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F35 jet has crashed into the sea...why?
Faringdon:
--- Quote ---Nothing electronic on the F35 is made in China. I'm ex Avionics many decades from mirage IIIO/FA18/F111/Pavetack/FLIR (Australia) ....no, repeat no Chinese parts were ever used in the F18 or I believe the F35.
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Thankyou very much.
As you know, this line of your post is not relevant to the top post, but many thanks anyway, as it was interesting.
My Mate is a software engineer, and he has worked at places that are making prototype equipment for the UK military (that could be used by “teeth arms”) when most of the substantial electronics/electrical equipment used in that prototype is designed and built in China. But it was a prototype, so I suppose buying in from China so you can get it working as soon as possible makes sense in some ways. After all, you just kind of want to test the concept, to see if its worth taking forward.
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: Rick Law on November 20, 2021, 02:58:44 am ---Besides it not being able to do as good a job as something designed solely for that job, the compromise to make it multi-function likely made the systems more complex and increased the likelihood of failure.
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That's why there are three versions of the F35. The 'A' for normal land runways, the 'B' for STOVL operations and the 'C' for CATOBAR.
David Hess:
--- Quote from: Rick Law on November 20, 2021, 02:58:44 am ---I'm not an expert, but the idea of a "jack of all trades" one plane for all doesn't strike me well. Each branch of the military has their requirements and this one plane has to fill them all. Looks to me like a classic case of "a camel is a horse designed by committee."
Besides it not being able to do as good a job as something designed solely for that job, the compromise to make it multi-function likely made the systems more complex and increased the likelihood of failure.
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I disagree; eventually that is all the military will be able to afford, so the aircraft must fulfill the requirements of all services.
In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft. This aircraft will have to be shared by the Air Force and Navy 3-1/2 days each per week except for leap year, when it will be made available to the Marines for the extra day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine%27s_laws
coppercone2:
might as well be the ferengi rules of acquisition lol
Rick Law:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on November 20, 2021, 03:15:23 pm ---
--- Quote from: Rick Law on November 20, 2021, 02:58:44 am ---Besides it not being able to do as good a job as something designed solely for that job, the compromise to make it multi-function likely made the systems more complex and increased the likelihood of failure.
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That's why there are three versions of the F35. The 'A' for normal land runways, the 'B' for STOVL operations and the 'C' for CATOBAR.
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Exactly. Case and point of added complexity to support the different versions. Each does the job to some degree but not as well as one designed solely to do that job.
Even with that complexity, we will still be lacking an "air superiority" fighter capability, lacking a durable ground attacker (like the A10), a durable twin engine (like the Tomcat) for over-water flying...
I think the F35 will accelerate the drones-only future. That may not be bad, but we don't need to spend trillions getting there.
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