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JSF HWF or LWF
Hi All
I was just looking at the weight of the JSF, considering it was slated to be around 25,000lbs it was considered a light weight fighter and a suitable replacement for the F16, Hornet, something in the Corsair A-7 mold. Now it seems it firmly entered the Heavy weight division!. The latest weight figures are putting it in the 30,000lbs class, the actual figures are more than the F-22 is officially stated as!!!. The JSF is now heavier than the F15A/B/C and equals the F15E in weight, Its not a lightweight by any definition. Now if its empty weight is only a hair breath from the F-22, why have two seperate programs???. Cheers John Cook Any spelling mistakes/grammatic errors are there purely to annoy. All opinions are mine, not TAFE's however much they beg me for them. Email Address :- Spam trap - please remove (trousers) to email me Eurofighter Website :- http://www.eurofighter-typhoon.co.uk |
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In article , John Cook
wrote: Hi All I was just looking at the weight of the JSF, considering it was slated to be around 25,000lbs it was considered a light weight fighter and a suitable replacement for the F16, Hornet, something in the Corsair A-7 mold. Now it seems it firmly entered the Heavy weight division!. The latest weight figures are putting it in the 30,000lbs class, the actual figures are more than the F-22 is officially stated as!!!. The JSF is now heavier than the F15A/B/C and equals the F15E in weight, Its not a lightweight by any definition. Now if its empty weight is only a hair breath from the F-22, why have two seperate programs???. Because weight is a third order variable in the need equation. The JSF has far more modern avionics with a far more modern architecture which will cost far less money in the long term for support and upgrades. (which is where a pile of money is invested) -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur |
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