Chad Irby wrote:
:In article ,
: Fred J. McCall wrote:
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: Scott Ferrin wrote:
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: :I think he's referring to the comment *way* back up the thread that
: :suggested the F-35C wouldn't have the range of a Super Hornet and that
: :it's range would have to be cut by 33% to be as low as the Hornet's.
:
: I'm sure he is, but that's simply wrong.
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:No, that's basically what they've been using at the Navy.
So why did you point to FAS for numbers? Where are these Navy
numbers?
: First normalize the numbers.
: Equal percentage of load, fuel, same flight profiles, etc.
:
:The Navy uses a standard mission profile. It's a "high-low-high" attack
:mission with a standard armament load (two 1000 pound bombs) that can
:recover on the same ship it launches from (the FA-18E/F supposedly can't
:recover from an abort with a max load, and has to dump some weapons or
:fuel to manage a landing). The standard mission profile is what I've
:been going by.
You couldn't prove it by what you've said so far. Oh, just as a 'by
the way', *NO* Navy combat aircraft can recover from an abort with max
load without dumping. F-35C will not be any different in this regard.
One of the advantages of the Super Hornet over the Hornet is the MUCH
larger 'bring back' it is capable of.
You tell me. You're taking off with a pair of JSOW (1000 lb-class
weapons), a pair of AAMRAM, and full internal fuel in an F/A-18C/D.
Stuff breaks on takeoff. Can you land in that configuration?
Now try the same thing in a Super Hornet. Can you land in that
configuration?
Ok, now let's talk about the F-35C.
:If you go with nonstandard profiles, the FA-18 E/F could have a higher
:range (as much as 500 miles, with extreme fuel loads and no chance of
:recovery in a short abort), but so would the F-35 (more internal fuel).
Horse manure! Trot out your tables for 'bring back' of the F-35C and
we'll talk. Until then, you're just blowing smoke and hoping it will
obscure the man behind the curtain.
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