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Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:18 pm
by ladajo
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Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 9:50 pm
by GIThruster
I hope your report is right. Where does the pic come from and why is it so at odds with reports that the plane only carries 2, 2000lbs with nothing else including a gun?

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:13 am
by Betruger
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Best guess for this image: f 35 navy
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Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:06 am
by paperburn1
The load vary with the takeoff type, barometric pressure, Density altitude , temperature humidity, fuel weight.
Conventional takeoff, large ordnance load
Stol mid size ordnance load
VTOL very small ordnance load

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:21 am
by paperburn1
One other thing that should be mentioned is that munition loads are rapidly evolving.
Large old iron bombs were to make sure that the target was in the area of Lethality .
with the advent of self lasing, buddy lasing and GPS guided munitions, smaller is now better.
A guided 100 pound bomb on target is just as good as a 1000 pound bomb 5 mils off target. It also allows more ordnance on the each station.
This also has the side benefit of reducing Civilian casualties and friendly fire incidence.
(side note friendly fire is not friendly )

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 1:50 am
by Betruger
Reading these almost straight from the horse's mouth is gold. Thanks.

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:15 am
by ladajo
USN & USAF are 18,000 lbs stores.
USMC is 14,000 lbs stores.

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:32 pm
by paperburn1
Just another day at the office.
We trained this guy, but he made it work!
http://www.funker530.com/harrier-jump-j ... lfunction/

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:00 pm
by GIThruster

Re: how the F-35 sucks so bad it ought to make you cry in ou

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:53 pm
by paperburn1
The test pilot that fly's the F-35 speaks
http://www.funker530.com/f-35-test-pilo ... -aircraft/