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Postby Mayfly » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:13 pm

The first Brit has flown the F35

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/100127ae_f35bf-2_royal-airforce.html
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Re: JSF

Postby Spitfire » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:25 pm

An F-35 pilot will have an unprecedented level of situational awareness about what's going on in the airspace around him or her, and also on the battlefield or ocean below. Not only that, but the F-35 will plug into coalition battlefield networks and be able to pass that picture on to all other players in the network.


A very modern way of describing war .... networks and players .... sounds like a big computer game :p

It's like the film 'Wargames' - "Shall we play chess or Global Thermo-Nuclear war" :ymblushing:
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:30 pm

Here is a picture of Sqn Ldr Steve Long in the aircraft
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Re: JSF

Postby Spitfire » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:38 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Here is a picture of Sqn Ldr Steve Long in the aircraft


How do we know that :-o it could be anyone - it could be Jimmy Stewart - or Glenn Miller

This is him too .... honest :p

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Re: JSF

Postby Mayfly » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:42 pm

Spitfire wrote:
Xplumberlives wrote:Here is a picture of Sqn Ldr Steve Long in the aircraft

How do we know that :-o it could be anyone - it could be Jimmy Stewart - or Glenn Miller

This is him too .... honest :p

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=)) my first thought exactly SF it could be anyone!
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:44 pm

Yes that's him!
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Re: JSF

Postby Spitfire » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:45 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Yes that's him!


Do you HAVE to have green eyes to fly an F35 :p
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:46 pm

No, not actually listed on the requirements sheet!



Spitters, do you want his phone number?
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Re: JSF

Postby Thumper » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:39 pm

If I saw that pilot with what appears to be green eyes from a Bloodhound coming towards me I'd surrender :-o
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:56 pm

Thumper wrote:If I saw that pilot with what appears to be green eyes from a Bloodhound coming towards me I'd surrender :-o




So, are you scared or just after a date? :-o
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Re: JSF

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:55 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:
Thumper wrote:If I saw that pilot with what appears to be green eyes from a Bloodhound coming towards me I'd surrender :-o




So, are you scared or just after a date? :-o


Just lay down and surrender eh? ;)
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 6:00 pm

=)) =)) =))
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Re: JSF

Postby Thumper » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:13 pm

Evil Weevils :p
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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:21 pm

=)) =)) =))
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Re: JSF

Postby Jigsaw » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:10 pm

:)) =))
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Re: JSF

Postby Stigish » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:16 pm

=)) =)) =))
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Re: JSF

Postby Yorkie » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:15 pm

Why do tha American always have to give their toys to us for us to show them how to use them properly?

Lets just hope microsoft didn't write the software... aquiring target, target locked. updating windows please retart your computer :p

I'm sure that one has been flown over here! about half way through last year we saw 2 typhoons and two aircraft that i didn't recognise (but the tails were distinctivly like these) they were "playing" over the north sea near bridlington. and they were pulling some G's, it was like watching top gun from the ground :D

but i had no camera :( since that day i have a digital camera in the car at all times.
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Re: JSF

Postby Dan4th » Fri Jan 29, 2010 2:57 pm

It must have been the Raptor.......

Oh, and thanks for the help....

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Re: JSF

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:29 pm

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Re: JSF

Postby Mayfly » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:00 am

latest update...........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8492430.stm
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Re: JSF

Postby Yorkie » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:30 am

Mayfly wrote:latest update...........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8492430.stm



Is this not what our government should be doing when things go overbudget or take too long?

Chinook anyone?

$614M is a mighty lot of money though.
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Re: JSF

Postby Mayfly » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:32 am

=)) if we cancelled every aircraft that ran over time & budget we would still be flying the Vulcan ....

On second thoughts................ \:D/ :ymapplause: \:D/ :ymapplause:
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Re: JSF

Postby Yorkie » Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:41 am

If they keep building aircraft that don't work as designed, they may have to start flying the Vulcan!
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Re: JSF

Postby MadNaddy » Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:06 am

Yorkie wrote:
Mayfly wrote:latest update...........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8492430.stm



Is this not what our government should be doing when things go overbudget or take too long?

Chinook anyone?




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Re: JSF

Postby Hungry Haggis » Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:26 am

Did anyone else spot this on the side of that story .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8492561.stm
http://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk/s ... ancer.aspx . 2018 is not my favourite year at all
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