XLR8 Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Nice video of it being tested.Enjoy! http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/Gunny%5BTNT%5D/3071/ 1
SuperKungFu Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Also be sure to visit here http://www.jsf.mil/index.htm Full of hi-res photos and videos. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted March 20, 2008 Posted March 20, 2008 http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,163800,00.html?ESRC=airforce-a.nl To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
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Kusch Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 F-35 - Australian reportage (including simulator): http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=SbnWg4v6iHk Enjoy :) Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
mvsgas Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Nice thanks To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Weta43 Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 Nice technology on the vertical landing & target designation ... did seem that when it was flying alngsidethe F-16, for the same manouver it made a much more visible vortex off the wings - maybe because it carries a high AOA anyway ?? couild be dodgy if you ever get WVR. This seemed scary too : "The contractor has extended manufacturing schedules several times, but test aircraft delivery dates continue to slip," the report states. "The flight test program has barely begun, but faces substantial risks with reduced assets as design and manufacturing problems continue to cause delays that further compress the time available to complete development." Auditors criticized both the military and the contractor for pressing into the jet's development's phase before key technologies were mature, started manufacturing test aircraft before designs were stable, and moved to production before flight tests showed the aircraft was ready." Cheers.
mvsgas Posted March 22, 2008 Posted March 22, 2008 did seem that when it was flying alngsidethe F-16, for the same manouver it made a much more visible vortex off the wings - maybe because it carries a high AOA anyway ?? couild be dodgy if you ever get WVR. I do not know for sure, but I don't think the vortex on the wing tip would determine the aircraft WVR capability. It just mean the wing pressurize the air in that area. The F-16 vortexes on the LEX actually increase lift and help attain higher AOA AFAIK. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Weta43 Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 No, I didn't think it would impact on it's actual performance - like you said, everything I've seen leads to the conclusion that vortices improve airflow over the wing at high AOA - I just meant that it would be easier to see because if it started creating vortices at a lower comparative AOA then it would have vapour trails increasing its visual signature before the opponent did - a slight gift to the opponents S.A. There's a couple of shots in one of those videos of the chase plane (F-16) & the F-35 going through some manouvers together. They're both roughly the same size in the image, but the F-35 has a vortices while the F-16 doesn't & I felt it made it easier to see... Cheers.
mvsgas Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 Sorry To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Force_Feedback Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 What about the gross cost overruns? Shame, they created such a great concept and grossly 'underestimated' the costs, damn $$$ hogs. Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 F-35 can only carry 2 (two) AA missiles internaly? Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
p_o_d_2_2 Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 I'm pretty sure that the F-35 has 3 weapon bays just like the Raptor, so 2 Sidewinders plus 6(?) AIM-120s. Edit: No I guess not: http://www.airforceworld.com/fighter/gfx/jsf/f35_payload.jpg Just two bays, but it looks like 8 missiles. 1
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted May 17, 2008 Posted May 17, 2008 I misread the article. It is two AA missiles AND two bombs or four AA missiles. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
tflash Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 I'm pretty sure that the F-35 has 3 weapon bays just like the Raptor, so 2 Sidewinders plus 6(?) AIM-120s. Edit: No I guess not: http://www.airforceworld.com/fighter/gfx/jsf/f35_payload.jpg Just two bays, but it looks like 8 missiles. It seems ten, no? 2*AIM-9X and 4*AIM-120D each side? In Airforces Monthly they claim ther are substantial delays for the F-35C Carrier-based variant, prompting the call for more Super Hornets. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Pilotasso Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 No, F-35 will only be able to take 4 AMRAAMs internaly. THe specs say it has 3 bays but its actualy the same bely bay devided into 3 segments (not fisicaly just by pylon capability). There are no side bays like in the F-22. Externaly it can take a total of up to 8 missiles. AIM-9X is tecnicaly able to be launched from a closed compartiment because it has Lock after Launch capability but that feature is not listed for its weapon implementations anytime soon. Thus AIM-9X can only be carried externaly on that plane. .
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 Externaly it can take a total of up to 8 missiles.Stealth is compromised if carrying missiles (or fuel) externally. Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Pilotasso Posted May 18, 2008 Posted May 18, 2008 I know that, but it can still hold on its own that way. ;) .
Kusch Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 F-35B first flight: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2008/061108ae_f35B_firstflight.html Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
hitman Posted June 12, 2008 Posted June 12, 2008 I was there when that took place. Sat out on a little dhingy on Lake Worth just for that spectacle.
XLR8 Posted June 12, 2008 Author Posted June 12, 2008 Yes was there,that was sweet. http://video.nbc5i.com/player/?id=262061
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