some F35 info

rochie · Apr 30, 2015

Thank you, those are great !

buffnut453 · Apr 30, 2015

Lucky13 said:
But, what h*ll is JSOW, JASSM, JDAM etc.?

JSOW - Joint Stand Off Weapon (air-launched cruise missile)

JASSM - Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile (another air-launched cruise missile)

JDAM - Joint Direct Attack Munition (conversion kit to change dumb bombs into smart bombs)

gjs238 · Apr 30, 2015

Is it true that technology obtained from Area 51 is being incorporated into the F-35?

FLYBOYJ · Apr 30, 2015

gjs238 said:
Is it true that technology obtained from Area 51 is being incorporated into the F-35?

Are you talking about alien flying saucer technology or Nazi flying bell technology?

Technology for the F-35 came from engineers in Palmdale, Fort Worth, and the UK (RR and BAE) along with some other pretty smart but smaller suppliers through out the US and UK. Area 51 was a great place for the final assembly of the U-2, A-12/ SR-71 and F-117A. It was also a great place to operate "acquired" soviet aircraft. I bet you could meet some interesting people and buy some neat souvenirs at the fence line.

GrauGeist · Apr 30, 2015

gjs238 said:
Is it true that technology obtained from Area 51 is being incorporated into the F-35?

Roswell is where all the captured alien technology is hidden, Antarctica is where the Nazis have their secret base and store stuff like their Vril (Vr1, Vr2) and Haunebu (Do-STRA, Erstform) and other "wunderwaffe" technology.

Big difference...

beaupower32 · May 4, 2015

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Me and the crew. I'm in the Blue and Yellow shirt. We were bigger at one point, but many people here are leaving and going to Luke. Good crew otherwise. Great plane also, hardly ever comes back with problems.

Glider · May 4, 2015

Its one of those aircraft that are smaller than I expect.

Good luck to you all

michaelmaltby · May 9, 2015

This photo courtesy of Syscom illustrates the truth about aircraft evolution ... both technological .. and battlefield tactical. Each of these legacy fighters went through vigorous evaluation (and development) in combat before being declared a winner ... why the F-35 would be the exception to that historical trend confounds me ... .

FLYBOYJ · May 9, 2015

michaelmaltby said:
This photo courtesy of Syscom illustrates the truth about aircraft evolution ... both technological .. and battlefield tactical. Each of these legacy fighters went through vigorous evaluation (and development) in combat before being declared a winner ... why the F-35 would be the exception to that historical trend confounds me ... .

The X-35 was evaluated and flown against the X-32 and in a little over a year the X-35 was declared the winner, which led to the F-35 program. Both aircraft were heavily evaluated during design, construction and flight testing. Even as the first hundred F-35 are delivered, it's still being tested, one of the reasons the aircraft costs so much. At the end of the day this aircraft is going to be the most tested (possibly over tested) combat plane ever built.

Lucky13 · May 9, 2015

It's tiny!

GrauGeist · May 9, 2015

Lucky13 said:
It's tiny!

What were you expecting, a MiG-25?

Lucky13 · May 9, 2015

Su-24!

FLYBOYJ · May 10, 2015

It seems small...

Some comparisons of other strike aircraft with an internal bomb bay

F-35
Wingspan: 35'
Length: 51'

F-105
Wingspan: 35'
Length: 64'

Blackburn Buccaneer
Wingspan: 44'
Length: 63'

F-117A
Wingspan: 43'
Length: 65'

Lucky13 · May 10, 2015

No bl**dy wonder it's stealth, it's not bigger than a gnat!

FLYBOYJ · May 11, 2015

Lucky13 said:
No bl**dy wonder it's stealth, it's not bigger than a gnat!

Exaggerating a bit mate?

Gnat

Length: 28 ft 8 in (8.74 m)
Wingspan: 22 ft 1 in (6.73 m)

beaupower32 · May 11, 2015

Looks small, but its bigger than you think.

pbehn · May 11, 2015

beaupower32 said:
Looks small, but its bigger than you think.

Then it should be re named the Tardis.

buffnut453 · May 11, 2015

beaupower32 said:
Looks small, but its bigger than you think.

How to sum up the male ego in one easy sentence!

GrauGeist · May 11, 2015

buffnut453 said:
How to sum up the male ego in one easy sentence!

Or crush it:

Lucky13 said:
It's tiny!

Lucky13 · May 11, 2015

Or....aaaaawwwww, it's so cute!

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