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Offline NUKE

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« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2004, 11:53:53 PM »
really, I'd be guessing, but f-16
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« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2004, 11:58:17 PM »
The F-16 has stockier gear:

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« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2004, 11:58:51 PM »
Its F-15 gear
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« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2004, 12:05:12 AM »
Everyone uses F-15 landing gear in the beginning...  I'd believe it.
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« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2004, 01:12:39 AM »
The F-15 landing gear does seem pretty sturdy:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/f15/pics04.shtml

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Boy I'd hate to be the driver of THAT car.

Duh...
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« Reply #20 on: July 14, 2004, 02:16:08 AM »
For the RAF, in a nutshell, the Eurofighter Typhoon is the replacement for the Tornado; the JSF is the replacement for the Harrier.

Yes, it's rather more complex than that, I know.
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« Reply #21 on: July 14, 2004, 04:22:56 AM »
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Is this plane manuverable and fast enough to handle against the Euro Typhoon and some 4.5 generation Russian Fighters?


No, but abit more stealthy than the eurofighter.
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« Reply #22 on: July 14, 2004, 05:01:20 AM »
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No, but abit more stealthy than the eurofighter.


Eurofighter would make a nice sport plane...
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« Reply #23 on: July 14, 2004, 05:16:21 AM »
Maybe grun......dunno much about sportplanes
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« Reply #24 on: July 14, 2004, 05:53:58 AM »
Heh there was someone saying about Eurofighters stealth characteristics that it shows in a radar like an oiltanker.
Anyways with new radar technologies the stealth planes aren't that stealthy anymore.
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« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2004, 06:01:27 AM »
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Maybe grun......dunno much about sportplanes


It looks like a lot of fun. But in some ways Rafale looks better I think. :)
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« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2004, 06:02:34 AM »
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Heh there was someone saying about Eurofighters stealth characteristics that it shows in a radar like an oiltanker.
Anyways with new radar technologies the stealth planes aren't that stealthy anymore.


I doubt it's real stealthy at all, too many projections and vertical surfaces.
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« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2004, 06:13:23 AM »
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It looks like a lot of fun. But in some ways Rafale looks better I think. :)


Agree.... both the Rafale and Jas looks better. I also think the Mirage2000 is a very beautiful plane.
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« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2004, 06:24:46 AM »
I was fortunate to have a go on a F35 JSF simulator.  All I can say is that it totally blew me away.  There's only about 20 odd switches in the cockpit and everthing else is touch screen or voice operated.  Head mounted sight with HUD projected onto visor.  The MFDs are absolutely huge, the main MFD is like two merged together and about 22" wide.  FLIR and other cameras are located all around the machine so you can see all around you either on the MFD or through the visor projection (a demonstration included hovering whilst being able to look directly beneath you).

When I had a go I was told how to engage two aircraft with AMRAAMs and then shot both down.  All information to the radar was supplied through Link 16 from AWACs so you had a full 360 deg view, including ground targets.  I then made an approach to a runway and 'converged' to the vertical landing mode.  In that mode you just move the joystick forward to lower the aircraft and up to raise the aircraft, all on the hover.  The throttle in the hover controls forward direction.

One thing about this aircraft was that it made me realise you don't need pilots anymore!
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« Reply #29 on: July 14, 2004, 06:26:10 AM »
Anyone else think stealth could also sometimes be a drawback?  

I mean sometimes you want the enemy to know you are there, like enforcing a no-fly zone.  I know it has many benefits but sometimes its probably good to intimidate the enemy by showing force.
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