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2005-01-31 Europe

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Posted by Steve 2005-01-31 10:54:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Typhoon: from the Chinese, "Tai Feng", Supreme Wind

Posted by mojo 2005-01-31 11:43:28 AM|| 2005-01-31 11:43:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 This aircraft really blows.

Posted by BH 2005-01-31 11:55:39 AM|| 2005-01-31 11:55:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 FOund this from a poster at EU Referendum, kind of OT:

Ahhh, the F-18. Good choice. Unfortunately, it is not built anymore, and the F-18 A/E i much larger, so depending on the exact specs of your Aircraft Carrier, it might not do.

The Swiss air force is very happy with the F-18 they bought. Of course, they had to be heavily modified to meet the expected performance: all the electronics â not one in their right mind would trust us military electronics; but also the air frame, so that it can withstand the accelerations required of it in the alps. And the tanks and engine were rebuilt â did you know that the swiss F-18 actually use 30% less fuel than their US counterparts? Some people wonder why they did not make a plane aloneâ¦ Of course, it is because the dev. costs would have been staggering for switzerland.

So if you are a big country like England, with al long and brilliant engineering tradition, you probably had better develop your own programs.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-01-31 12:18:47 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:18:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 not one in their right mind would trust us military electronics

?? Just funnin' are ye? You're seriously suggesting our avionics are substandard? What's your evidence?

Posted by lex 2005-01-31 12:37:38 PM|| 2005-01-31 12:37:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 The Swiss are pissed we didn't hand over the anti-grav module.

Posted by abu Bradbory 2005-01-31 2:24:15 PM|| 2005-01-31 2:24:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 You're seriously suggesting our avionics are substandard?

Depends, did Lucas bid on the contract?

Posted by Steve 2005-01-31 3:17:24 PM|| 2005-01-31 3:17:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 ..not one in their right mind would trust us military electronics;..

There's a reason why a mil-spec exists, as opposed to commercial spec.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-01-31 5:49:30 PM|| 2005-01-31 5:49:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 The poster on EU is unaware that the Swiss F-18s were stripped of alot of weight that goes into making the F-18 carrier capable. A/c that are lighter accelerate better and use less fuel. The bit about electronics is simply national pride speaking,w/a tint of anti-Americanism.
Problems w/spare parts for a new a/c are not that unusual. The US had a ton of F-15s sitting on ramps in mid 70s that couldn't fly. The USAF finally started ordering spare parts and the a/c matured beautifully. Now if Eurofighters start falling out of the sky,then I'd say there was a problem. Until that happens the Eurofighter is a nice hot rod that doesn't have a mission.

Posted by Stephen 2005-01-31 6:03:33 PM|| 2005-01-31 6:03:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 ..It's not at all unusual for new a/c to have seemingly 'serious' problems - look for the blazing headlines about the F-22 'hangar queens' that will be showing up about this time next year. And early production aircraft often have some odd quirks of their own - some of the early F-15E Strike Eagles came off the line before LANTIRN was integrated into the design - so you could mount LANTIRN and use it, but the mounting point was directly beneath a flare launcher. (The location of the launcher was later moved)
Everything I've heard so far is that Typhoon is having no more than the usual amount of teething troubles, but they're getting more than the usual scrutiny.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-01-31 10:49:27 PM|| 2005-01-31 10:49:27 PM|| Front Page Top

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