Forum: F-35 Lightning II

Elite Joined: Aug 02, 2006 Posts: 885 Status: Offline

Nice video with AA-1, AF-1, BF-1 footage.

Things to note:-

(1) The revised upper fuselage loft on the BF-1 (greater blending, presumably greater fuel capacity)
(2) The BF-1 spots stealth features on the rear fuselage missing on the AA-1 -- the fuselage terminates in a saw toothed arch over the engine nozzle (engine not installed) whereas the AA-1 had smooth arches.
(3) The vertical fins are smaller.
(4) The landing gear doors are now two piece instead of one piece.
(5) The intake lips are slightly different. Optimized?

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Nice group-think video. Risk reduction was mentioned 6 times in 13 minutes. Laughing

Elite Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 895 Status: Offline

elp wrote:

Nice group-think video. Risk reduction was mentioned 6 times in 13 minutes. Laughing

With today's terror of risk across the board (don't even get me started on NASA), CYA attitudes, and many just looking for a reason to sue someone I'm surprised it was ONLY six times. Mad

sferrin wrote:

elp wrote:

Nice group-think video. Risk reduction was mentioned 6 times in 13 minutes. Laughing

With today's terror of risk across the board (don't even get me started on NASA), CYA attitudes, and many just looking for a reason to sue someone I'm surprised it was ONLY six times. Mad

CYA is the motto for any modern jet program (F-22,F-35,B-787,etc.). And its even better if you can get a CYA to back up your CYA!

Forum: F-35 Lightning II

F-35 2007 in review [video]