tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6339390113666879704..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: US Navy Slashes F-35 OrderThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56907358237709634802015-02-06T21:07:04.378-08:002015-02-06T21:07:04.378-08:00Got it, Mound. You're a lazy bastard who like...Got it, Mound. You're a lazy bastard who likes corporate tools and I'm a whiner who doesn't (although I still take the time to submit comments). If you could take five or ten minutes to figure out how to make your commenting policy less onerous it would be appreciated.<br /><br />Like the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-19454239765605015582015-02-06T16:02:21.811-08:002015-02-06T16:02:21.811-08:00No, PLG, there'll never be another fiasco like...No, PLG, there'll never be another fiasco like the F-35. Even the Pentagon calls it "acquisition malpractice."<br /><br />You can't 'fix' the F-35. Stealth is a function of design (angles and ratios), radar absorbent coatings and radar foiling electronics. If you want to go twin engine you would be better off to start from scratch than add a second engine to an already badly compromised design.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-79811899245613303582015-02-06T12:02:58.682-08:002015-02-06T12:02:58.682-08:00Although I suppose they'd be able to fix an aw...Although I suppose they'd be able to fix an awful lot of those flaws, basically most of 'em except the stealth, by just adding a second freaking engine.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-40864405385693405712015-02-06T12:01:43.160-08:002015-02-06T12:01:43.160-08:00It'll be interesting to see them trying to &qu...It'll be interesting to see them trying to "quickly" develop an all-singing, all-dancing replacement plane with all-aspect stealth, longer range, greater payload, improved agility, a pony, the kitchen sink . . . <br />Using the same political/economic setup that gave us the F-35 in the first place, with the same profiteering, corrupt contractors and procurers.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-61752574958372568552015-02-06T09:45:01.636-08:002015-02-06T09:45:01.636-08:00What do you mean, I'm a "corporate kind o...What do you mean, I'm a "corporate kind of guy"? WTF? No, I'm just lazy and Blogger is the only one of these things that I ever learned, even that only marginally. As for Google Captcha - suck it up and quit yer whining.<br /><br />@ Chris. I read in the Telegraph this morning an assessment of Britain's defence spending crunch that predicted the Royal Navy will have to trim its order for the VSTOL version. <br /><br />Maybe Pierre Sprey is right. He suggests Washington will build a token 500 F-35's and then quietly kill it in favour of a better warplane.<br /><br />http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2015/01/could-rapidly-proliferating-threats.htmlThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-88555781605336981342015-02-06T09:19:03.965-08:002015-02-06T09:19:03.965-08:00What would be really awesome is if the Marines now...What would be really awesome is if the Marines now slashed their order. That's the service that insisted on this next-gen plane having an option for VSTOL capability. That decree necessitated major compromises in affordability and capability in every version of the plane.<br /><br /> crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-26621489069787209142015-02-06T08:54:35.082-08:002015-02-06T08:54:35.082-08:00Many consider the US Navy to be the 'gold stan...Many consider the US Navy to be the 'gold standard' in many areas of project development. The fact that they're backing away from the F-35 project is not surprising.<br /><br />(this new google captcha is going to make me blind - but you're a corporate kind of guy at heart, aren't you?)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com