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Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem The kid is actually fifteen and talks more mature than me when I was 35. Please somebody send him chocolates and candy. Zain, now say sorry to your uncles. Sorry, could not resist. Just ignore me now. Going back under my rock. Hifz u kum Allah

My very own Robert Gates was pretty Republican and he was the one who cut everything defense-related during the BUSH and Obama admins.

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem Length Diameter Weight Dry Thrust Augmented Thrust BPR SFC (Dry/Augmented) RD-93 167" 41" 2,325 lbs. 11,200 lbf. 18,300 lbf. 0.49 0.77/1.85 lbs./lbf./hr. EJ-200 160" 29"...

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem Not to go off-topic but from a RAND report (RR1178) p34: "An example is the flurry of requests for information to DoD after an aircraft used as Air Force One and two F-16 fighters flew by the Statue of Liberty at low altitude in 2009. The flight was made to take a...

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem Have to get up to a certain speed and altitude so that in case of an emergency, they can land back and won't have to crash while waiting for the gear to lower. Conversely, above a certain speed, the gear poses a safety hazard.

Bismiilah ir Rahman ar Raheem Sorry does not say anything in the document. I always assumed that reimbursables only included, pilot, crew, fuel, and direct maintenance costs. Might be mistaken though. Please Google 2016 fixed wing reimbursables and download the full document from the first...

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem F-15D $24,285 per hour F-15E $22,337 per hour These are rates for operations by non-Federal, non-USAF entities that are reimbursed to the US. US Federal use rates are very slightly lower. The F-15E being newer platforms with less hours on them require slightly...

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem Thanks for the figures. From the FY2016 US Defense Department Re-imbursable Rates Report: B-1B $41,072 per hour B-2A $50,985 per hour F-15C $24,140 per hour F-22A $34,971 per hour F-35A $29,685 per hour F-16C $8,701 per hour Gripen C has been quoted as...

Bismillah ir Rahman ar Raheem Thanks for the pictures. I don't know but something about the wing and tail planform of the first prototype always looked off to me. This looks much better. The cropped edges of the lifting and control devices should take care of any flutter and buffeting problems...