No, and that is why we don’t need a fighter at all. Read more
Not really, the F-16 has no chance against an F-35 in its present form. None. BFM they are fairly equal when you sling tanks and weapons on an F-16. The F-35 deserves better than that. Super maneuverable it is not, but its sensor fusion and avionics suite alone win the day long before the F-16 knows it is there. Read more
If you are going to hang tanks on it, there goes your LO. The F-35 is not really a big part of this discussion, not sure how I am grasping, and 550mi CR is nothing when you talk about the Pacific Theater. We are ‘pivoting’ towards somewhere that we are not equipping to fight in. It is not an F-35 thing, it is a… Read more
no, look at the offload quantities Read more
hey could be anything really and who knows what the polecat was really all about beyond material and manufacturing science Read more
Looks like PoleCat demonstrator fuselages or something similar, it is larger by at least 30% than the RQ-170 Read more
pretty much yeah! Read more
what? Read more
Nope, real deal. You should see the one he has of a MiG-29 breaking in front of the F-15s, it will probably be on the cover of Combat Aircraft or Air Forces Monthly next month. Read more
I loved the helo scenes in JP, made me fall in love with Agustas. Read more
Some military helos already have it. Automation-wise this seems more extreme though. Kinda like F-35 vs F-16 in FBW terms Read more
haha, is this an S-76? Read more
great idea! Read more
Really kind words, it means a lot. Good feedback and lively debate is the ultimate bonus. Read more
Hate to break it to you, but not at all. The RQ-170 is all about persistent surveillance, the SR-71 is a satellite that is unpredictable. Takes a snapshot in time. Read more
it is linked, like second paragraph. Read more
Con Bro Chill is a great group BTW Read more
Oh no guys, google image search Iran RQ-170, just like last year or so they showed it off at a major arms deal. 100% real mccoy. Have you seen their documentary on it? Shows it being recovered, the footage from the FLIR during taxi, on and on. Everything you would want to know is in these 39 posts from my old site.… Read more
Thanks so much. You know it would be cool to take one major combat event, a fictional one, and show it from so many different points of view. Read more
Yeah don’t go by the copyright, go by the index date Read more