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

[Jura The idiot]

Tuesday at 12:52 PM

I guess some clap their hands, some facepalm at
AVALON: F-35 programme head lauds 2016 success, eyes lower costs

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[Jura The idiot]

... The Marines are "on-board" with the F-35 110%, ...

I guess it's more than your 110% as the USMC increased the USAF "20:1" from Tuesday at 9:40 PM

Feb 15, 2017
LOLOL they just made it 20: "Indeed, while early reports suggested a

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recent Air Force testimony by Lt. Gen. Jerry D. Harris, Vice Commander of Air Combat Command characterized the kill ratio as “20-1” meaning that, for one F-35A “lost” in simulated combat in a high threat environment that the aircraft destroyed 20 simulated enemy aircraft."
Looks like the F-35 achieved an impressive 20:1 kill ratio at Nellis Air Force Base’s Red Flag 17-1

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to 24:0 “In our own analysis we're seeing a consistent ratio more like 24:0 – we're not losing aircraft at all in our scenarios, and we set the conditions for other legacy fighters to be successful where we can.”
Marine Corps: F-35 is the best thing on the block

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increasing even like prediction from Feb 15, 2017

"15:1" not enough: "Although they don’t have an updated figure, the pilots told us that the F-35 kill ratio was higher than the 15-1 figure they initially reported."
will they make it 20 and revoke one "loss"? ...

 

[Air Force Brat]

I guess it's more than your 110% as the USMC increased the USAF "20:1" from Tuesday at 9:40 PM
to 24:0 “In our own analysis we're seeing a consistent ratio more like 24:0 – we're not losing aircraft at all in our scenarios, and we set the conditions for other legacy fighters to be successful where we can.”
Marine Corps: F-35 is the best thing on the block

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increasing even like prediction from Feb 15, 2017

Yeah, Picture me as Austin Powers, "GROOVY BABY!", nothing sexier than a "24 to 1" kill ratio, my little "ThunderHogge II has become the it girl, she's suddenly very sexy!

Gee Jura, that might make you "DR EVIL"???? 24 to 1, 24 to 1, 24-1,,,,, ha, ha, ha, Ha Ha, HA, HA,,,,,,,, I'm picturing all those communist block folks with those "super sexy LOOKING" airplanes, and all the fan-bois??? yeah they are gonna call, liar, liar, liar, pants on fire!!

and I'm going to be laughing, THUNDERHOGGE II! YEAH BABY!

Sales are gonna go UP!, and UP!, and UP!

I love ya man, you make this SO MUCH FUN!

 

[Jura The idiot]

..., you make this SO MUCH FUN!

likewise
LOL!

 

[Air Force Brat]

likewise
LOL!

That's Right, and somebody better help me "Copyright" "ThunderHogge II", when this baby gets rolling, somebody gonna love call her the ThunderHogge II!

everybody loves "Bacon!"

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

That's Right, and somebody better help me "Copyright" "ThunderHogge II", when this baby gets rolling, somebody gonna love call her the ThunderHogge II!

everybody loves "Bacon!"

Well The Israelis are buying to so It must be Kosher.

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

See that little Flame? yeah with the smoke. Guess What. F35 BERRRRRRRTTTTTT. It's not on fire It's firing the Cannon. Gau 22 25mm cannon.

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[Jura The idiot]

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See that little Flame? yeah with the smoke. Guess What. F35 BERRRRRRRTTTTTT. It's not on fire It's firing the Cannon. Gau 22 25mm cannon.

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how does a F-35B pilot aim this gun?

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

though the helmet display but the pilot should also be able to use the MFD to sight if that is not up. the gun is boresighted and linked to the radar and optics. as the pilot wants to take a target the piper would appear on the target just like you would with a missile. I know I know I read the Daily beast article back in 14, gun would not fire till 2019... What is lacking right now is not support of the gun, the gun can fire and operate it's mostly lacking a software patch.

 

[Jura The idiot]

though the helmet display but the pilot should also be able to use the MFD to sight if that is not up. the gun is boresighted and linked to the radar and optics. as the pilot wants to take a target the piper would appear on the target just like you would with a missile. I know I know I read the Daily beast article back in 14, gun would not fire till 2019... What is lacking right now is not support of the gun, the gun can fire and operate it's mostly lacking a software patch.

so what's the current status I mean in the specific view you posted:

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how did the pilot aim the gun?