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originally posted by: AnkhMorpork
a reply to: Zaphod58
Maybe it's only one variant of the Tornado that has the back seat for the ordinance officer. Did you see that?
It was a great flight sim way back around 1990. I got close to mastering It. It was great at terrain following/masking.
You could even hide from radar using the terrain, then raise the nose relative to your target and launch a dumb bomb, on a gravity driven arc, then turn and dive back down.
I have to get back into simming with a fighter craft of some kind. It was a fun hobby.
Anyone have any recommendations for a highly realistic sim?
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: AnkhMorpork
I actually got to sit in the cockpit of one. It was pretty impressive. They were going to Australia, and turned it into an around the world trip. We asked if we could pull a stand up and look at the cockpit, and the plane captain was like, "hop up and have a seat". Didn't have to tell me twice.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: ManFromEurope
That list is three years old. A lot has changed since then. They've resolved a number of those issues and the aircraft has improved significantly since FY14.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: ManFromEurope
They're two or three different software versions beyond the software that was cited in that report. They're installing 3F, which adds even more weapons to the aircraft capabilities, and opens the full flight envelope. In FY14 they were on the early Block 2 software, and were still opening the envelope for weapons and flight capabilities. Three years of development changes a lot of things.
That "low survivability in a dogfight" report that is frequently cited (F-35 vs F-16) has its own problems. The aircraft has proven repeatedly that it's quite capable in the air to air role. They're also proving quite capable in both CAS and SEAD.
You apparently are under the impression that once built a stealth aircraft stands still. The F-35, like all stealth aircraft, will get continuous upgrades to the RAM and other systems to counter radar upgrades. Barring something that completely changes the way radar works, stealth as it exists now will continue to work to at least some degree, until it can be upgraded.
originally posted by: ManFromEurope
But isn't the low amount of weaponry a result of having the VTO-ability, replacing lifting abilities with having to carry that large vertical turbine? How would a softwareupdate help? Thats like Volkswagen updating their Diesel-engines to reduce CO2. Okay, not exactly, but close.. ;-)
SEAD ain't dogfighting, right? It is more like "fire a rocket at the next largest radarsystem of the enemy", correct?
F-16CJ.
CAS is against groundtargets, too, if I understand the lingo correct. This seems like you inject different targets into the topic of fighter vs. fighter.
Dogfighting in my understanding needs speed, maneuverability, weapons.
Speed = okay.
Maneuverability = ?
Weapons = not so good.
Sure. Both sides are upgrading as fast as possible. But if this feature is the single shining star on the F35, I honestly hope that the management in the Luftwaffe's procurement dep is looking at all alternatives with an open mind, too.
Although I heard that Luftwaffeninspekteur Generalleutnant Karl Müllner is a fan of the F35.
I read about intentions to buy Silent Eagle or Advanced Super Hornet, too. South-koreas' KFX or Japans' F-3?
Maybe it has to do with the F35's ability to carry nuclear weaponry like the B61 Mod12.. Yeah /s
The minimal amount of weaponry?
The problems with "high attack" while playing the role of the A10?
The low survivability in dogfight?
This seems like you inject different targets into the topic of fighter vs. fighter.
In current military parlance, a strike fighter is a multirole combat aircraft designed to operate primarily as an attack aircraft, while also incorporating certain performance characteristics of a fighter. As a category, it is distinct from fighter-bombers.[citation needed] It is closely related to the concept of interdictor aircraft,[citation needed] but it puts more emphasis on air-to-air combat capabilities as a multirole combat aircraft. Examples of contemporary American strike fighters are the McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.
en.wikipedia.org...
I read about intentions to buy Silent Eagle or Advanced Super Hornet, too. South-koreas' KFX or Japans' F-3?
And finally: a comic about the F35 problems The Guardian, 2016