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I would guess both would only be operational about 1/4 of the time. The rest of the time one would be undergoing maintenance of some sort.

Mil-Std-464 includes lightning protection

Nobody is asking you to take Lockheed’s word for anything, let alone stealth. None of the decision makers care what you, me, or anyone else on the internet thinks about the relative stealth capabilities of different aircraft. At this point it won’t even be analysis, the cognizant government officials will have actual…

he thing about the JSF program that bothers me is that we’ve spent so much on developing it that had we just kept the F-22 line open, we could have built them in the same numbers that were originally conceived for the F-35.

Boeing took a stab at that, without the TV. Called it the Silent Eagle. They may have some export success, but the US isn’t buying as far as I can tell. And it’s really is more than just a body kit for both aircraft. The sensor suites are much improved.

I think only the Navy and Marines operate the Osprey. It was a design requirement to fit in the same foot print as a chinook for storage space on a carrier deck.

They may be sort of going after the V-Rod market. Harley isn’t really about HP, it’s about low end torque. Ok, nevermind, it’s really about the sound and the ability to spend thousands on aftermarket add-ons and riding gear (and non-riding gear). And finding friends through a shared desire to spend lots of money on…

That was last year. That is one option, which isn’t the only option.

The article doesn’t say what the airframe is going to look like, in fact is specifically states that the author doesn’t know and LM isn’t saying yet. Speculation on how they do that is pointless in an open forum without LO SMEs.

If it is optionally manned I’m not sure it would be necessary, but here are plenty of modern production cars that could do the job.

There were a number of interesting points in the article basically saying we really don’t know what the final airframe would look like. Stealth features (aside from coating) would probably affect the aerodynamic shape to some degree, and therefore probably performance. The good news is that modern flight control…

Vindictive streaks that you don’t know are there are typically the result of years of neglect, by one or both parties

It can also mean of little practical value, purely academic, theoretical, hypothetical

I think I get what you are saying now. Still, for most kids (and of a recipient of a few of these long ago), I disagree. I can’t imagine why it would be so important today, it’s just a symbol; take a picture of them in their uniform and tell them you are proud of them, done and done. If a trophy really is becoming as…

No, we’d just be thinking “hey, wonder what she’s wearing underneath that” and our imagination is much better than reality.

I get that, but what is the point of the tropy then? The kid knows it is worthless, the parent knows it is worthless, everyone knows. It’s just a waste of money followed by a waste of space.

Why is this even a controversy? Why do you let yourself get worked up about stuff like this? You want to keep your last name, keep it. My wife did and not a fuck was given. Some man you want to marry is pressuring you to take his name after you told him no... maybe that’s a clue and you should think twice before…

I think Easy Rider’s best bit was a little before the ending, before they get back on the road. But maybe that’s what you mean.

It will be intersting, now that LM bought Sikorsky, how the extensive helicopter avionics integration capabilities in Owego are merged with the Skiorsky capabilities in CT. I believe the Navy MH-60 helicopters are built as basic models in CT and then flown to Owego to get all the mission equipment installed. I don’t…