First jet is supposed to arrive in Japan sometime in 2017
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First jet is supposed to arrive in Japan sometime in 2017
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F-35s Give Japan Big Advantage Over China - Business Insider
Soon.........
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so about a $100 mil a piece now? if they keep shaving off 4% each batch could get around to the $80 mil a piece it needs to be.
.....and India is close to buying some 126 Rafales for some $18-20 billion.......
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Pitot/static pressures at and/or near aircraft surface are different than when measured outside of the laminar flow. Different, not higher or lower because depending on maneuvers, especially on a fighter aircraft, p/s pressures will vary from section to section of the entire aircraft. On the F-16, the p/s probe on the radome tip provides pitot and static pressure, but there are also flush static ports on both sides of the jet to provide this differential ratio of static pressure for the air data computer to work with the flight control computer to calculate the most optimum surface deflection rate and travel during maneuvers.
On a developmental aircraft, a longer pitot/static probe, often with movable vanes attached as shown on the top F-35 picture, provides air data information before any effects on these air pressures can be created by the aircraft itself. In a manner of speaking, the longer boom provides 'clean' or 'undisturbed' or 'raw' p/s air data while the aircraft's own p/s probe picks up 'disturbed' air data and must perform assorted calculations to derive as accurately as possible a match to the 'clean' air data. The closer the two sources, with the longer probe providing the reference p/s air data, the better the avionics, so to speak.
At a point in development, when the two sources either cannot come any closer to each other or matches (ideal), the longer probe is removed and the aircraft now relies solely on its own sensors.
Japan needs a lot more than 44 F35A
even turkey is getting 110 F35A
a nation the size of Japan should have gone for 200 F35A along with 30 F35B for Navy
Izumo class is BIIIIIG, DamnIts the first of many orders. Those 44 F-35AIIs will replace our fleet of F-4s. Eventually, we're going to have to replace our 220 units of F-15Js. So, eventually.
As for the JMSDF, we're inducting 2 Izumo-class carriers and we're expecting to field F-35Bs for these babies.
I'll offer a few dimes if these morons shut up and go bother with something else for a few days. The criticism is ridiculous The air frame is maturing, the price is dropping, international partners are still committed, nothing is going bad at this point. A few minor hiccups such as engine problems with a handful of air frames, but those are normal operational issues that will be and are being dealt with. What the hell are these people complaining about?
Why not idiots...sorry...I mean...people like you get your own lobbyists ? Do not know crowdfunding ? I heard Noam Chomsky is a multi-millionaire. Surely he can spare a few dimes.
People said the same thing about the development of the M1 Abrams in the late seventies and early eighties but look at it now. One of the best tanks in the world with an amazing combat record.Right....the price is dropping...after already spending double on this program than what we projected. One problem after another...but hey lets give them more money. Maybe our allies can help us save face a little by being dumb enough to buy it.
People said the same thing about the development of the M1 Abrams in the late seventies and early eighties but look at it now. One of the best tanks in the world with an amazing combat record.
Izumo class is BIIIIIG, Damn
F-35B's will make it a KILLA ship.
AFAIK, Japanese Constitution forbids fixed wing aircraft carriers.
AFAIK, Japanese Constitution forbids fixed wing aircraft carriers.