Very well could be. Although Boeing/Navy said in the aviation week article that this was not part of current LO Super Hornet development, so maybe something much more elaborate that came prior. Read more
Yeah possibly, although it uses what appears to be a stock Super Hornet fuselage, so who knows. Read more
Yeah, not exactly a top secret place to put this thing. Read more
In the original Aviation Week article it is very clear the nozzles are saw tooth and there are other LO treatments. Someone posted it in the comments. You are seeing plugs in those nozzles. Read more
and it just happens to be clearly a low observable test frame from the back? Please. Read more
update is live Read more
no need for LO features Read more
Here is the update with oblique photography showing clearly that this is exactly what we thought: Read more
Wrong, new photos clearly show a full frontal stealth treatment and the Aviation Week photos show the rear details. Read more
Big update coming, probably in a new post. One of our readers linked us to new imagery proving that this thing is indeed a full stealth rework of the Hornet exactly as theorized, and was envisioned almost certainly to be unmanned. No trick of the camera or unknown variables at play. Stay tuned. Read more
I went over it before a bit in this post http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/us-air-forces-… and sprinkled throughout a bunch more. During a 1V1 fight it is especially useful, especially when the aircraft also has helmet mounted cuing and a high-off-boresight short range air-to-air missile. The capability is less of an… Read more
It is an amazing man-machine interface. Read more
me too! Read more
I think the webbed seats on the KC-135’s are more comfortable than most airline seats! Read more
Fixed!
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ANG is like front line now!
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Loading weps can’t be fun, but yeah they look funky on the ground.
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Nothing wrong with that. Once they are upgraded they will be great jets with some good lifetime left in them. The Viper is a good decision.
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