tflash Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 F-35B makes first carrier deck landings! http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3af697a44f-732a-447b-842f-b01523428b9a&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest Great!!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Jona33 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Cool, that's a big step forward for the "B". Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
diveplane Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) on utube the clip F-35B vertical landing on USS Wasp vid 2 take off Edited October 9, 2011 by diveplane https://www.youtube.com/user/diveplane11 DCS Audio Modding.
Shaman Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 on utube the clip F-35B vertical landing on USS Wasp vid 2 take off Thanks for sharing! Wow! 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
tflash Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 The new BAe interim helmet for F-35: http://www.gizmag.com/f-35-helmet-display-bae/20216/picture/145521/ I wonder how they fly now, since there is no HUD and the helmet is not ready? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Shaman Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 I wonder how they fly now, since there is no HUD and the helmet is not ready? You still can have all the classic instruments displayed on this large HD TV:) 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
mikoyan Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 Wouldn't be easier to project everything on the glass of the cockpit? so what happened to the helmet; I told you guys a custom fitted helmet for each f-35 pilot is too much specially if they cost that much, That helmet needs to be universal or come in sizes with all the goodies as a detachable accessory.
Jona33 Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 I assume that is the -35C or A, correct. Also are they 2000lb bombs or 1000b. Always remember. I don't have a clue what I'm doing
VincentLaw Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 Judging by the wings, I'd say it's an F-35A. Is that a stealth tailhook cover below the engine? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
GGTharos Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 No, if it was easier, it would have been done already. There are only a couple of planes that do this and only because the front canopy panel is flat -and- tilted at just the right angle. IIRC, the F-14 is one such suspect. As for custom fitted helmets - that's nothing new. Air Superiority costs money, period. I'm not even sure if the current helmets resemble anything that could be called 'universal'. Wouldn't be easier to project everything on the glass of the cockpit? so what happened to the helmet; I told you guys a custom fitted helmet for each f-35 pilot is too much specially if they cost that much, That helmet needs to be universal or come in sizes with all the goodies as a detachable accessory. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
shaggy Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Each and every swedish air force pilot has custom fitted helmets, that goeas for all other countries i suspect aswell. they just need to be air tight and not one head is shaped like another. Intel Core i7-8700 3,20GHz - EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 - 32Gb Ram - DCS on 500 GB SSD - Windows 10 - Thrusmaster Warthog - Thrustmaster TPR pedals - Track Ir 5 - Samsung Odyssey+ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] http://www.virtualredarrows.com
mvsgas Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Through The Canopy Glass 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..
mvsgas Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 The new BAe interim helmet for F-35: http://www.gizmag.com/f-35-helmet-display-bae/20216/picture/145521/ I wonder how they fly now, since there is no HUD and the helmet is not ready? Every photo I see the pilots are wearing the F-35 helmet, I do not see them doing that if the helmet was not working. http://www.eglin.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/110720-f-oc707-008.jpg (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) http://www.eglin.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/110714-f-oc707-503.jpg (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) http://www.eglin.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/100225-F-5906j-002.jpg Nice HUD EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Navy Capt. Mike Saunders, 33rd Operations Group deputy commander, tries on the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet after getting measured for the new flight suit. The new pilot equipment includes everything from underwear to cold weather outer gear to anti-G garments. The measurement brought Eglin one step closer to being able to commence training, said Marine Col. Arthur Tomassetti, 33rd Fighter Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Anthony Jennings) http://www.edwards.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081023-F-3571D-394.jpg(Air Force photo by Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes) http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/111015-N-UM734-508.jpg (U.S. Navy photo By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tommy Lamkin/Released) http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/110719-O-GR159-001.jpg (Photo by Michael D. Jackson courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Released) http://www.codeonemagazine.com/images/media/2011_09_Buus_FF_Portrait_1267828237_2724.jpg Photo by Michael D. Jackson 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..
tflash Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Maybe they just mean it is not fully functional, but why then do they need the interim helmet from BAe systems? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) How old is your article? I did not see a date. Or how accurate? Edited October 25, 2011 by mvsgas 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..
mvsgas Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 According to BAE website, that happened in 2004 http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2004/press_08092004.html 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..
mvsgas Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Here you go http://www.baesystems.com/Newsroom/NewsReleases/autoGen_111910143534.html 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..
tflash Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 This was the article I was referring at: http://www.gizmag.com/f-35-helmet-display-bae/20216/ I have the impression work continues on the VSI helmet which will offer all the new functionalities of the F-35, like the full virtual view "through the aircraft". [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 If the F-35 is anything like any other USAF aircraft, it will never stop upgrading. We were upgrading the F-117 while it was retiring, mostly because contracts were paid to companies, and if not completed, some of this companies would have had a breach of contract. F-16 is in a constant, non stop, state of upgrades. USAF TCTO 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..
mikoyan Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 If the F-35 is anything like any other USAF aircraft, it will never stop upgrading. We were upgrading the F-117 while it was retiring, mostly because contracts were paid to companies, and if not completed, some of this companies would have had a breach of contract. F-16 is in a constant, non stop, state of upgrades. USAF TCTO f-117 "retired" mmm... are you sure?
GGTharos Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Given that he works on aircraft for the USAF, he just might be certain. Official retirement announcements aside ... f-117 "retired" mmm... are you sure? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
Speed Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Given that he works on aircraft for the USAF, he just might be certain. Official retirement announcements aside ... Yes, and why would the USAF need the F-117 anymore in the first place? After all, they have a perfectly good, fully operational, always-on-call, extremely reliable, stealth fighter replacement already in service! (*cough*) Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
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