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Title: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on June 13, 2015, 07:12:47 PM

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/love-the-jet-or-hate-it-this-f-35b-deck-operations-vid-1709658913

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Staggerwing on June 13, 2015, 08:24:02 PM

It's been a long long time since a front-line fighter jet launched from a US carrier without using the catapult.

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: GDS_Starfury on June 13, 2015, 09:21:10 PM

Harriers do it all the time.

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Staggerwing on June 13, 2015, 09:21:42 PM

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on June 13, 2015, 09:21:10 PM
Harriers do it all the time.

I did say 'Front line'. ;)

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: GDS_Starfury on June 14, 2015, 01:22:28 AM

whats on this?

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F6STkbnI.jpg&hash=a6e6c38edaf9b1f0a91a84058dfbe9e52246ea61)

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on June 14, 2015, 06:10:59 AM

Ospreys.

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Staggerwing on June 14, 2015, 06:28:47 AM

I see the jump jets on the back flight deck. I didn't say they were not in service, just that they aren't front-line fighters. Harriers may have acted as fighters during the Falklands conflict but they were never the go-to MiG killers. Their current role is primarily ground attack.

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Steelgrave on July 01, 2015, 02:35:36 PM

This report is soon to be renamed "Experienced Test Pilot Commits Career Suicide, Reassigned to Desk Job in South Dakota".

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/read-for-yourself-the-f-35-s-damning-dogfighting-report-719a4e66f3eb (https://medium.com/war-is-boring/read-for-yourself-the-f-35-s-damning-dogfighting-report-719a4e66f3eb)

The conclusion at the end isn't pretty.....

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on July 01, 2015, 02:46:07 PM

We're already pissing Star off about it here:

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13677.0 (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13677.0)

Feel free to join the fun >:D

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Steelgrave on July 01, 2015, 02:51:33 PM

Quote from: mirth on July 01, 2015, 02:46:07 PM
We're already pissing Star off about it here:

http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13677.0 (http://grogheads.com/forums/index.php?topic=13677.0)

Feel free to join the fun >:D

I was spreading the love around 8)

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on July 01, 2015, 03:15:35 PM

Love is in the air

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Steelgrave on July 01, 2015, 03:17:08 PM

Except among F-35 test pilots apparently......

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on July 01, 2015, 03:27:21 PM

Quote from: Steelgrave on July 01, 2015, 03:17:08 PM
Except among F-35 test pilots apparently......

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: besilarius on July 03, 2015, 09:33:13 PM

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-the-f-35-was-not-beaten-by-an-f-16/

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Mr. Bigglesworth on July 03, 2015, 10:59:08 PM

Ospreys are awesome. Brilliant!

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: Airborne Rifles on July 18, 2015, 06:45:35 AM

War is Boring uses CMANO to test some F35 v. Su35 engagements. The F35 comes out pretty good, and some good analysis at the end:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/don-t-think-the-f-35-can-fight-it-does-in-this-realistic-war-game-fc10706ba9f4 (https://medium.com/war-is-boring/don-t-think-the-f-35-can-fight-it-does-in-this-realistic-war-game-fc10706ba9f4)

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on July 19, 2015, 09:44:24 AM

The F-35 has some big technological advantages - http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/07/new-f-35-radar/

Title: Re: F-35 Operational Testing
Post by: mirth on October 04, 2015, 08:35:30 AM

F-35-Cs landing on USS Eisenhower to start 2nd round of Development Testing

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