February 11, 20215 yr but... but... Where's the stealth capability? Sweet! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
February 11, 20215 yr Author 9 hours ago, HighBypass said: but... but... Where's the stealth capability? Sweet! 😀 We need both! Stealth and conventional non stealthy aircraft. When stealth isn't required, send in the stealth aircraft with external stores and the non stealthy F15X's. Stealthy aircraft are VERY expensive, so it makes economic sense to have both. The other point of course is that aircraft like the F15X are weapon carrying trucks, they can carry a huge amount of ordnance. Edited February 11, 20215 yr by martin-w
February 11, 20215 yr Precisely, sir! I was cracking a funny (or trying to) because of your other discussion post on the F-35 . Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
February 11, 20215 yr Author My appreciation of your humour was being stealthy. 👍 There's more to this reply but it's hidden by an ultra stealthy cloaking device. Edited February 11, 20215 yr by martin-w
February 12, 20215 yr On 2/11/2021 at 5:05 AM, martin-w said: 😀 We need both! Stealth and conventional non stealthy aircraft. When stealth isn't required, send in the stealth aircraft with external stores and the non stealthy F15X's. Stealthy aircraft are VERY expensive, so it makes economic sense to have both. The other point of course is that aircraft like the F15X are weapon carrying trucks, they can carry a huge amount of ordnance. Exactly! The F-15, although a now very old design, is still competitive in the areas of interceptor, air superiority fighter, and ground attack. It is the USAF's all-in-one aircraft and is a battle tested aircraft. The USAF has made a couple of good decisions. Overhauling and rebuilding their A-10's for dedicated close air support use (and no other aircraft in the U.S. armed services does this better) and buying newly built F-15EX's. Stealth has it's place, but sometimes you just need a big hammer. Edited February 12, 20215 yr by stans My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
February 12, 20215 yr Price wise, the F35 may actually cost less per plane than the F-15EX, which is in part why there is opposition to its acquisition; a concern that purchasing F15’s would mean purchasing fewer, more “capable” and survivable F35’s. But I agree as to a need for both - sophisticated low observable aircraft that can penetrate high threat environments, and missile trucks that can unload large quantities of ordinance from stand-off distance thanks to data fusion. Brian Johnson i9-9900K (OC 5.0), ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390, Nvidia 2080Ti, 32 GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz, OS on Samsung 860 EVO 1TB M.2, P3D on SanDisk Ultra 3D NAND 2TB SSD
February 12, 20215 yr Author 4 hours ago, IUBrian said: Price wise, the F35 may actually cost less per plane than the F-15EX, What about maintenance though? Is it cheaper to keep the F15EX in the air? Is it cheaper in the long term?
February 14, 20215 yr Apparently, stealth coating need a bit of upkeep. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-air-force-maintainers-fix-f35-low-observable-stealth-coating-2019-10?r=US&IR=T#i-like-that-its-detail-oriented-said-staff-sgt-brandon-ladson-a-low-observable-journeyman-all-the-work-that-you-put-in-really-shows-any-mistake-you-make-every-good-thing-you-do-it-all-shows-in-the-final-product-5 Not like just repainting the sharknose and eyes on the front of your normal 5th or 6th gen fighter.. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
February 14, 20215 yr Author 1 hour ago, HighBypass said: Apparently, stealth coating need a bit of upkeep. Nonsense! You can buy a can of Dulux Stealth Satin from B&Q. Gloss I believe too.
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