The U.S. Empire is 'Fraying' and 'Collapsing': Pentagon Study

[VCheng]

He probably thinks France has F16's. He doesn't realize that Dassault builds most of their fighters. Not sure if they have bought any US fighters since the F4 Phantom.

As long as their aircraft carriers use US-made catapults, it's all good.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

As long as their aircraft carriers use US-made catapults, it's all good.

Hmm...I wonder if they were initially bought for the Phantoms.

Edit: seems they never had Phantoms on their carriers. Looks like they may not even have had Phantoms.

 

[VCheng]

Hmm...I wonder if they were initially bought for the Phantoms.

Edit: seems they never had Phantoms on their carriers. Looks like they may not even have had Phantoms.

The French used Super Etendards on their carriers back then. Regardless of the planes, the only properly working, durable and reliable aircraft catapults are US-made. Russia and China went to the ramp design for this reason. The French swallowed their considerable pride and ordered US-made units.

 

[gambit]

Gambit, what are the problems remaining for the F-35? I haven't followed much of the news around the F-35 so in general when I read an article or two on it and they usually have a doom n' gloom attitude towards the F-35.

It depends on your definition of 'problem'.

Am not playing word games. The F-35 is unique in the sense that the F-16 is unique when the F-16 debuted. Whoever heard of 'fly-by-wire' or the reclined seat or the sidestick controller ?

The F-35 is a leap ahead of everything in the world in terms of design and construction. The F-35 is more dependent on software more than anything flying, as such, its software are modular. So what we have is an aircraft that is flying with incomplete systems that are continuously upgraded as the program progresses. No one does that. No one even dare something like this. So yes, there will be 'problems' like the gun software but those problems will be resolved as the jet deploys and matures in the field.

 

[gambit]

The F-35 got all the hype in the Paris air show, yet France wants to build their own 5th gen aircraft.

And deserved. Your PLAAF knows it.

Whatever the French does, in no way it takes away anything from what the F-35 can do.

So in your warped thinking, if something is rejected, it must be inferior. That means if US airlines rejects the COMAC C919, it must be inferior to the current Boeing and Airbus line, right ?

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

And deserved. Your PLAAF knows it.

Whatever the French does, in no way it takes away anything from what the F-35 can do.

So in your warped thinking, if something is rejected, it must be inferior. That means if US airlines rejects the COMAC C919, it must be inferior to the current Boeing and Airbus line, right ?

The C919 and the future C929 is primarily for China, maybe Russia too.

China's own market is enough to feed themselves.

 

[F-22Raptor]

The C919 and the future C929 is primarily for China, maybe Russia too.

China's own market is enough to feed themselves.

Navy’s new launch system eliminates concerns with latest testing

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) team completed testing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, early this summer, validating a software fix that will ensure safe launches.

A total of 71 EMALS launches were conducted by the EMALS Team and the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 to confirm F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler outfitted with wing-mounted, 480-gallon external fuel tanks (EFTs) can launch without exceeding stress limits on the aircraft.

The post-test review of aircraft instrumentation data, following the manned aircraft testing, indicates that software control algorithm updates have corrected the issue.

The issue was initially discovered in April 2014, when a review of aircraft instrumentation data following System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Aircraft Compatibility Testing revealed that holdback release dynamics exceeded current fleet allowances during launches of these aircraft configured with the wing-mounted EFTs.

While the aircraft met its programmed end speed and launched without incident, the post-test data analysis led to a deficiency report, which was cited as a concern in the annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first to employ EMALS.

“We were confident since the day that the issue was uncovered that it was solvable,” said George Sulich, EMALS integrated program team lead. “The beauty of the system is that issues such as these can be accomplished with software updates instead of major hardware changes to machinery.”

He explained that the EMALS team promptly planned a resolution for further tuning of the system’s control algorithm, which would reduce the loads on the EFTs to within established operational limits. All design, development, software coding, laboratory testing and dead-load testing, using weighted, aircraft-representative sleds, was completed in 2015.

Since several other software updates had occurred since the fix was originally established, in April of this year, the team loaded the software build intended to correct the deficiency and conducted an additional 152 dead-load launches at the System Functional Demonstration Site to support flight test readiness.

The final step of testing the fix with instrumented aircraft launches was delayed a year due to competing test priorities, but is now complete. The subsequent software will be incorporated on board CVN 78 to support shipboard launches of F/A-18s with EFTs in 2019, following the ship’s Post Shakedown Availability.

“Test is a time for discovery and while schedules often shift, the EMALS team has done excellent work to further improve the system’s controls software, eliminating concerns about undue stress to the aircraft, regardless of external fuel tank configuration, during launch,” said Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Manager Capt. Stephen Tedford. “This small test victory gets us that much closer to launching an aircraft with a new technology aboard America’s newest aircraft carrier.”

http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NavairNewsStory&id=6596

The US Navy has now successfully corrected the EMALS issue with 71 successful launches in land based testing. Won't be long now until aircraft are launched off the Ford with EMALS.

 

[LeGenD]

France has its own defense industry and one of the largest exporter of arms in the world. It may not feel compelled to buy Made in USA or even Made in China.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Navy’s new launch system eliminates concerns with latest testing

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) team completed testing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, early this summer, validating a software fix that will ensure safe launches.

A total of 71 EMALS launches were conducted by the EMALS Team and the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 to confirm F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler outfitted with wing-mounted, 480-gallon external fuel tanks (EFTs) can launch without exceeding stress limits on the aircraft.

The post-test review of aircraft instrumentation data, following the manned aircraft testing, indicates that software control algorithm updates have corrected the issue.

The issue was initially discovered in April 2014, when a review of aircraft instrumentation data following System Development and Demonstration (SDD) Aircraft Compatibility Testing revealed that holdback release dynamics exceeded current fleet allowances during launches of these aircraft configured with the wing-mounted EFTs.

While the aircraft met its programmed end speed and launched without incident, the post-test data analysis led to a deficiency report, which was cited as a concern in the annual Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first to employ EMALS.

“We were confident since the day that the issue was uncovered that it was solvable,” said George Sulich, EMALS integrated program team lead. “The beauty of the system is that issues such as these can be accomplished with software updates instead of major hardware changes to machinery.”

He explained that the EMALS team promptly planned a resolution for further tuning of the system’s control algorithm, which would reduce the loads on the EFTs to within established operational limits. All design, development, software coding, laboratory testing and dead-load testing, using weighted, aircraft-representative sleds, was completed in 2015.

Since several other software updates had occurred since the fix was originally established, in April of this year, the team loaded the software build intended to correct the deficiency and conducted an additional 152 dead-load launches at the System Functional Demonstration Site to support flight test readiness.

The final step of testing the fix with instrumented aircraft launches was delayed a year due to competing test priorities, but is now complete. The subsequent software will be incorporated on board CVN 78 to support shipboard launches of F/A-18s with EFTs in 2019, following the ship’s Post Shakedown Availability.

“Test is a time for discovery and while schedules often shift, the EMALS team has done excellent work to further improve the system’s controls software, eliminating concerns about undue stress to the aircraft, regardless of external fuel tank configuration, during launch,” said Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Program Manager Capt. Stephen Tedford. “This small test victory gets us that much closer to launching an aircraft with a new technology aboard America’s newest aircraft carrier.”

http://www.navair.navy.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.NavairNewsStory&id=6596

The US Navy has now successfully corrected the EMALS issue with 71 successful launches in land based testing. Won't be long now until aircraft are launched off the Ford with EMALS.

We are yet waiting to see the video of the aircrafts takeoff/landing on that carrier.

 

[F-22Raptor]

We are yet waiting to see the video of the aircrafts takeoff/landing on that carrier.

Are you still holding out hope that this won't happen? Your going to be sorely disappointed.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Are you still holding out hope that this won't happen? Your going to be sorely disappointed.

It doesn't matter to us, since we got our own.

The supercarrier is nice, but it is more like a dick measuring contest, but in the final confrontation between two military superpowers, it is more likely symbolic.

If the US cannot solve the problems of the EMALS/AAG and the integrated electrical systems, then I would truly feel disappointed.

 

[UKBengali]

It depends on your definition of 'problem'.

Am not playing word games. The F-35 is unique in the sense that the F-16 is unique when the F-16 debuted. Whoever heard of 'fly-by-wire' or the reclined seat or the sidestick controller ?

The F-35 is a leap ahead of everything in the world in terms of design and construction. The F-35 is more dependent on software more than anything flying, as such, its software are modular. So what we have is an aircraft that is flying with incomplete systems that are continuously upgraded as the program progresses. No one does that. No one even dare something like this. So yes, there will be 'problems' like the gun software but those problems will be resolved as the jet deploys and matures in the field.

Which would win in BVR combat, F-22 or F-35?

 

[C130]

the U.S is collapsing, no. more like the whole world system is collapsing under a weight of debt and social dysfunction. there is no one that will come on top from this.

b-but China, just no. we are heading towards a new dark age.

 

[925boy]

this is one of the most derailed threads i have seen on pdf. harsh truths/realities are usually hard to accept.

 

[gambit]

The C919 and the future C929 is primarily for China, maybe Russia too.

China's own market is enough to feed themselves.

But if it is rejected by Western airlines, it means the C919 is crap, by YOUR allusion...