JSF Price Tag Jumps to $135 Million

On Mar 22, 3:04*am, Ian B MacLure wrote:
Arved Sandstrom wrote in news:Hegpn.71557$PH1.6315
@edtnps82:

* * * * [snip]

What's really ludicrous is the thought of using any planes this costly
as bomb trucks for ground support. Can you see putting a gold-plated
aircraft like this at risk of getting shot down by cheapo AAA? Just to
deliver some bombs in support of grunts? If it ever did happen, the
ground units would be using every artillery tube they had shooting SEAD
to protect these precious planes...begging the question of why the
artillery wouldn't just pound the main target in the first place.

* * * * The days of streaking in at tree top level for a lay down attack
* * * * are probably over. JTACs can call in PGMs from 20000 ft with
* * * * pinpoint accuracy.

* * * * IBM

But with no aircraft to engage and UAVs and PGMs taking over for
"streaking in at tree top level" what's a hero-pilot to do back at the
O Club?

On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:48:36 -0700 (PDT), Jack Linthicum
wrote:

On Mar 22, 3:04*am, Ian B MacLure wrote:
Arved Sandstrom wrote in news:Hegpn.71557$PH1.6315
@edtnps82:

* * * * [snip]

What's really ludicrous is the thought of using any planes this costly
as bomb trucks for ground support. Can you see putting a gold-plated
aircraft like this at risk of getting shot down by cheapo AAA? Just to
deliver some bombs in support of grunts? If it ever did happen, the
ground units would be using every artillery tube they had shooting SEAD
to protect these precious planes...begging the question of why the
artillery wouldn't just pound the main target in the first place.

* * * * The days of streaking in at tree top level for a lay down attack
* * * * are probably over. JTACs can call in PGMs from 20000 ft with
* * * * pinpoint accuracy.

* * * * IBM

But with no aircraft to engage and UAVs and PGMs taking over for
"streaking in at tree top level" what's a hero-pilot to do back at the
O Club?

Start with "This is no ****". Nothing changes.

Peter Skelton

Jack Linthicum wrote in
:

[snip]

But with no aircraft to engage and UAVs and PGMs taking over for
"streaking in at tree top level" what's a hero-pilot to do back at the
O Club?

Well somebody has to kick the door in. Thats where the JSF applies.
Kick the door in at H-Hour then come back the next day and let it
all hang out.

IBM