Author Topic: F-35 now in production! (Read 2203 times)

Nilsen · « **Reply #45 on:** July 14, 2004, 04:44:53 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by BUG_EAF322
The dutch are gonna have them.

So will norway i guess then. Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Norway are gonna work together in international operations....Agreement was signed in Istanbul a few weeks back.

SunTracker · « **Reply #46 on:** July 14, 2004, 04:47:51 PM »

F-35 has average performance. It will be dogmeat to Migs. I hope its good at bombing.

-tronski- · « **Reply #47 on:** July 14, 2004, 05:28:51 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by BUG_EAF322
The dutch are gonna have them.

we're getting them too...but they can keep em, should've held out for the F-22

Tronsky

rpm · « **Reply #48 on:** July 14, 2004, 06:22:32 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by SunTracker
F-35 has average performance. It will be dogmeat to Migs. I hope its good at bombing.

There will be very few Migs to tangle with. Most will be destroyed on the ground. The F-35 also is hypermaneuverable. The few Migs it faces will only have the hope of stumbling into one.

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #49 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:15:23 PM »

I don't know what version but alot of companys are gonna build them in licence i guess.

I believe our last gouvernment gave the green light.

We still have our f16 to beat the mig's anyway.

A dutch 16 killed 1 mig 29 over servia (bvr).

Replicant · « **Reply #50 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:22:10 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by rpm371
There will be very few Migs to tangle with. Most will be destroyed on the ground. The F-35 also is hypermaneuverable. The few Migs it faces will only have the hope of stumbling into one.

Explain hypermaneuverable please?

SunTracker · « **Reply #51 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:22:16 PM »

F-35 won't have thrust vectoring for in flight maneuvers. So if by "hypermaneuverable" you mean "turns the same as an F-16", well then you are right.

Nefarious · « **Reply #52 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:37:05 PM »

As for stealth being a drawback, I saw a television show highlighting the F-22 on DW, A pilot in a Simulator using amazing tactics....

He was in a Two Ship Formation, His Wingman was 30-40 Miles at his Six O'clock. Four Su-27's were approaching from his 1 O'clock from 30-40 Miles away, He had his radar off, he was recieving an uplink from his winggie, so he closes a littler closer Arms his Amraams, Turns his radar on, and has a shoot cue immediatley, squeezes one off and he just switches to the next one, and so on.

Of course this was in a Sim, but Thats still pretty cool...