What will the Government buy if the F35 is cancelled?
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Ginetta G15 Girl said:
maffski said:
I think that's a significant part of the problem, the new Gen 3 helmet seems to oversize and overweight.
How does the Rockwell-Collins gen 3 helmet compare in weight to the old RAF Mk3C that I wore in training, or the Mk4A fitted with NVG (Night Vision Goggles)?maffski said:
Also, according to Martin Bakers promo film it's the first time there has been a Neck Injury Criteria to fail.
That's probably because (aside from the MB Mk16A fitted to Typhoon) the earlier seats entered service before NVG became common in FJ.There are plans to update the ejection seat and design a lighter version of the helmet.
CrutyRammers said:
mph1977 said:
hairyben said:
Mad 5 minutes so bear with me- What would the UK do if we needed to deploy air forces at short notice, as per the falklands, and no-one wanted to help us?
Can't retro-fit a cat to the so-called modular carrier very easily but a traps do-able without too many tears right? What about JATO typhoons with droppable rocket boosters on external hard points?
in the case of the falklands the scenario really is la-la land Can't retro-fit a cat to the so-called modular carrier very easily but a traps do-able without too many tears right? What about JATO typhoons with droppable rocket boosters on external hard points?
the argentianins have fundamentally the same offensive capability they had in the 1980s ...
when they invaded there where less than 100 regular personnel and a dad's army FIDF , with No air assets
What we do know is that we have less capability to deal with such situations than we did then.
maffski said:
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
maffski said:
I think that's a significant part of the problem, the new Gen 3 helmet seems to oversize and overweight.
How does the Rockwell-Collins gen 3 helmet compare in weight to the old RAF Mk3C that I wore in training, or the Mk4A fitted with NVG (Night Vision Goggles)?maffski said:
Also, according to Martin Bakers promo film it's the first time there has been a Neck Injury Criteria to fail.
That's probably because (aside from the MB Mk16A fitted to Typhoon) the earlier seats entered service before NVG became common in FJ.There are plans to update the ejection seat and design a lighter version of the helmet.
here's what happened with a fully tested and certified ejection seat ..The chaps name is Ian Weaver. It would seem that he has laid the past to rest and he has shut down the section of his blog detailing his accident and how he fought his injuries to return to life....which is good as it was quite horrendous reading..he now has a part time career as a somewhat successful fiction author publishing digitally on Amazon
punt over...
http://www.ejectionsite.com/midair.htm
Its terrible: it doesn't even make a proper 'rat-a-tat' noise when they fire the gun: http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/f-35a-completes-first-...
Could be the USAF are seriously thinking that F35 numbers just will not stackup. They are looking at ordering 72 updated F15, F16 or (really) F/A18's to supplement a really curtailed F35 order. If that happens then the US navy and Marines will not be happy at the pricing of the C and B variants.
http://aviationweek.com/defense/us-considers-72-ne...
http://aviationweek.com/defense/us-considers-72-ne...
You guys seem to have missed the news about cracks in the wings of one of these. I'll see if I can find the link
Ok so it was a test mule to find these things but I assume now more billions in re designed wing spars.
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space...
Ok so it was a test mule to find these things but I assume now more billions in re designed wing spars.
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space...
IanH755 said:
We'd also have massive issues keeping Typhoons/Tornados flown from the Ascensions over the Falklands. Again, it's an 8hr trip at cruise speed with 4+ tankings in each direction at a minimum, plus extra Typhoon A2A cover for the tankers, transports, AWAC's etc. Plus out AT (air transport) fleet is massively stretched, although now Afghan is winding down it's getting better.
Can a typhoon or tornado even fly that far? In '82 the Tornado's were in service but couldn't have flown the Blackbuck raids as they'd have run out of engine oil.RizzoTheRat said:
Can a typhoon or tornado even fly that far? In '82 the Tornado's were in service but couldn't have flown the Blackbuck raids as they'd have run out of engine oil.
Yes that's how we've deployed them for the past thirty years or so. One way with tanker support is very doable.RizzoTheRat said:
IanH755 said:
We'd also have massive issues keeping Typhoons/Tornados flown from the Ascensions over the Falklands. Again, it's an 8hr trip at cruise speed with 4+ tankings in each direction at a minimum, plus extra Typhoon A2A cover for the tankers, transports, AWAC's etc. Plus out AT (air transport) fleet is massively stretched, although now Afghan is winding down it's getting better.
Can a typhoon or tornado even fly that far? In '82 the Tornado's were in service but couldn't have flown the Blackbuck raids as they'd have run out of engine oil.Z06George said:
If the USAF did do that then I'd just see the Navy buying the new(ish) Advanced Superhornet. 50% reduction in radar cross section is pretty impressive for a design that wasn't a stealth design originally.
Which is probably what we should have done all along anyway. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the minimum viable size of an F/A-18 RAF force would be?
Z06George said:
If the USAF did do that then I'd just see the Navy buying the new(ish) Advanced Superhornet. 50% reduction in radar cross section is pretty impressive for a design that wasn't a stealth design originally.
Given the complete cock up they made of the Super Hornet I don't hold out hope for an Advanced Hornet not having a similar level of mistakes in the design. It was portrayed as a Modifed F/A 18 that required few changes to the original design. It wasn't. The Internal Structure had changed, the size had increased and has shares very little in it's aerodynamics. As a result it's slower has less range and needed a wing change to eliminate a "Wing Drop" fault right in it's combat envelope. As a F/A18 A pilot said when they went up against a "E" they could out run, outmaneuver and Out range the Super Hornet. It was never prototyped so it's problems were not discovered until it was flown in service.The Super Tomcat was a better aircraft and would not have been any dearer as it turned out.Edited by telecat on Sunday 22 November 17:46
telecat said:
Z06George said:
If the USAF did do that then I'd just see the Navy buying the new(ish) Advanced Superhornet. 50% reduction in radar cross section is pretty impressive for a design that wasn't a stealth design originally.
Given the complete cock up they made of the Super Hornet I don't hold out hope for an Advanced Hornet not having a similar level of mistakes in the design. The Super Tomcat was a better aircraft and wasn't any dearer as it turned out.This seems bizarre to me. Every sortie? Seems like a lot of ways for this to fail.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/fea...
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/fea...
If you consider that most frontline aircraft start there service life with some major issues and eventually evolve you can see that the F35 will probably be a very capable plane several years after its been accepted into service. Trouble comes that the trump card of the F35 (stealth) will more than likely be of no use to it by then.
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