F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

[Jura The idiot]

I agree. While some of the arguments used are reasonable, counterfactuals by nature are designed to support a preferred narrative.

the Italian spin shows how the supporters are desperate, but with this success story:

F-35 pilot explains how he dominated dogfights against multiple A-4 aggressors. Every time.

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I'm at loss for words

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

McDonnell Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk

For Sale in US Arizona

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damn! Price: Inquire ... the 2016 procurement cost of an F-35A is $123m

yeah... um... point here if you consider a price comparison between a brand new anything vs a 60 year old one I think you will find that the new is more.
but then again Current sticker Price on a Eurofighter is about $161 million a pop.

 

[Jura The idiot]

yeah... um... point here if you consider a price comparison between a brand new anything vs a 60 year old one I think you will find that the new is more.
but then again Current sticker Price on a Eurofighter is about $161 million a pop.

OK so what kind of success is

F-35 pilot explains how he dominated dogfights against multiple A-4 aggressors. Every time.

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exactly?

EDIT
I'm aware of

Expect Claims from "Experts" that the A4 was not up to hunting lightnings.
However for a Gen 3 Attacker/fighter the updated Skyhawk should give a pretty good analog on how Lightning would handle older Russian and western fighters like the Mirage, Phantom, and Mig 21. This also should prove just how off the mark so called experts like Pierre Sprey are, as he claimed in an interview that even a third gen fighter could take the Lightning.

but in that test, what was the radar on A4 strike aircraft which were pitched against F-35?

ROFL Senator McCain was shot down in a Skyhawk

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

Answer.
One of the Claims thrown out by the more Vehement Foaming at the mouth F35 "Skeptics" is that in a fight against any jet F35 would loose.
The A4 is a nimble machine And these were Upgraded with the latest avionics available to them. '

• The A-4s we faced in these exercises had sensor performance along the lines of our own upgraded F-16s. They also carried jammers intended to disturb our radar.

It's a very good surrogate for a number of lesser states mainline fighters.
Farther more the pilots were not Nuggets.

• The pilots we faced were very experienced. We are talking 2000 hours plus in aircraft like the F-16, F-15E, F-15C and the F-22, with detailed knowledge of “fifth generation” tactics and weapons. When also cooperating closely with intercept controllers on the ground (GCI) they could adapt the training and offer us a reactive and challenging opponent. Note the word “reactive.”

 

[Jura The idiot]

Answer.
One of the Claims thrown out by the more Vehement Foaming at the mouth F35 "Skeptics" is that in a fight against any jet F35 would loose.
The A4 is a nimble machine And these were Upgraded with the latest avionics available to them. '
It's a very good surrogate for a number of lesser states mainline fighters.
Farther more the pilots were not Nuggets.

you know, next week my holidays will be over, in the meantime this "A4 turkey shoot" will get noticed by local press; I'll come to the pub, and one of the questions to me could be: "Is it true?" LOL

 

[TerraN_EmpirE]

but in that test, what was the radar on A4 strike aircraft which were pitched against F-35?

ROFL Senator McCain was shot down in a Skyhawk

His other one also started an epic fire on a Super carrier.
Any way to answer your radar question I suspect that this is the actual specs on the A4 involved as I think Draken international was actually flying as Red Air.

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So an APG 66NZ radar

 

[FORBIN]

Exist Private Operators especially 3 enough important which provide services for training to Air Services for A2A combat, air defense training with ships with by ex Canada, USA, Germany, UK etc...

Seems save money bot also Fleets of Air Services decrease ! same case for helo initial training in France, UK, Australia soon.

They like the Czech L-39/139

 

[Jura The idiot]

Answer.
One of the Claims thrown out by the more Vehement Foaming at the mouth F35 "Skeptics" is that in a fight against any jet F35 would loose.
The A4 is a nimble machine And these were Upgraded with the latest avionics available to them. '
It's a very good surrogate for a number of lesser states mainline fighters.
Farther more the pilots were not Nuggets.

why does it come from Norway?
the source of A4 turkey shoot in

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is:

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[Jura The idiot]

F-35 pilot explains how he dominated dogfights against multiple A-4 aggressors. Every time.

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my gosh: "During the war, 362 A-4/TA-4F Skyhawks were lost due to all causes. The U.S. Navy lost 271 A-4s, the U.S. Marine Corps lost 81 A-4s and 10 TA-4Fs. A total of 32 A-4s were lost to surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), and one A-4 was lost in aerial combat to a MiG-17 on 25 April 1967."

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[TerraN_EmpirE]

Because f the Author.
Major Morten “Dolby” Hanche, a Royal Norwegian Air Force experienced pilot with more than 2,200 hours in the F-16.
He is also a graduate of US Navy Test Pilot school graduate and Is currently attached to Luke AFB as part of the 62nd Fighter Squadron.
His bio is the first paragraph of the Aviationist article. He Is likely part of the Evaluation and Training cycle for Norway's F35 Program. Learning from the Established US program.