aircraft headed for the boat always gets the goosebumps going. I'm pretty sure the majority of aviators would rather drive a Ferrari than a stealth Prius, just saying .
Anyone else a little uneasy about all of the negative reports regarding the JSF? Sounds very risky in anything other than BVR engagements. Inferior performance in turning, acceleration, power. Sounds like beefed up 117 if you get into a merge. Also little loitering capability, low payload, and a one engine aircraft headed for the boat always gets the goosebumps going. I'm pretty sure the majority of aviators would rather drive a Ferrari than a stealth Prius, just saying .
Agree with the engine failure rates being much improved from the past. On the stealth side its been recorded that after a 15 degree offset from the nose, the stealth starts to decline in an exponential manner, as well as once in the merge or tail toward the enemy, that big booty single engine puts out a lot of heat for those IR guided Med rangers that the flankers carry to catch on too. Every plane is going to have its pluses and minuses, well just have to wait to see how the JSF does in advanced testing and eventually the real world. Could be a great bird. Only time will tell.
Agree with the engine failure rates being much improved from the past. On the stealth side its been recorded that after a 15 degree offset from the nose, the stealth starts to decline in an exponential manner, as well as once in the merge or tail toward the enemy, that big booty single engine puts out a lot of heat for those IR guided Med rangers that the flankers carry to catch on too. Every plane is going to have its pluses and minuses, well just have to wait to see how the JSF does in advanced testing and eventually the real world. Could be a great bird. Only time will tell.
I know you're not the source of the original reports, but let's be careful now...On the stealth side its been recorded that after a 15 degree offset from the nose, the stealth starts to decline in an exponential manner, as well as once in the merge or tail toward the enemy, that big booty single engine puts out a lot of heat for those IR guided Med rangers that the flankers carry to catch on too.