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 Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 02:53 AM
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<a href="news_article2656.html">The F-35 returned to the North Texas skies today</a> and I was lucky enough to catch a shot of his return and of his F-16D Chase plane...
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LMAggie
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 01:56 AM
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| Nice work honk. |
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honkhntr
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 02:03 AM
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LMAggie wrote:
Nice work honk.
Thanks!
Here's to the F-35 having smooth test flights from here on out...
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 02:48 AM
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Nice shot of CD-15
...and the JSF doesn't look too bad either  |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 03:25 AM
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honkhntr wrote:
LMAggie wrote:
Nice work honk.
Thanks!
Here's to the F-35 having smooth test flights from here on out...
Josh
So much for "back in the air by August".
Here's to the flight test program having all the problems so that the production birds have smooth flights! |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 03:41 AM
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| Good job to all the hard workers and unsung hero's on the team |
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LMAggie
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 03:58 AM
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Spartan-120 wrote:
Here's to the flight test program having all the problems so that the production birds have smooth flights!
Amen to that. And here's to the flight test program finding all the problems on the ground. |
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LMAggie
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 04:15 AM
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chaseguy wrote:
Nice shot of CD-15
...and the JSF doesn't look too bad either
I believe Jeff Knowles was the pilot in command of CD-15. |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 05:23 AM
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| Last flight was what in May, today's flight was Code 1 and no "hip pocket" write up's, pretty impressive I say. |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 11:36 AM
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| In my opinion there was way to much hype about the AA-1 not flying for 7 month. The aircraft is at an early status of its development and flight test schedule and I'm sure it won't be the last problem causing delays. The real problems are the cost overruns and of course the tightly packed schedule for entering service is a bit unrealistic at all. |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 03:57 PM
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Scorpion82 wrote:
In my opinion there was way to much hype about the AA-1 not flying for 7 month. The aircraft is at an early status of its development and flight test schedule and I'm sure it won't be the last problem causing delays. The real problems are the cost overruns and of course the tightly packed schedule for entering service is a bit unrealistic at all.
Well, to sum it up, the delays were due to...
(1) 270V Electrical system [June thru Aug]
(2) F135 engine thrid stage turbine blade concerns [Aug thru Nov] |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 06:00 PM
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Just hope no more surprises in flight like the last flight out where the computers had some shut downs of systems and lucky Beasley made it back with his nerves intact to start the next phase of flights!   |
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LMAggie
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 07:28 PM
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F16JOAT wrote:
Just hope no more surprises in flight like the last flight out where the computers had some shut downs of systems and lucky Beasley made it back with his nerves intact to start the next phase of flights!
If you're referring to Flight 19, Jeff Knowles was the particular hero on that flight. |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 07:32 PM
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Scorpion82 wrote:
In my opinion there was way to much hype about the AA-1 not flying for 7 month.
Sometimes I wonder what people would have said if the F-15/14/18 would have undergone the bombardment of the internet age. |
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Posted: Dec 08, 2007 - 08:08 PM
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