F22, F16s, F18s over Downtown Toronto

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Greece Is Buying French Rafale Fighters In Light Of Tensions With Turkey

The Greek prime minister has outlined a major arms package for all three services, with new warships also being on the shopping list.

www.thedrive.com

The Greek decision to opt for the Rafale could signal the end of official interest in the F-35 Lightning II. In December 2019, Prime Minister Mitsotakis revealed that he would be discussing a potential purchase of the Joint Strike Fighter with U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House the following January.

 

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Greece Is Buying French Rafale Fighters In Light Of Tensions With Turkey

The Greek prime minister has outlined a major arms package for all three services, with new warships also being on the shopping list.

www.thedrive.com

The Greek decision to opt for the Rafale could signal the end of official interest in the F-35 Lightning II. In December 2019, Prime Minister Mitsotakis revealed that he would be discussing a potential purchase of the Joint Strike Fighter with U.S. President Donald Trump during a visit to the White House the following January.

You should open a new thread in the air warfare section about all this F-35 information. It's really good stuff but this is probably the wrong thread for all that since it's about the Toronto air show. I'm sure it would be much better to create a new thread dedicated to all this F-35 information. Cheers.

 

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Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review

Bronk said he thought the 138-aircraft target was an “aspiration unlikely to be funded,”

Reports in the British media last month suggested that the United Kingdom may only buy 70 F-35Bs, rather than the 138 aircraft originally planned.

50% cut !!!!!

Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review

A reduced force of F-35Bs looks increasingly likely and could free up funds for the Tempest future fighter.

www.thedrive.com

 

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You should open a new thread in the air warfare section about all this F-35 information. It's really good stuff but this is probably the wrong thread for all that since it's about the Toronto air show. I'm sure it would be much better to create a new thread dedicated to all this F-35 information. Cheers.

made !

F-35

Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review Bronk said he thought the 138-aircraft target was an “aspiration unlikely to be funded,” Reports in the British media last month suggested that the United Kingdom may only buy 70 F-35Bs, rather than the 138...

defence.pk

 

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Watch: F-35B Crashing Into The Ground After Mid-Air Collision With KC-130J During Air-to-air Refueling - Fighter Jets World

A video posted on Instagram seems to show the F-35B crashing into the ground near the Coachella Vall

fighterjetsworld.com

 

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Oldest F-35B Could Hit Service Life Limit In 2026

Structural defects mean the earliest F-35Bs delivered by Lockheed Martin could reach a service life limit by 2026 after 2,100 flight hours, according to the Pentagon’s director for weapons testing..

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/oldest-f-35b-could-hit-service-life-limit-2026?Issue=AW-05_20190131_AW-05_928&NL=AW-05&cl=article_1&elq2=021ff312eb054ffe8d8bc5d5855945c5&sfvc4enews=42

better and better....

 

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Oldest F-35B Could Hit Service Life Limit In 2026

Structural defects mean the earliest F-35Bs delivered by Lockheed Martin could reach a service life limit by 2026 after 2,100 flight hours, according to the Pentagon’s director for weapons testing..

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/oldest-f-35b-could-hit-service-life-limit-2026?Issue=AW-05_20190131_AW-05_928&NL=AW-05&cl=article_1&elq2=021ff312eb054ffe8d8bc5d5855945c5&sfvc4enews=42

 

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Canada has to buy them, and that too in damn large numbers....

Canada is threatened by China.....

China needs to "do more" to close the US-China trade gap.....

 

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Canada has to buy them, and that too in damn large numbers....

Canada is threatened by China.....

China needs to "do more" to close the US-China trade gap.....

Canada is threatened by China? where? when? what about?

 

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Canada is threatened by China? where? when? what about?

If not now, may be in the future....

The point here is to oil the US military industrial complex....

 

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Structural defects mean the earliest F-35Bs delivered by Lockheed Martin could reach a service life limit by 2026 after 2,100 flight hours, according to the Pentagon’s director for weapons testing..

It is a bit strange how the director for weapons testing would be even remotely qualified to make a claim about the earliest F-35's structural defects and that they would lead to a service life limit by 2026. What qualifications does a "weapons testing" director have in structural engineering of a military aircraft that is quite complex with a lot of classified data about its structural elements? Doesn't make sense and I think that you also have to consider that much of the recommendations that the Pentagon officials make are for other reasons, primarily monetary reasons to open up financing for certain programs that they can find any reasons to relate to a potential problem.

Besides, if you think about it, an aircraft that splits it's landing and take-offs at let's say, 50% traditional takeoffs and landings and the other 50% with VTOL, means that there is MUCH LESS impact on the structure of the aircraft. The pounding and metal/composite fatigue that occurs in these jet fighters occurs mostly from take offs and mostly from landings, especially carrier landing which would mean that the F-35C would be the one more likely to succumb earlier than the B model. So I wouldn't put too much stalk into this article TBH.

 

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It is a bit strange how the director for weapons testing would be even remotely qualified to make a claim about the earliest F-35's structural defects and that they would lead to a service life limit by 2026. What qualifications does a "weapons testing" director have in structural engineering of a military aircraft that is quite complex with a lot of classified data about its structural elements? Doesn't make sense and I think that you also have to consider that much of the recommendations that the Pentagon officials make are for other reasons, primarily monetary reasons to open up financing for certain programs that they can find any reasons to relate to a potential problem.

Besides, if you think about it, an aircraft that splits it's landing and take-offs at let's say, 50% traditional takeoffs and landings and the other 50% with VTOL, means that there is MUCH LESS impact on the structure of the aircraft. The pounding and metal/composite fatigue that occurs in these jet fighters occurs mostly from take offs and mostly from landings, especially carrier landing which would mean that the F-35C would be the one more likely to succumb earlier than the B model. So I wouldn't put too much stalk into this article TBH.

The F35 top brass are all speaking to the others, every time. SO it's not surprising a weapon tecting director can speak about structural integrity.

A VSTOL plane is not the one supporting the hardest efforts. It is the carrier version (ie F35 C) that is the most challenged. The harrested hook efforts are huge. The catapult bar efforts also. When it lands on a carrier deck the vertical speed is higher than in a classical plane.

The B variant is the one with the more compromises. Too much I think.... Don't forget the LM engineers struggle for years to reduce weight... they never really succeed : the load has to be reduced and I think the frame strength is not optimal (because of these weight reductions attemps). This is the result.

 

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Eglin F-35 Crash Blamed on Landing Speed, but Software, Helmet, Oxygen Also Faulted | Air & Space Forces Magazine

Excessive landing speed primarily caused the May 19 crash of an F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., though faulty flight control logic, the helmet mounted display, the jet's oxygen system, and improper training and were all contributing factors, according to an Air Force investigation.

www.airforcemag.com

So many computing power and (now mature technology) FBW that flinch....

 

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Lockheed Martin will face whistle-blower lawsuit for F-35 work

It's about the F35 FBW .......

"Davis filed the lawsuit in 2006, saying Lockheed violated the federal False Claims Act by charging the government for developing flight control software for the F-35 that was potentially unsafe because it did not follow guidelines and practices adopted by industry and the Defense Department. "

interesting !

https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/crime/article24600730.html


F35'FBW : over memory failure ????

"MP attempted to reestablish a landing attitude after touch down. The aircraft landing lasted approximately five seconds before the MP elected to eject. Upon touch down the MP initially attempted to dampen the rapid rise of the nose produced by the first bounce. The MP’s initial reaction was consistent with attempting to recover from a bounce and set a landing attitude.However, the MP’s stick inputs quickly fell out of synch with the aircraft pitch oscillations and control cycles initiated by the weight on wheels. This resulted in multiple conflicting flight control inputs. In the presence of large and aggressive stick inputs the flight control system, based on its Control Law (CLAW) logic, became saturated and unresponsive, and ultimately biased the flight control surfaces toward nose down."

 

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When Russian Su-35S fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria - Fighter Jets World

Russian Su-35S fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria. According to defence-

fighterjetsworld.com

When Russian Su-35S fighter jets intercept U.S. F-22 Raptor flying over Syria