Around Whiting, we've dealt had to deal with everything from alpacas to rescue horses to a lot of other things in between...
...not that it makes you feel any better about the extended neighborhood around Rucker.
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F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)
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Around Whiting, we've dealt had to deal with everything from alpacas to rescue horses to a lot of other things in between...
...not that it makes you feel any better about the extended neighborhood around Rucker.
Is the chicken ranch still the entry point for the course rules coming from the west into Whiting? Seems like an expensive venture
Reading this suddenly reminded me of the early days at NAS Lemoore. The base was built (opened in '61), on land leased long term from local farmers. Additionally "green-belted" ~5 mile radius, to preclude development encroachment such as that which doomed the NASs at Moffett & Alameda, both of which had suffered several major accidents involving civilian property destruction/mass casualties. Unused portions of the leased acreage were allowed to be used to grow crops at the discretion of the Landowners.
During the first two years of NLC ops, several A-4 punchouts occurred on takeoff from 32R, leaving a smoking crater in a leased cotton/alfalfa (or whatever) field. When property damage claims were filed against Uncle Sam, local Farmer's ambulance chaser lawsuit always cited 1/4 section total destruction of the "EXPERIMENTAL" XXXXX crop! In the early days, the 'gubment' ponied up exorbitant settlements to placate the locals, but finally wised up as the A-4 Lawn Dart Olympics "experimental crop" hits were more thoroughly checked out!
BzB
Yes, but you don't actually fly directly over it (never did... unless you were off course), and the altitudes are probably higher than what Lawman and his chopper peeps fly.
The short answer is "yes"…external carriage does not equal "stealthy". How much…I dunno.
If I were the base CO, I'd demand an autopsy. I can't imagine so much poultry dying of "broken neck syndrome" from an aircraft flyover…especially since they were all probably "trophy-grade, champion-stock, experimental" animals.
B/C gun pod was "OR-specified" to be optimized for A-G. The effects you describe should be minimal, at least in the yaw axis.
You can only go so far telling the complainers to shut up before you get a letter from the local Congressman.
It's less of a hassle to placate the few who habitually complain than to deal with a Congressional inquiry.
Trust me on this one...,
I get it…and you're right.
What is taking up the internal gun's space in the Charlie? Seems like a half-assed solution for mounting a weapon that has been used quite a bit in OEF/OIF
707guy
"You can't make this shit up..."
Who knows - more fuel? From what I understand the Nav didn't require a gun on the C.
The concern isn't the space it occupied, but overall vehicle weight.
http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/Navys-First-F-35C-Lands-at-Eglin-AFB-212620481.html?device=tablet
Looks like the Grip Reapers finally got a bird.
Looks like the Grip Reapers finally got a bird.
So what would you say is half assed about it? It's not an afterthought. It was planned to be just as it is. The plane isn't built for close in hooking and jabbing. It's made for stand off tactics and precision guided munitions. If you're in an environment that's not permissive enough to use the gun, don't take the gun. Similarly, if you're in an environment permissive enough to use the gun, the gun doesn't need to be on the inside. Taking the gun off saves somewhere around 500 to 1000 pounds. That's not trivial. With that said, I love the gun and everything about it (except the weight). The GAU-12 that we carry is hoss (except that it retains the brass, which is kinda dumb).
There was an F-35 in the pattern at NPA Saturday morning, in form with 2 hornets tight and one in loose trail (taking photos?).
They overflow me on the course 3 times.
Please let the record show that my crappy score was directly due to being distracted by the F-35... (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!)
They overflow me on the course 3 times.
Please let the record show that my crappy score was directly due to being distracted by the F-35... (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!!)