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Originally posted by M21SniperGot any pix of the McDonnel entry bro?
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Originally posted by highseaMy bad! I had already left by the time MD and Boeing merged- you're right, the X-32 used a direct lift design similar to the AV-8B. I got confused!!
Lol, even though my loyalties lie with Boeing, I really hated the X-32. It was one of the absolutely ugliest AC ever designed...barf!
Yea, even we called it "The Monica" or "The Lewinski" because all it did was suck and blow!! LOL
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Originally posted by highseaThat would have been a blessing.
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Originally posted by Terran empire... and probably would have looked or been nothing like the production version.
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Originally posted by highseaThe lift fan was considered to be superior to the direct lift system used by Boeing, for various reasons. In the conventional versions, the space that the fan occupies in the "B" variant can be used for fuel, future weapons, EW, etc. It was considered more versatile.
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Originally posted by Dimai have a question, why was the X-35 chosen over the X-32?
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Originally posted by Dimawell, i don't care if the Yak-141 had two engines and, i heard that the engine that the powers the F-35 was based on the Yak-141 design, can anyone support this? highsea, are you from rfforces.com, then you know that they talked about this there
The Harrier and the X-32 used the direct lift concept. i.e. thrust was diverted for lift.
That is where the similarity ends.
Originally posted by Dimaafter the stats, it says that it was inspired by the Yak-141 engine, can anyone else find another site?
Inspired by the Russian Yak-141, the X-35B incorporates a separate lift fan that is powered by the F119 engine but provides an independent source of thrust in hover.
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Originally posted by Terran empireF 15 s and F16 s are not Carrier based The F 35 ( still no nickname?) will replace AV 8 s F 14 and take over the Air superiority role from the acting F 18's there but with all the new Kits the Navy has in the works for the F/A 18 E/F ( last i checked air to ait refuel, Anti Sam and AntiSub) F/A 18 s will still be in the service for a long time. it will take over for the F 16 ( the F22 will be replacing the F15)
It comes in three versions
The Base line F/A 35 A for the Airforce,
A VTOL version for the Marines the F/A 35 B
and the Navy gets a version with longer wings and Tails Called the F/A 35 C
it will also be going too a lot of other countries.
http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm
F-35 C will be the Navy's version, with only one big objective: being able to take off from a carrier. Lots of European and Canadian companies got contracts with JSF parts, it will probably be exported to lots of US Allies in the near future. :)
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yes, ugliest bird in the sky, my opinion
i have a question, why was the X-35 chosen over the X-32?
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Originally posted by jgettiI think you have the McDonnell Douglas JSF and the Boeing X-32 mixed up...That's precisely when McDonnell Douglas decided to sell out to Boeing.
Lol, even though my loyalties lie with Boeing, I really hated the X-32. It was one of the absolutely ugliest AC ever designed...barf!
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well, i don't care if the Yak-141 had two engines and, i heard that the engine that the powers the F-35 was based on the Yak-141 design, can anyone support this? highsea, are you from rfforces.com, then you know that they talked about this there
http://home.iae.nl/users/wbergmns/info/jsf.htm
after the stats, it says that it was inspired by the Yak-141 engine, can anyone else find another site?
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Originally posted by highseaThe Boeing offer, the X-32 had a separate lift engine, but the F-35 doesn't.
The thing was, McDonnell's design would only work with the GE F-120 variable cycle type of engine. When the pentagon selected Pratt as the prime contractor for JSF engines, McDonnell's concept wouldn't work without the diverted airflow duct getting too large. Since other contingency plans were further into development by Boeing and Lockheed, McDonnell's only option was to put an extra engine in the STOVL variant for lift. The contract called explicitly for one engine, and McDonnell did not make the downselect.
That's precisely when McDonnell Douglas decided to sell out to Boeing.
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