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 Posted: Feb 18, 2004 - 07:40 AM
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| Someone up there asked the best way to catch a 22 in a fight...Hmmm...I recall what a football player said in the '50s when asked about the best way to stop Jim Brown. His response, "Mug him on the way out of the locker room." The reason it took so long to get the 22 operational, was to make sure they had an aircraft sophisticated enough, that it NEVER would be beaten. When the rest of the world is still creating garbage that is technologically, and practically inferior to the F-15, the Americans are now building a plane that even exceeds the Eagle. |
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Posted: Feb 25, 2004 - 01:23 PM
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| Just hope it doesn't get canned...Then it'll really hurt the USAF. |
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Posted: Feb 25, 2004 - 04:56 PM
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| It really isn't at risk now. It is well along. |
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Posted: Feb 25, 2004 - 08:56 PM
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The current issue of Flight Journal has two articles on the F/A-22. The first is more operational, the second technical. They make a good read together. I loaned it to a co-worker so I don't have it in front of me to quote much.
One thing that is of interest is that the USAF has accepted 19 airfcraft, and one has been retired after serving in weapons release trials. That is a pretty big commitment of forces and I certainly hope they will keep going with the aircraft. I think it says a complete squadron would be 23-24 planes plus spares, but of the 19 only about 3-4 are going to the new squadron at Langley. The rest are testing and training. They are working up an intructor cadre it sounds like. The article is illustrated with several photos of one F-22 that shows a bunch of missile launch stencils on the side below the cockpit. The bird is surprisingly weathered, which gives a good look at the panel lines over it.
Great article in the same issue on Navy Landing Systems Officers (LSOs) describing some nasty landing passes...
Kevin
The Ejection Site
ps TC- your comment about mugging airplanes reminds me of Chuck Yeager's kill of a Me-262, the only air-to-air kill of one. He saw one readying for take-off so he circled the field in an orbit that brought him to the -262's six as the plane lifted off. He nailed it about 50ft AGL, so he didn't violate the ROE that prohibited shooting one on the ground. |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2004 - 04:39 AM
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Posted: Apr 22, 2005 - 05:27 AM
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What about the F-35? How do you think the F-35 will stand against future threats. Right now, there are a few problems with the F-35 and it doesn't seem to be going the same road as the F-22 did when it was being tested and all. However, i have to say, the F-35 is a pretty sick looking plane from my point of view, and it doesnt look dissapointing either, but i just wanted your suggestions since you guys probably know more about these things then i do.
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