J-20... The New Generation Fighter III

Originally Posted by Air Force Brat

Well brother since we'll be benevolent dictators, we will normalize relations not only with the US, but others, but that really is my point, I am so preturbed by the patently ignorant manner this current regime operates under, I'm doubtfull my heart would take another four years. The brothers Castro could retire in south Florida with full Social Security benefits and Obamacare. We would of course have to exile them, we wouldn't want them coming back and spoiling all the fun. I wouldn't mind an Su-35, and you could flag a fine vessel for your own enjoyment and machinezations? Or Maybe we could spring for a Pak-Fa and that other Aircraft carrier, with a ramp for you sir! Like Darth Vader telling Luke, search your feelings, I think we would make a great team as dictators of a nice pleasant little banana republic, I know my wife would like being first lady, she loves giving me orders! Don't rule this out until you think it through. Probably better ask your wife, or maybe just kind of ask if she wouldn't like a little vacation in the tropics?

I don't think a dictatorship, however benevolent, would stand much of a change on Cuba. The country suffered a CIA invasion in 1961 and that's why the population is well armed.

radars that require more power doesnt mean more batteries have to be used. fighter jets also have generators like those on our cars. In fact, I remember F18s can patrol up to a day and half with refuelling, 16 hours? Those modern jets require a lot of power to run the avionics and the airconditioning for the pilots. There must be generators somewhere on the plane, there is no battery that can last that long.

Originally Posted by delft

I don't think a dictatorship, however benevolent, would stand much of a change on Cuba. The country suffered a CIA invasion in 1961 and that's why the population is well armed.

Yeah, my wife said NO too.

This absence of news has resulted in me beating some ignorant individual to a bloody pulp on why the J-20 isn't "just a copy" on Facebook. Have our brave wall climbers been caught? *worries*

They have enough of PR and now is back to real business...

Same as J-10B, nothing happen.

Guess who is back:

Originally Posted by siegecrossbow

Guess who is back:

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FFFFFFFFinally!!!

Originally Posted by siegecrossbow

Guess who is back:

And with her speed brake extended, taxing in or out? amazing how one picture changes the scenario.

Originally Posted by Air Force Brat

And with her speed brake extended, taxing in or out? amazing how one picture changes the scenario.

That was its taxing in. Not sure why the pilot decided to extend (I'd have used "opened" had I not seen you using "extended". I guess that would be the correct term here?). A moment after, the plane came to a full stop, the pilot opened both the side weapon bays and the main bay. This time the doors moved open a lot faster than they had been as shown in one early video clip.

Originally Posted by Player99

That was its taxing in. Not sure why the pilot decided to extend (I'd have used "opened" had I not seen you using "extended". I guess that would be the correct term here?). A moment after, the plane came to a full stop, the pilot opened both the side weapon bays and the main bay. This time the doors moved open a lot faster than they had been as shown in one early video clip.

Either term would be correct, many times you would say you "Popped" the speed brake, but as with landing gear or flaps, you extend or retract, raised or lowered, sometimes its just culture or dialect. I was hoping to hear you were still out and about, I was trying to get Master Delft to help me out in Cuba, if BHO were to be re-elected, please LORD NO! If I invited bd he would want to run things and I believe delft is trying to save Europe, He didn't think folks would like a dictatorship, no matter how benevolent, but hey marriage isn't so bad. I thought we could exile the castro boys to south florida an just kinda take over, one of those bloodless coup de ta thangy's. I think we could talk the Headmaster into helping bd run the Navy, might have to get a good used KittyHawk for bd? that would keep him busy? I wouldn't forget the rest of these guys either, I know they would like to play with the big boy toys. Hang in there guys, just the thoughtfull mussiings of a of a "Problem Solver"?

Originally Posted by Player99

... Not sure why the pilot decided to extend [the speed brake]...

To (allow the ground crew to) check if it's still working properly. If you used the stuff in flight, you want to make sure afterwards nothing got damaged, no screws loosened and no hydraulics are leaking. That way you know it'll be good for the next flight. Instead of having the next guy only realize it during the next startup and then having to abort the flight.
Of course you could have the groundcrew open all that stuff with their equipment. But that way it's just much more conveniant.
If the weaponbay doors opened faster I guess this time the pilot did it using a fully powered hydraulic system, while earlier he just unlocked them and let them "fall" open with hydraulics already shut down. maybe ...

Originally Posted by Scratch

To (allow the ground crew to) check if it's still working properly. If you used the stuff in flight, you want to make sure afterwards nothing got damaged, no screws loosened and no hydraulics are leaking. That way you know it'll be good for the next flight. Instead of having the next guy only realize it during the next startup and then having to abort the flight.
Of course you could have the groundcrew open all that stuff with their equipment. But that way it's just much more conveniant.
If the weaponbay doors opened faster I guess this time the pilot did it using a fully powered hydraulic system, while earlier he just unlocked them and let them "fall" open with hydraulics already shut down. maybe ...

Welcome Home Mr. Scratch, I've been missing your thoughtfull posts, and astute insights.

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J-20, J-10 & JF-17





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