Ghost Train Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 I bet a copy of that vid was mysteriously leaked to a certain Shoji Kawamori and became the inspiration for the Chaser-One scene of Macross Plus... minus the Itano Circus.
Vifam7 Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Where do I send my paypal payment for those videos!
VF-19 Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Where do I send my paypal payment for those videos! To heck with paypal! Where do I send my future first-born to? And what do you need sacrificed?
Knight26 Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Hmm, I sense a money making oppurtunity here, I wonder if I should get copies burned to disk from Don and then sell them off my website. Oh and Ghost Train, yeah it reminded me of that, but in Mac+ the YF-21 went to burner to accelerate away so fast, in the video the real YF-23 was still in mil power.
Bowen Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 Forgive my ignorance, but what is 'mil power'? Just regular engine thrust without using afterburners? Aside from that, I definitely gotta see that, it sounds awesome
David Hingtgen Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 It's exactly that. Short for "military power".
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Oh and Ghost Train, yeah it reminded me of that, but in Mac+ the YF-21 went to burner to accelerate away so fast, in the video the real YF-23 was still in mil power. Do post VF-0 valks actually have afterburners? I always assumed those 'flames' were just higher power settings rather then traditional afterburners (of the injecting fuel into the exhaust variety).
Beltane70 Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 There is an "overboost" setting on the throttle of the VF-1, which I'm guessing could be some sort of afterburner.
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 (edited) This is kinda OT for this thread but considering that valks use nuclear engines, any overboost would be just revving the turbines up faster rather than 'real' afterburners. Maybe thats why the fluff states 'overboost' rather than 'afterburners'. Of course they could dump the nuclear fuel into the exhaust and blow it up via some OT fission/fusion method and get a real huge bang but thats rather ehm, un-environmentally friendly? Back to the thread. Where did this J-XX photochop come from? Is it based on some Ace Combat cut-scene? Love the YF-23 homage. Pretty good photochop too. Can even see the reflection on the hanger floor. Canopy looks like it came from some Airfix kit though. jxx.bmp Edited August 5, 2009 by Retracting Head Ter Ter
anime52k8 Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 There is an "overboost" setting on the throttle of the VF-1, which I'm guessing could be some sort of afterburner. actually the VF-1 (and presumably all VF's) have afterburner which is 120% power, and overboost which is 200% power.
Dante74 Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Back to the thread. Where did this J-XX photochop come from? Is it based on some Ace Combat cut-scene? Love the YF-23 homage. Pretty good photochop too. Can even see the reflection on the hanger floor. Canopy looks like it came from some Airfix kit though. That looks pretty sweet! The nose reminds me of the VF-11.
David Hingtgen Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Wing dropping in transonic turns? That sounds familiar: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/...35c-flight.html
David Hingtgen Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Wing dropping in transonic turns? That sounds familiar: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/...35c-flight.html ::edit:: LOL, right after I posted this, I found the Super Hornet comment in the article.
Nied Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Wing dropping in transonic turns? That sounds familiar: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/...35c-flight.html ::edit:: LOL, right after I posted this, I found the Super Hornet comment in the article. Lockheed did one better on Boeing by identifying this in wind tunnel testing instead of just before service entry. From what Aviation Week is reporting Lockheed thinks they may be able to solve the wing drop problem using nothing but tweaks to the flight control software. They added the spoilers to CF-1 (and likely 2) as an extra safety margin, and they think it's likely production models will remove the hydraulics and bolt the spoiler in place.
Vifam7 Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 Wing dropping in transonic turns? That sounds familiar: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/...35c-flight.html ::edit:: LOL, right after I posted this, I found the Super Hornet comment in the article. Is this somewhat similar to the issue that Grumman had with the F9F Cougar? Like what is written here? Landing Condition Stall Problems
David Hingtgen Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 I've never really found an explanation of how/why the transonic drop occurs--merely that it does. I know/understand how a wing drops in a stall. I honestly don't know if they're related. (based on how the Super Hornet's issue was cured, I'd suspect it only occurs in high-alpha turns, and is related to a stall-induced drop)
David Hingtgen Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 UK/RR stops development of JSF engine, likely to cancel orders for VTOL version of JSF. So what do they plan to do with the new VTOL carriers they're building? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...ter-engine.html
The_WOZ Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 I think it's that the wing on the outer side of the turn goes faster, probably reaching or breaking the speed of sound and the resulting shockwave generates a loss of lift on that wing. And then the aircraft start a roll on the opposite direction of the turn.
Nied Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 UK/RR stops development of JSF engine, likely to cancel orders for VTOL version of JSF. So what do they plan to do with the new VTOL carriers they're building? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...ter-engine.html My understanding is that they're looking at installing EM catapults and buying the F-35C instead of the B. Is this somewhat similar to the issue that Grumman had with the F9F Cougar? Like what is written here? Landing Condition Stall Problems That's more of an asymmetrical stall leading to a spin. The_Woz's explanation is pretty spot on.
F-ZeroOne Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 UK/RR stops development of JSF engine, likely to cancel orders for VTOL version of JSF. So what do they plan to do with the new VTOL carriers they're building? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...ter-engine.html Apparently the reporter in question is extrapolating (i.e making things up... ) from things that are already known. The B model is still the UKs preference, however, it has always been the case that the C is a possibility if there are severe development or cost problems with the B. Likewise, the carriers have always been planned with the potential for being fitted with catapaults (naval Typhoon, remember?).
David Hingtgen Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Yes, but potential for catapults, and having catapults, are quite different.
Nied Posted August 7, 2009 Posted August 7, 2009 Yes, but potential for catapults, and having catapults, are quite different. Well the French are buying the same design and their carriers will have catapults so I doubt the UK will have much trouble adding the same thing to theirs.
F-ZeroOne Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 Yes, but potential for catapults, and having catapults, are quite different. True - I love the way that "fitted for" implies that a capability is there when its not - but what I'm trying to get at is the reporter appears to be exaggerating a known thing into a big "great unknown oh look the governments messed up again!" thing
Cruel Angel's Thesis Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Happened a few days ago, but wish i was there when it did. http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123163158 hope the link works, Firefox 3 disables my right click in certain places, like here and in my E-mail and when i first get online (have to exit and restart). Cruel Angel's Thesis
Lynx7725 Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Anyone heard about this? Russian Sukhoi Su-27 crashes And while we are at it, how about a canopy-less ride? Edited August 17, 2009 by Lynx7725
reddsun1 Posted August 17, 2009 Posted August 17, 2009 Another edited clip of "Downfall"---this time for airliner-buffs! Hilarious if you know your pax planes. "Hitler's 787 order delayed again" "Boeing can kiss my ass."
electric indigo Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 First pic of the PAK FA: http://vif2ne.ru/nvk/forum/files/Mes/(0908...4)_IMG_0127.JPG
F-ZeroOne Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) Russias building a Legioss fighter?! Edited August 21, 2009 by F-ZeroOne
Nied Posted August 21, 2009 Posted August 21, 2009 Nice shot of what an F-35B (I think this is BF-1) looks like with a full external load.
David Hingtgen Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 ::yawn, tired:: Many more/better pics tomorrow.
David Hingtgen Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 Re: F-35 load. Man, and I thought the Super Hornet had funky pylons. Middle one pitches up, outer one pitches down? PS---F-22s are loud.
F-ZeroOne Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 Where the heck did that Sea Harrier come from?! I didn't think there any left in FAA service, and the only Harriers the UK used were ground attack types without a radar...?
David Hingtgen Posted August 23, 2009 Posted August 23, 2009 That would be the world's only remaining flying Sea Harrier. I'd love to post dozens of awe-inspiring Raptor pics, but the lighting just sucked and I already posted the best one I have.
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