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 Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 12:44 AM
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 12:52 AM
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Little known Factoid.....
The F-35A still retains the space in the nose for the drogue boom if they ever wanted to retrofit it back in.
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 01:15 AM
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| That's good for export sales or if the Air Force ever realized that boom refueling of fighters is a waste. The boom can transfer to large aircraft at a higher rate, but for fighters its pretty similar whether boom or probe and drouge. The probe and drouge system can refuel multiple aircraft at once. |
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elp
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 02:29 AM
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| A small item. The press release says a J model. That is not a J model 130... |
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 06:22 AM
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Surprising, seein' as how it's a LockMart release. Somebody wake the proof reader up!  |
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 09:58 AM
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| Thanks for sharing ELP! great pic and thanks for sharing. How is Aussie these days? Almost had a chance to go once, but food relief missions to Somalia cancelled that. Not that I am complaining. God forbid we can't help those in need. |
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solomon
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 11:59 AM
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ELP,
what clues are you seeing that indicates its a T and not J model. i glanced at the engine and thought it was a J for sure. what are you seeing? |
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 12:11 PM
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 01:00 PM
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| Deffinately, it's the props that give it away. |
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 02:14 PM
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solomon
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 03:55 PM
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bjr1028
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Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 06:12 PM
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| Yep, that's a T. LockMart was either probably trying to get some advertising in or J-model 473 couldn't make the hop and VX-20 put up good ole 627 instead. |
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Posted: Aug 16, 2009 - 12:15 AM
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| So that C-130 isn't from the Reserve unit at NAS Fort Worth? |
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elp
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Posted: Aug 16, 2009 - 02:43 PM
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Blur your eyes a bit on the photo.... If the USAF doesn't get its act together with recapping old tankers, that could be an all USAF photo in the year 2020....  After a catastrophic failure grounding of our KC-135s....  |
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Posted: Aug 16, 2009 - 06:04 PM
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| No that is a VX-20 bird. the quicker we get this thing AAR qual'ed the faster it get's to PAX. |
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