Hope they figure out a way to get spare engines on board: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/11/navy-jsf-engine-too-big-112910w/
Classic.
Hope they figure out a way to get spare engines on board: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/11/navy-jsf-engine-too-big-112910w/
By the way, Rhinos cannot carry any flavor of rockets. I know Flash wasn't writing about the rhino, but just thought I would throw that out there. I am assuming the JSF won't have jacked up pylons and will be able to carry anything.
Why no rockets on rhinos? Harriers can, and I've seen hornets with them
Canted Pylons for one....
But even without that, Fixed pylons with no active range source providing no data to the Pilot as to where his AIM Point should be. Add to that the flight profile you need to be in to fire rockets, the max range of your typical 2.75" FFAR, your biggest warheads being 17lbs, not being able to carry anything but RC fuze type HE warheads or smoke, etc etc... Look go back and look at me and Flash yelling at each other about Rockets and you'll get a pretty good idea of why there isnt a whole lot of reason for you to have them. It'd be a waste of a pylon if you could do it.
Shooting rockets is an art. The guys that were flying Hueys and Cobras in Vietnam could drop them in the bed of a moving pickup truck, and they were doing it with feel and a grease pencil mark on the windscreen. Ive got a fully active Helmet Mounted sight with constant laser ranging and articulating pylons and its hard enough to hit anything with them because of the inherent inaccuracy of the weapon and the fact that we dont shoot hundreds upon hundreds of them anymore.
You're really passionate about your rockets. I think that they found a "reason to have them" considering we carry them. I don't pretend to be an expert on your platform, but I would think that there is an advantage firing with a dive angle sight picture instead of firing from a low altitude shallow angle like a helo.
Roger that: 450 KIAS, 30, 45, or 60 degree dive, iron sight ... 2.75's (not too accurate) or Zuni's = < 50' CEP over 18 years .......Shooting rockets is an art....
Hope they figure out a way to get spare engines on board: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/11/navy-jsf-engine-too-big-112910w/
Canted Pylons for one....
Shooting rockets is an art. The guys that were flying Hueys and Cobras in Vietnam could drop them in the bed of a moving pickup truck, and they were doing it with feel and a grease pencil mark on the windscreen. Ive got a fully active Helmet Mounted sight with constant laser ranging and articulating pylons and its hard enough to hit anything with them because of the inherent inaccuracy of the weapon and the fact that we dont shoot hundreds upon hundreds of them anymore.
Not to get back on subject or anything, but with no HUD how is pilot going to line up the gun on the A? Just because your JHMCS is looking at what you want to shoot doesn't mean the gun is pointed there, meaning you couldn't move your head off center unless you wanted to lose your sight picture. Also would anyone foresee landing on the boat or anywhere for that matter to be a bit trippy with the HUD just floating around where ever you're looking, rather than a fixed position?
Also would anyone foresee landing on the boat or anywhere for that matter to be a bit trippy with the HUD just floating around where ever you're looking, rather than a fixed position?
Most helo "HUDs" are actually HMDs mounted to the end of one's NVGs. Admittedly most are very different than the Apache's, but that aspect is the same. You get used to it, and it's actually more appropriate for a helo which is manuevered along different axes than a fixed wing. It's still good to see my nose attitude, even if my head is pointed to the side doing a slide into a helo spot on ship, for example.
Not to get back on subject or anything, but with no HUD how is pilot going to line up the gun on the A? Just because your JHMCS is looking at what you want to shoot doesn't mean the gun is pointed there, meaning you couldn't move your head off center unless you wanted to lose your sight picture. Also would anyone foresee landing on the boat or anywhere for that matter to be a bit trippy with the HUD just floating around where ever you're looking, rather than a fixed position?
Only trapped on the boat 12 times, but besides a few lineup glances at the 90-45, I was pretty much looking through the HUD and moving my eyeballs around to see lineup and meatball. No head movement at all in the groove.