Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 Anyone here is the Advanced Super Hornet CFT's add more drag to the Super Bug than the CFT's on the Strike Eagle? Also I've been perusing F-16.net and the Viper guys on there seem to not think highly of the Beagle in DACM. Quote
Thom Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 6 hours ago, Shadow said: Oh hi there YF-23, fancy seeing you at Skunk Works' concepts. What, pray tell, is this from..? Those look down right sexy. I sincerely hope that's a 6th Gen contender. Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, electric indigo said: Some 4th gen beauty Technically it's 5th gen, because that's the PAK-FA. Quote
Shadow Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 Never knew Northrop had been working on this till now. Beautiful bird that will never see service. The article: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/14551/these-are-the-best-images-yet-of-northrop-grummans-t-38-replacement-that-could-have-been Quote
David Hingtgen Posted September 23, 2017 Author Posted September 23, 2017 I see just a smidge of Gripen in it. Quote
Shadow Posted September 24, 2017 Posted September 24, 2017 The Legacy Hornet still has a jump in its step. Swiss Hornet, I know. Quote
Dobber Posted September 24, 2017 Posted September 24, 2017 (edited) Damn, that was one hell of a performance. Also Switzerland is insanely beautiful. Chris Edited September 24, 2017 by Dobber Quote
David Hingtgen Posted September 24, 2017 Author Posted September 24, 2017 Seconded---by far the most impressive moves I've seen done by a Legacy Hornet. (I've actually seen far more Super than Legacy demos in person) Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Agreed that is a really spectacular hornet demo! Thanks for Sharing! Quote
slide Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 (edited) I wonder how long that pilot has been riding hornets... certainly knows it inside and out. Very impressive! Edit>> Same YouTube Chanel; check out the final approach after this Rafael demo... BALLSY! Edited September 25, 2017 by slide Quote
Shadow Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Sadly an Italian test pilot was killed the other day after his Typhoon crashed into the water while pulling a loop. Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Shadow said: Sadly an Italian test pilot was killed the other day after his Typhoon crashed into the water while pulling a loop. I heard about that, very sad. Quote
Dobber Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Awesome Rafale performance, your right too, awesome finale approach. Chris Quote
Sildani Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Amazing piloting of the Hornet. I’ve never seen one flown so deftly. The Rafale is a gorgeous bird, and well flown. Pilot had stones. Eurofighter: god damn it. What a terrible waste of man and machine. My deepest sympathies to his family. Quote
Dobber Posted September 25, 2017 Posted September 25, 2017 Yeah, he hit hard too....not like it was close and just missed it. this Rafale pilot nearly does the same thing, but just barely pulls it off. Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 Yep. the pucker factor was high. Drawing at least 100psi of pressure... Quote
Shadow Posted September 26, 2017 Posted September 26, 2017 The Typhoon was carrying just alittle too much speed at the end. No chance to eject. The Rafale demo was awesome. Great finish. Quote
Shadow Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 General Atomics MQ-25 concept arrives. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15037/general-atomics-is-the-first-to-show-off-its-mq-25-drone-tanker-design Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 Additional information here. Now, normally I'm not a fan of Drones, but AR (Aerial Refueling), and ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) are two roles I'm fine with. Air Refueling for the navy is one thing, but not for the USAF, just because probe and drogue is easier, the boom method the USAF uses would be too difficult (besides, the cost of producing a UAV of that size). Quote
Dobber Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 Neat...though their cut and past picture can NEVER happen as that is CVN-65 Enterprise in the background. She's not look so great as of late. Chris Quote
wm cheng Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dobber said: Neat...though their cut and past picture can NEVER happen as that is CVN-65 Enterprise in the background. She's not look so great as of late. Chris Maybe this is Final Countdown 2 where the Enterprise goes into the future?... Quote
Chronocidal Posted October 11, 2017 Posted October 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Valkyrie Driver said: Additional information here. Now, normally I'm not a fan of Drones, but AR (Aerial Refueling), and ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance) are two roles I'm fine with. Air Refueling for the navy is one thing, but not for the USAF, just because probe and drogue is easier, the boom method the USAF uses would be too difficult (besides, the cost of producing a UAV of that size). Probe and drogue is easier to implement, but also a bigger risk in a lot of ways. Get the wrong oscillation in the fuel line, and the basket will whip around pretty bad. Seen a few pictures of planes with shattered canopies from getting smacked around by baskets. Also, what can happen if the basket jumps too much, it'll snap off the valve "knuckle" at the end of the probe, potentially FOD-ing the aircraft, and effectively ending the mission, depending on where it happens. It's still a reliable system, just has a decent amount of associated risks that have to be prepared for. Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 15 hours ago, Chronocidal said: Probe and drogue is easier to implement, but also a bigger risk in a lot of ways. Get the wrong oscillation in the fuel line, and the basket will whip around pretty bad. Seen a few pictures of planes with shattered canopies from getting smacked around by baskets. Also, what can happen if the basket jumps too much, it'll snap off the valve "knuckle" at the end of the probe, potentially FOD-ing the aircraft, and effectively ending the mission, depending on where it happens. It's still a reliable system, just has a decent amount of associated risks that have to be prepared for. Oh, definitely. In terms of risk management though probe and drogue is safer. I say this because, you take that oscillation that can wreck the drogue and trash the probe, or FOD the aircraft, you only lose one aircraft. With the boom, that's a midair collision, and you'll likely lose both aircraft. Either way it's on the Weather Forecaster (Aerographer or Aerographer's Mate in the Navy) to be on point with their turbulence forecasts, and vertical wind shear forecasts. There is a considerable amount of difficulty in doing that over open ocean, since there are no sensors out in international waters (Aside from whatever is on the ship, and even then that's all going to be skewed if the ship is moving). If they can make it work that's great, and it will give carriers greater mission capability. I just think it's going to be a bit of a trick to pull off. Quote
slide Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 Just now, Valkyrie Driver said: Oh, definitely. In terms of risk management though probe and drogue is safer. I say this because, you take that oscillation that can wreck the drogue and trash the probe, or FOD the aircraft, you only lose one aircraft. With the boom, that's a midair collision, and you'll likely lose both aircraft. Either way it's on the Weather Forecaster (Aerographer or Aerographer's Mate in the Navy) to be on point with their turbulence forecasts, and vertical wind shear forecasts. There is a considerable amount of difficulty in doing that over open ocean, since there are no sensors out in international waters (Aside from whatever is on the ship, and even then that's all going to be skewed if the ship is moving). If they can make it work that's great, and it will give carriers greater mission capability. I just think it's going to be a bit of a trick to pull off. I'm always afraid of the day I hear of an unfortunate oscillation that resulted in the boom impaling whatever bird was hooked to it... refueling a B-2, B-1 or a BUFF by boom must result in an acute case of "enlarged metallic cojones" Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 10 hours ago, slide said: I'm always afraid of the day I hear of an unfortunate oscillation that resulted in the boom impaling whatever bird was hooked to it... refueling a B-2, B-1 or a BUFF by boom must result in an acute case of "enlarged metallic cojones" According to my Dad, Air Refueling is a harrowing experience. At night, moreso. Dad was a pilot, not a boomer, so he was going to be the one in real trouble if that boom went somewhere it wasn't supposed to be. Drones are kind of a mixed bag for me, on one hand I can really see their potential, but on the other, their flight safety record is abysmal. I know that doesn't seem like it should matter since there's no crew to die when a drone crashes, but the frequency with which drones crash costs the taxpayers millions a copy. With that sort of record, they're not a really solid investment for the taxpayer... Especially when you consider that the number of drones a controller will crash, will quickly exceed the $14 million or so price tag on his or her training by the DoD. So do with that what you will... Quote
spanner Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) I heard another Euro Fighter went down the other day! A Spanish air force apparently. Pilot killed. Sad news.. Edited October 13, 2017 by spanner Quote
Shadow Posted October 16, 2017 Posted October 16, 2017 Sucks what happened to the Spanish Typhoon and the luck the plane has been having as of late. On a lighter note, while not an actual aircraft video, thought this was fun to watch. Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 http://www.janes.com/article/75511/germany-declares-preference-for-f-35-to-replace-tornado Quote
Valkyrie Driver Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 58 minutes ago, AN/ALQ128 said: http://www.janes.com/article/75511/germany-declares-preference-for-f-35-to-replace-tornado Yay! More commonality with NATO, and the cost of the F-35 program will hopefully decrease. Quote
Sildani Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 Great news! Looking forward to a die-cast Luftwaffe F-35 in the near future. Quote
electric indigo Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 And the Tornado replacement is now the Typhoon/Rafale successor: http://www.janes.com/article/75550/airbus-reveals-future-new-fighter-concept Quote
GMK Posted November 9, 2017 Posted November 9, 2017 I reckon Airbus didn’t get the memo.... http://www.janes.com/article/75511/germany-declares-preference-for-f-35-to-replace-tornado Quote
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