F-35 Approach AOA
Another 'ambitious' FSX F-35C Max. Weight carrier landing pic:
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FSX would be guesswork. Correct? Are there any other non-existent drop tanks available?
I don't believe the drop tanks exist - except on paper. Here is one thread on this forum about them.
F-35 External Fuel Tanks?
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-16656.html
F-35 External Fuel Tanks?
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-16656.html
And yet do they exist?
So we can speculate all we like? I would rather go with some solid information. Sure it is likely that F-35 drop tanks - when produced - will look like the line drawings seen in weapon carriage diagrams in F-35 briefings; but as indicated elsewhere on this forum, development is not forthcoming.
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I am little disappointed, I was thinking with all the advanced CFD computer software and advanced 3d printing that the F-35's drop tanks wouldn't be quite so symmetrical.
Yet another thread about F-35 drop tanks with graphic:
F-35 External fuel tanks? 16 Dec 2012
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-21708.html
Graphic from PDF posted by SWP?: http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_download-id-16605.html
http://www.f-16.net/attachments/f_35ext ... nk_177.jpg
F-35 External fuel tanks? 16 Dec 2012
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-21708.html
Graphic from PDF posted by SWP?: http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_download-id-16605.html
http://www.f-16.net/attachments/f_35ext ... nk_177.jpg
An update on the originator of this thread (FSX F-35 model)... Dino Cattaneo will soon kindly make his work freeware as indicated.
Projects update 28 Nov 2012
http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.com.au/20 ... pdate.html
"A very quick update on the status of my various FSX projects:
F-35 LIGHTNING II - The product has been withdrawn from sales to be re-released as freeware. I've already made several minor improvements to the package, and I am evaluating further changes. A plausible release date is the first or second week of January...."
Other FSX Naval Aircraft suitable for carrier landing info next at URL. The T-45C is excellent for this purpose.
Projects update 28 Nov 2012
http://indiafoxtecho.blogspot.com.au/20 ... pdate.html
"A very quick update on the status of my various FSX projects:
F-35 LIGHTNING II - The product has been withdrawn from sales to be re-released as freeware. I've already made several minor improvements to the package, and I am evaluating further changes. A plausible release date is the first or second week of January...."
Other FSX Naval Aircraft suitable for carrier landing info next at URL. The T-45C is excellent for this purpose.
So, if the tank is made with composites, then couldn't it be radar-transparent?
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Radar transparent?: Stealthy, similar to the gunpod - depending on shape also - which for aerodynamic reasons is the way it is probably?
Not my video - made with Dino's F-35C in FSX. The view out front is the best. One slight issue with the AoA only being at bottom of vHUD making it not visible some times but OK as seen here on a long straight in approach. Don't forget to right click on the 'playing video' to select ZOOM > FULL SCREEN.
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