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    As I understand it, Sprey has something of a... reputation. He probably had a point once, and some of those points were adopted and became the F-16 but as you say, hes probably rather out of touch these days (leaving aside the fact that military procurement - at least the big ticket items that get all the publicity - is rather borked [1], which is why the USAFs new bomber programme is being managed the way it is). Fighter aircraft have always been on the cutting edge of technology, and the most successful ones have almost always been the ones that made the best use of the technology available at the time; now I know that MiG-17s in 'Nam are going to be bought up at this point but using Spreys own arguments, they should have been using MiG-3s instead of -17s,right? [1] I'm currently reading a book about the development of battleships, all the way back to the 1860s and... lets just say the more things change...
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    https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/f-35-en-f-16-oefenen-samen/inhoud/blog-gevechtsvlieger You'll perhaps see why I didn't post a link... However, a translation is available in this thread on another forum: http://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=27850
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    It appears that the next U.S. bomber programme is a bit further ahead than everyone thought: http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2015/09/02/new-air-force-bomber-testing-stealth-wind-test/71572050/ In other stealth news, some Dutch F-16 pilots recently flew with F-35s and were impressed with its situational awareness abilities. Their opinions on its looks, gun-port flap, cost, manufacturer, whether or not the B ruined the whole programme or if they'd have been better off ditching the -16s for A-10s go unrecorded...
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    Q.R. codes on a fighter aircraft, we truly are living in the future...
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    Okay, thanks for the information on A-10 load-carrying.
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    Its perhaps a little early to be making that sort of judgement...
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    Following a horrific crash involving a Hawker Hunter at an air show in Shoreham, England, vintage jets will be limited to flypasts for the forseeable future in the UK (no acrobatics). Thats a real shame, as theres a real grace about the old jets, but given the circumstances fully understandable - the jet crashed onto a nearby road after failing to pull out of a loop; incredibly the pilot has survived with critical injuries but at least eleven other people, and probably more, were killed in the resulting fireball: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383
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    I would frankly be amazed if any A-10, anywhere, has ever carried 15,000lbs of bombs even as an experiment. "Max payloads" tend to be a bit of a thought exercise anyway; yes, the air-frame might be able to do it but the drag and increased fuel consumption alone might mean you'd be lucky to make it off the end of the runway - and thats if you're in an aircraft with much more available thrust than an A-10... Valkyrie Driver, some of the points you're making have been probably debated ever since someone first thought of throwing hand grenades out of balloons - at least a few of them remind me of the similar arguments about "strategic bombing" during World War II, and the jurys still out on that one... Edit: Oh, and being mischievous - the F-105 had an internal bomb bay too, and didn't they lose something like half the total production run to one cause or another...?
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    So... Mobile Suit Gundam Shirtless then?
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    Watch this video carefully. You will never, ever see this firing sequence done correctly in any movie.
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    They'll bash each other around a bit and then realise that their true enemy is Emperor Doctor Saurus Heil Cyber Hitler Cat and end the episode having a good laugh.
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    Theres a lovely extra on the DVD with bits of the Japanese version. Its even surreal... er (?) watching the knights going on a quest for a Bonsai instead of a shrubbery...
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    So... bowties are cool?
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    Sochie is one of my favourite characters!
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    Just to add a little fuel to the fire, hasn't the Su-25 "Frogfoot" had a bit of a rough time of it in the recent conflicts in the Ukraine?
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    I had a feeling this would pop up. I nearly went for Bf-109 myself and I'm not really sure why I didn't, though at least going by books I've read there doesn't seem to be an exact consensus, though many do point out that Bf-109 is more technically correct.
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    Thats a good point about early versions of aircraft, actually - you can go back all the way to the P-51A (or early Me-109s with British Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines...!). Also, in images, the F-35Cs landing gear is noticeably different to the Bs, especially the front wheel which has a towbar and what appears to be an additional hydraulic (?) attachment strut. Edit: for clarity, only a prototype Me-109 had a Kestrel. For some reason I thought it was more than that...
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    An interesting comparison that I saw on another forum: The Tornado F2/3. Radar had major development problems, to the extent that the first ones were known as "Blue Circle" due to the cement they carried as ballast in the nose in place of the radar. Couldn't dogfight as it was an interceptor (more accurately, perceived as such). There were various issues/bugs that were gradually cleared over time after the aircraft entered service... Also, regards payload, as has been pointed out by others, fuel can count as a payload. The F-35s is all internal. Thats possibly not taken into account enough...
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    The Bs gun is an external, stealthy gunpod, its not internal like the A. Hollywood always gets that wrong, too.
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    Has to be Airwolf for me, I'm afraid, because: a) Stringfellow Hawke. Seriously. Thats why you no longer have people named "John Heroguy" in T.V. anymore, they knew no-one would ever be able to top that as a character name. b) Real men play the cello whilst weeping into the setting sun.
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    I have the Assault Kingdom RX-93 and Sazabi. Considering the size, they're not half bad - quite posable and reasonably well detailed. I'd say the Sazabi is the better figure, though (for some reason the RX-93 is one of those figures they never quite seem to be able to get "right" - I also have the Robot Spirits one, and its "okay" but not "great").
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    Well, at least it is a picture of a F-16. You're lucky they didn't use an image of a 747...
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    There is no doubt that as a programme, the F-35 has taken too long and cost too much. However, it is also not unique in this regard - they made a movie about the development of the Bradley IFV and they were saying similar things about the AH-64 after it went into production. I do think that calls for production to somehow be stopped are simply unrealistic; there are too many nations and other factors involved now, leaving asides the fact that alternatives are going to be a bit thin on the ground (restarting F-22 production would probably take years at best; virtually every other alternative on offer is unlikely to be as stealthy as the F-35, and the only other position seems to be "PAK-FA is better than everything so nyah nyah nyah!", which is unlikely to be a suitable option... ). The main difference I feel with the F-35 compared to other, previous programs is that its basically been the first fighter to be developed during the Internet age. And we all know what a wonderland of reason, balance and rationality the Internet is... Whether or not the F-35 will prove itself as a fighter remains to be seen...
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    I'm in the UK, they have to pass Her Royal Majs' Customs & Excise first. Regards Gundam 0083, I think it may have been the first UC anime I ever saw. Awesome design and visuals (and music), but yeah, characters were not exactly... look, the opposing leads main traits are "Fear of carrots" and "Keeps going on and on about The Battle of Solomon, even though he wasn't actually there"...
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    In other, more important news, my "Turn-A Gundam" DVDs arrived yesterday.
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