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Autolandings
SUBS17:
Theres more to it than that:
EO DAS not only turns the night into day but it also does alot of other stuff as well such as target/friendlys show up in the helmet red/green etc when they're in a dogfight. (also if they are below cockpit view)
I never thought of it for Carrierops use though I can imagine that it'll be far better than IR goggles.
SpazSinbad:
SUBS17, I have been interested in gathering information about the F-35 (and the F-35B in particular because possibility one day it might be used on new RAN LHDs) but the RN FAA changing over to the C model put a big dent in the development of the SRVL for the F-35B for example. Anyway the 4.4GB PDF online has an F-35 section which is available separately now (not all of it - just the 100Mb part) here:
"F-35_471Pages_05jul2011+extraVideos" 100Mb in the 'My Documents' Folder
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=cbcd63d6340707e6&sa=761824345&ppud=4#
Not only is there information about the F-35 but how it may be 'deck landed' in both the F-35B & C models. Early days for all of that though, interesting to see results of USS Wasp trials next month for the B model.
One part that is missing is a recent mention of the 'Bedford Array' (seen in the same LSO PDF at the beginning of this thread). The 'Array' was important for SRVL but probably less so for F-35C carrier ops but who knows. The F-35 is revolutionary in many ways perhaps not known even to potential users at this stage (OK maybe I don't know because that information is not yet public). ;D
SUBS17:
What I do know of the F35 is that it has 7 channel surround sound speakers in the helmet and when someone speaks it comes out the direction that they are located. This also applys to RWR warnings etc. I wonder if the RAN version will still be stealth or will it be semi-stealth as mentioned in the news a few years back. Bit of a rip off if they do that.
SpazSinbad:
Hmmm, not now sure if the particular page about 'semi-stealth' for furriners is in the PDF online but it is in the 4.4GB PDF. I could repeat the text here but for sure there is no distinction between aircraft for US or others. There are slight differences between the models in the family as one would expect because each of the three has a slightly different 'outer mold line' ('slightly' perhaps should read something stronger). And there will be slight differences when the Norwegians get a 'brake chute' installed for example on their F-35As.
Inevitably there is a lot of misinformation and lies on the web about the F-35. Yes it has had issues that are well known and documented; with a lot of 'unknowns' about how good it is, not in the public domain as one would expect. I don't propose to rebut the B/S onine about it - just present what is public knowledge and not in dispute (except by the anti-JSF crowd).
What a lot of people against the F-35 believe is based on lack of imagination IMHO about the new possibilities it will bring. Onesuch we highlight on this thread now. I'll say no more on the F-35 here except about the 'carrier landing' or SRVL aspects (I guess vertical landing should be included - to date there have been 130 - all pilots say VL is easy - especially compared to the Harrier if they have that experience). The F-35B can 'auto land' VL also.
Anyway this forum is about the FSX Accel Hornet so I'll stop right there. ;D
SpazSinbad:
A classic F-35 pilot quote about how easy it is to VL the F-35B (from a Hornet pilot so therefore relevant?):
http://www.sldinfo.com/the-f-35-pilot/
"...Another USMC test pilot, indeed last year’s test pilot of the year, “Squirt” Kelly told us what he had learned since our visit last year:
What I have learned for sure since your last visit is how to do a vertical landing. As an F-18 pilot, I don’t have any background in hovering or operating in that whole STOVL world. With probably fewer hours than a guy is going to have going through the training command and doing this through the simulator training to the flight, it was easy.
For guys graduating out of the training command, it was a process of learning step-by-step, follow the procedures, and hover. You can let go of the controls. It just kind of stays where you put it.
QUESTION: So it is not Harrier like at all
Kelly: Not at all. In a hover and in a vertical landing, it’s a no-brainer. It’s push the stick forward. There’s even a descent button in the stick, which you use. The airplane lands itself.
It is very much forgiving to a guy who’s doing it for the first time, and it makes him look good. In a hover and in a vertical landing it’s a no-brainer."
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