Author Topic: The first two ship!!! (Read 2980 times)

wannabridin · « **on:** May 13, 2010, 11:25:36 AM »

the first two F-35's are shipped! AF-01 and AF-02! now who wants a paint job like THAT??? methinks that's pretty damn cool, the Ti color and all, i might have to seriously re-consider my paint colors!!

i got the pics from a buddy who works for Lockheed Martin. he just started his 2nd position within the company as a flight line engineer, testing/doing shakedowns of the flight systems from the cockpit before they're out on their first test flight. so basically, he gets to go sit in the f-35 cockpit and run tests all day, powering engines up and down, playing with thrust vectoring, anything that has an electrical signal to it, he has to test its functionality... some people man...

Gordon · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:28:06 AM »

Nice pics!

It's really cool when you see the thrust vectoring in action.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:29:01 AM »

Cool pics. I wonder what it'd be like to fly one of those?

wannabridin · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:32:33 AM »

do you have an electrical engineering degree? or an aerospace? if not, you'd probably have a hard time controlling all the computers. they're hardly pilots in those anymore, just "flight engineers". the planes basically fly themselves, and the pilot CAN step in if they want, but only in emergency situations. my buddy talks to the pilots all the time, and a lot of them say they'd rather fly the heavies or an a-10. or be a navy/marine pilot and fly an avenger or f/a-18. the a-10 is the envy of almost every armed forces aviator, short of helicopter pilots, because it's the only one who doesn't have computers controlling everything. just an auto pilot, and guidance/gps. other than that, 100% hands on!

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:36:49 AM »

Quote from: wannabridin on May 13, 2010, 11:32:33 AM

do you have an electrical engineering degree? or an aerospace? if not, you'd probably have a hard time controlling all the computers. they're hardly pilots in those anymore, just "flight engineers". the planes basically fly themselves, and the pilot CAN step in if they want, but only in emergency situations. my buddy talks to the pilots all the time, and a lot of them say they'd rather fly the heavies or an a-10. or be a navy/marine pilot and fly an avenger or f/a-18. the a-10 is the envy of almost every armed forces aviator, short of helicopter pilots, because it's the only one who doesn't have computers controlling everything. just an auto pilot, and guidance/gps. other than that, 100% hands on!

It's starting...

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:40:45 AM »

Quote from: wannabridin on May 13, 2010, 11:32:33 AM

do you have an electrical engineering degree? or an aerospace? if not, you'd probably have a hard time controlling all the computers. they're hardly pilots in those anymore, just "flight engineers". the planes basically fly themselves, and the pilot CAN step in if they want, but only in emergency situations. my buddy talks to the pilots all the time, and a lot of them say they'd rather fly the heavies or an a-10. or be a navy/marine pilot and fly an avenger or f/a-18. the a-10 is the envy of almost every armed forces aviator, short of helicopter pilots, because it's the only one who doesn't have computers controlling everything. just an auto pilot, and guidance/gps. other than that, 100% hands on!

That and the fact that it is basically a tank with wings, those things are almost impossible to shoot down with all the armour they have.
Probably have a stall speed of 50mph.

flybox1 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:42:27 AM »

personally, i think they'd look better in Flake Sunrise Orange or Candy Ruby Red.

Gordon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:43:34 AM »

Quote from: soichiro on May 13, 2010, 11:36:49 AM

It's starting...

I thought it started back in '96 when Deep Blue beat Kasparov.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #8 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:50:22 AM »

Just read a news article about how we are now spending 6.7 billion a month in Afghanistan. Now this expensive boondoggle to fight guys in caves. It seems more likely developed to fight a war of the past with another superpower that ain't there.

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #9 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:54:33 AM »

Quote from: srust58 on May 13, 2010, 11:50:22 AM

Just read a news article about how we are now spending 6.7 billion a month in Afghanistan. Now this expensive boondoggle to fight guys in caves. It seems more likely developed to fight a war of the past with another superpower that ain't there.

Unless...

sangyo soichiro · « **Reply #10 on:** May 13, 2010, 11:56:00 AM »

Say... that would make a pretty good movie...
Aliens attack a terminator-populated earth.
I'm a genius.

wannabridin · « **Reply #11 on:** May 13, 2010, 12:31:26 PM »

isn't there something like that already? aliens vs. predator? kind of the same, but not exact!

tramp · « **Reply #12 on:** May 13, 2010, 12:53:37 PM »

wouldn't want one of those on my tail

dave500 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2010, 02:58:00 AM »

do they have special clips to hold the badges on at supersonic speeds?

Hush · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2010, 05:08:57 AM »

Hey we've got an airforce here in New Zealand, they're all about 20 years old and wrapped in plastic awaiting some goobers in the USA to buy them.....what do you do with 30 Strike master jets and 12 Air Machi jet trainers?

wannabridin · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2010, 06:59:26 AM »

hey, even the old ones are still good for some things

goooood show!

ieism · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2010, 12:23:44 PM »

Is it just me, or does the colour make it look like a plastic model airplane?

wannabridin · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:18:49 PM »

the first picture makes it look quite fake, and then the countries flags next to the motor inlet look a bit odd. also, whats up with that turquoise/greenish shape under the pilot on AF-01??

Frankenkit · « **Reply #18 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:39:33 PM »

Quote from: flybox1 on May 13, 2010, 11:42:27 AM

personally, i think they'd look better in Flake Sunrise Orange or Candy Ruby Red.

lies!
I'm thinking Candy Bacchus Olive.

Alan F. · « **Reply #19 on:** May 15, 2010, 07:15:01 AM »

Quote from: ieism on May 14, 2010, 12:23:44 PM

Is it just me, or does the colour make it look like a plastic model airplane?

Yeah like an exile chopper!

GammaFlat · « **Reply #20 on:** May 15, 2010, 11:06:57 AM »

Those planes are awesome.

Quote from: srust58 on May 13, 2010, 11:50:22 AM

Just read a news article about how we are now spending 6.7 billion a month in Afghanistan. Now this expensive boondoggle to fight guys in caves. It seems more likely developed to fight a war of the past with another superpower that ain't there.

what are you taking issue with?... the expenditure or strength of military? ah, never mind, this isn't a political thread.

BeSeeingYou · « **Reply #21 on:** May 15, 2010, 12:12:31 PM »

Quote from: GammaFlat on May 15, 2010, 11:06:57 AM

Those planes are awesome.

Quote from: srust58 on May 13, 2010, 11:50:22 AM
Just read a news article about how we are now spending 6.7 billion a month in Afghanistan. Now this expensive boondoggle to fight guys in caves. It seems more likely developed to fight a war of the past with another superpower that ain't there.
what are you taking issue with?... the expenditure or strength of military? ah, never mind, this isn't a political thread.

Wasteful military spending, that seems obvious. About 1 trillion a year it accounts for about 50% or more of all military spending worldwide. What is the mission of this plane and what makes it so necessary?

GammaFlat · « **Reply #22 on:** May 15, 2010, 02:46:44 PM »

Quote from: srust58 on May 15, 2010, 12:12:31 PM

Quote from: GammaFlat on May 15, 2010, 11:06:57 AM
Those planes are awesome.

Quote from: srust58 on May 13, 2010, 11:50:22 AM
Just read a news article about how we are now spending 6.7 billion a month in Afghanistan. Now this expensive boondoggle to fight guys in caves. It seems more likely developed to fight a war of the past with another superpower that ain't there.
what are you taking issue with?... the expenditure or strength of military? ah, never mind, this isn't a political thread.
Wasteful military spending, that seems obvious. About 1 trillion a year it accounts for about 50% or more of all military spending worldwide. What is the mission of this plane and what makes it so necessary?

I guess what you're questioning then is the effectiveness of the technology (we're not gonna get to understand it all due to security issues) and the necessity of high tech weaponry and/or a strong defense? If we lay down our weapons and become weak, we'll be destroyed - history teaches us that. Not to worry though, we're well on our way to that with us strengthening our enemies and weakening our country.

Don R · « **Reply #23 on:** May 15, 2010, 10:03:01 PM »

A10, the most requested aircraft in inventory. (by ground forces) I helped park one at our local air show, it was sinking into the blacktop so we parked it on plywood. I was amazed at how big it is.

gregimotis · « **Reply #24 on:** May 15, 2010, 11:19:44 PM »

Quote from: GammaFlat on May 15, 2010, 02:46:44 PM

I guess what you're questioning then is the effectiveness of the technology (we're not gonna get to understand it all due to security issues) and the necessity of high tech weaponry and/or a strong defense? If we lay down our weapons and become weak, we'll be destroyed - history teaches us that. Not to worry though, we're well on our way to that with us strengthening our enemies and weakening our country.

Our own sec. of defense wants to cut spending. His recent paraphrase: Do we really need more navy ships than the 15 second largest navies in the world combined - 11 of which are allies?'
Honestly, there's 'weakening' and then there's regular old common sense.

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Author Topic: The first two ship!!! (Read 2980 times)