F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

Air Force Brat

Air Force Brat

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Air Force Brat said:
Awesome, the last time I was in Ft. Walton Beach was right before my Old-Man departed for SOUTH Vietnam! He was supposedly checking out in the C-123 again, but in actuality, I believe he was checking out in the MC-130E, the very first "black bird", he had about 65 hours in the MC-130E in Vietnam.

Have fun, and see if you can get us a few "snaps" of the ThunderHogge II.
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If I understand correctly, there were 4 Rivet Yards at Hurlbert, 4 at Pope, and 4 in Taiwan, along with the two sterilized birds with no serials. They were all E models, although I have a picture that I thought was a B model in black as well???
 
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dtulsa

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I remember being on guard duty at RAF Lakenheath while they had the 111 less than 300 feet from the take off points and feeling the ground literally burn and shake as they lit those afterburner off what a freaking rush did get to feel the SR71 light it's ABS off once 2 which made the 111 seem quite in comparison
 
Air Force Brat

Air Force Brat

Brigadier
Super Moderator
dtulsa said:
I remember being on guard duty at RAF Lakenheath while they had the 111 less than 300 feet from the take off points and feeling the ground literally burn and shake as they lit those afterburner off what a freaking rush did get to feel the SR71 light it's ABS off once 2 which made the 111 seem quite in comparison
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I saw the B-1B depart from Kelly Field in Texas around 1997, and was on the Ramp when it departed from Oshkosh one year??? not sure when, I also was on the Ramp when the Concord departed on its last visit to Oshkosh????

Now that is "shock and awe" at its best!

They had an SR-71 on static display at Lackland, AFB, they also had a B-58 Hustler, now That was KOOL. lots of statics at Lackland.
 
kwaigonegin

kwaigonegin

Colonel
Air Force Brat said:
Yes, I would love to go to Wright Pat, and the Smithsonian is on my "bucket list"
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U gotta go Brutha.. At least to WP first. Not a bad drive from where we are. When I was there eons ago there was a Valkyrie there and the actual Have Blue test prototype. I believe they have the 117 there now. Prett much every single military plane type made in the 60s, 70s, 80s are there including a buncha MiGs.

Smithsonian has the SR 71 and an even a bigger collection. You need at least 3 full days to see everything in the air museum. It's 100% worth it.
 
Brumby

Brumby

Major
Opinion: Expanding the Distributed Lethality Web
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An opinion piece on the "kill web" but because a significant component of the discussion revolves around the capability of the F-35, I am posting it here.

There is a comment in the article which I don't agree with which says :
one of the key challenges the Navy/Marine Corps team will have with F-35Bs on LHA/Ds compared to operating JSFs off a carrier is the lack of an E-2D to adequately connect the command element afloat and the aircraft in real time. The F-35B can complement the E-2D by providing target cueing data so that the E-2D can use its own sensor to locate and ID the target and generate a target-quality track; however, the F-35B without the Advanced Hawkeye does not have the command and control capability (like the E-2D or Aegis combat system) or the manpower to sufficiently ID targets and command and control multiple engagements. For example, while fitted with Link 16, the F-35B does not have Cooperative Engagement Capability, and there is no plan for the aircraft to get the CEC “box.”
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IMO, the F-35 effectively can function as a mini C2 enabler due to its sensor fusion capability which can both ID threats and prioritise engagement. A graphical representation of such a capability :

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