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| F-35 grounded due to engine problems |
| 2013-02-24 |
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| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 ...or needs untainted oxygen. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-02-24 21:46 |
| #5 According to reports of exercises, if we buy one F22, it doesn't matter how many F15s the other side has, until we run out of air-to-air missiles or the F22 pilot has to pee. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2013-02-24 20:23 |
| #4 I think that an F-22 is pictured. For 1 F-22 we could buy 5 F-15. For 1 F-35 we could buy 8 F-15. |
| Posted by: irishrageboy 2013-02-24 16:06 |
| #3 OBIGGS is not new technology; so it appears to be a tweaking of the output. It's cousin, OBOGGS is used in all front line fighters today. Both systems separate oxygen and nitrogen molecules, keep one and dump the other overboard. |
| Posted by: USN,Ret. 2013-02-24 11:29 |
| #2 And it ain't cheap. Talk about defense cuts, someone has to pay for pushing programs that are not financially sustainable. By projection of cost of system, one day they'll reach a point where they'll only be able to afford one aircraft. I guess they'll switch between days for it to be shared by the air force and navy, with the marines getting it on leap day once every four years. [file under - self inflicted wound] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-02-24 09:06 |
| #1 Maybe this doesn't help either. The F-35 Could Explode In Midair If Struck By Lightning Where do they get them from, import from China through K-Mart? |
| Posted by: tipper 2013-02-24 05:33 |