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Israel details F-15I upgrade progress
Flight International ^
| 10/16/2013
| Arie Egozi
Posted on 10/16/2013 11:01:38 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
“The upgrade activity includes structural work, with a main focus on replacing the existing tail section with a flight control surfaces that have a higher resistance to cracks.”
LOL. No, it’s to reduce radar signature.
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posted on
10/16/2013 11:34:02 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Those sure are beautiful planes.
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posted on
10/16/2013 11:48:50 AM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
To: Jewbacca
You’d be amazed at where you find cracks on those things.
To: yarddog
Those sure are beautiful planes.Yeah...</dreamily>...just flat out sexy.
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posted on
10/16/2013 11:55:37 AM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
To: Antihero101607
Yeah, and any effect on radar profile is a coincidence.
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posted on
10/16/2013 1:20:48 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jewbacca
Wow!
An F-15 with no rudders!
Cool.
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posted on
10/16/2013 1:39:19 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
To: publius911
Wow!
An F-15 with no rudders!
Cool. Yeah, real cool until you go dead stick.
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posted on
10/16/2013 1:52:50 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo; publius911
You’re going to have to eject if the computer dies anyway.
Just part of the deal with stealth.
For the record, this is a computer mock of of the “F-15 Silent Eagle.”
I think the real Silent Eagle has more of a F-18 looking tail -— at about 30 degrees -— compromising stability for reduction in radar cross signature.
Not sure what they are doing for the engine inlets, if anything, so face-on would still be a pretty good signature.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:01:27 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jewbacca
weird. Is this borrowing from the silent eagle concept?
To: lavaroise
No, it was a CGI of what the silent eagle would look like.
Obama won’t sell the F22 or give code to the F35 to Israel, so Israel is retrofitting the F-15 with stealth.
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:25:32 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
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posted on
10/16/2013 2:29:30 PM PDT
by
SJackson
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To: Jewbacca
Youre going to have to eject if the computer dies anyway. Fly by wire computers are usually triple redundant, so it is unlikely for all three to die at the same time.
However, it is much more common to lose both engines. Ask Chesley "Sulley" Sullenberger
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posted on
10/16/2013 3:05:29 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Jewbacca
If the purpose is to reduce radar cross section, it is what I have advocated for US fighters for years.
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:09:31 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
To: Yo-Yo
My jet had one and it never died (F16)!
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:10:22 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: Jewbacca
I noticed on the local Panama City, FL news that Tyndall AFB is converting F-16s into target drones to be used for training.
It just strikes me that an F-16 is too modern an airplane to be used for target practice.
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:35:22 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
To: Yo-Yo
“However, it is much more common to lose both engines. Ask Chesley “Sulley” Sullenberger”
It’s a long way from the Negev to the Hudson.
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:48:40 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: Jewbacca
My jet had one and it never died (F16)! So then the Hydrazine EPU and RAT were just wasted space on your Viper?
I'm sure you've seen the YouTube of the dead stick F-16 landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjXT2NUCOtk
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:52:35 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: PLMerite
What, they never get fuel tanks shot out in the Negev?
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posted on
10/16/2013 4:53:39 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo
I think we are talking about two different things.
For the record, I only started the EPU one time not in training; when I got an inflight main battery failure warning which turned out to be some sort of sensor error.
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posted on
10/17/2013 7:24:37 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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