and neither do we need the F14 tomcat.
Originally posted by Krusty Didn't the JSF used to have a wierd nose scoop instead of cheek scoops?? I remember seeing pics of the plane with a different configuration, but it was some time ago.
Originally posted by Morpheus I doubt it was as loud as this. Low pass
Britain's Blair writes Bush on F-35 engine deal: British Prime Minister Tony Blair has written to U.S. President George W. Bush to try to save a multibillion-dollar contract to develop an engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon's costliest warplane program, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. "A letter went from the prime minister to the president shortly before Christmas," said a person who asked not to be identified because of the matter's sensitivity. At issue is a Pentagon plan, reported last week but in the works for more than a month, to kill a $2.4 billion General Electric Co. -Rolls-Royce Plc contract to develop an alternate turbofan engine for the fighter. Pratt & Whitney is building the engine that will go in the first F-35s, a family of single-engine, radar-evading aircraft being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. Proponents of an alternate engine have cited potential savings through competition. They also describe it as a hedge against having to ground the fleet in case of engine trouble. But developing a second engine has boosted development costs, something the Pentagon is under pressure to pare. If upheld by the White House and Congress in budget wrangling, canceling the project could mean tens of billions of dollars in extra sales over decades for Pratt & Whitney. Saving the alternate engine program "was the purpose of (Blair's) letter," another person familiar the matter said. The White House did not return a phone call seeking comment. (Reuters)
Originally posted by Krusty I didn't think the euros would touch the F35 with a 3.3 meter pole. I thought they wanted to use their beloved Eurofighter and their tornados/jaguars/etc. ?
UK Involvement The programmme to fulfill the Harrier aircraft replacement is known in the UK as the Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) programme, lead by the UK Ministry of Defence Procurement Agency JCA IPT. In September 2002, the UK Government announced that the STOVL version of the JSF had been selected to meet the requirement to succeed the RAF and RN Harriers. The UK has been a full collaborative partner with the US since the Concept Demonstration Phase of the JSF programme began in 1996. United Kingdom technology figured heavily in the JSF design, and UK test pilots and flight engineers were instrumental in demonstrating that technology. In the UK alone, the Lockheed Martin JSF team will create approximately 3,400 jobs during System Development and Demonstration (SDD); and during the 30 year production and support phase 8,400 direct, and many thousands indirect, long term, highly skilled, highly paid jobs will be created. The production of the planned 2,593 UK and US aircraft will generate more than £20 billion for UK companies during System Development and Demonstration, and Production and Support. Current international export projections for an additional 2,000 to 3,000 aircraft could mean an extra £24 billion for UK companies over the life of the programme. Additional long-term UK business opportunities exist through major roles in spares production, design evolutions and upgrade programmes.
Originally posted by Casper1 ........I love the sucking/squealing right before it goes over head.........
