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Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: rpm on December 17, 2006, 01:18:32 PM

link (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/16255523.htm)

"It was easily the smoothest test airplane I've ever flown," said Beesley, a longtime Air Force, General Dynamics and Lockheed test pilot, who has flown the experimental YF-22 and early test versions of the F-22 and the F-117.

"The airplane worked marvelously," he said. "It flew and handled like we thought it would."

In some cases, the plane handled even better than expected, Beesley said.

"It was very pleasant to fly and very responsive," he said.

:aok

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: Bodhi on December 17, 2006, 01:24:02 PM

Thats pretty awesome!

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 17, 2006, 01:29:37 PM

Ok so what happened to the F22?
tought that was supposed to be our new superduper plane?

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: rpm on December 17, 2006, 01:49:46 PM

The F-22 is replacing the F-15. The F-35 is replacing the F-16, F-18 and Harrier.

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: lagger86 on December 17, 2006, 01:52:17 PM

They scrapped the F-22 program and are Focusing on building an airforce of LA-7's with some old russian blueprints the US government bought on E-Bay

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 17, 2006, 01:53:09 PM

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Originally posted by lagger86
They scrapped the F-22 program and are Focusing on building an airforce of LA-7's with some old russian blueprints the US government bought on E-Bay

thought HTC was providing the technical data for that? ;)

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: Chairboy on December 17, 2006, 01:57:57 PM

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
thought HTC was providing the technical data for that? ;)

No, the LA7 remains outside the reach of current technology.

Title: Re: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: Debonair on December 17, 2006, 03:07:23 PM

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Originally posted by rpm
..."It was very pleasant to fly and very responsive," he said. "FM is totally nerfed"....

lawls

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: rpm on December 17, 2006, 11:29:33 PM

I hear it's perked.

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: VVV on December 18, 2006, 07:26:04 AM

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Originally posted by lagger86
They scrapped the F-22 program and are Focusing on building an airforce of LA-7's with some old russian blueprints the US government bought on E-Bay

:rofl :rofl :rofl
:aok

Title: F-35 Maiden Flight
Post by: Red Tail 444 on December 18, 2006, 09:33:36 AM

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Originally posted by Chairboy
No, the LA7 remains outside the reach of current technology.

Heh.

I wonder if that pilot will diss the over the open channel, the next "HO Dweeb" that shoots him down