Programma T-X .....

[richelieu]

E poi continuano a usare motori russi RD180 per i loro razzi vettori Atlas V e ULA sta facendo pressioni per togliere il divieto di prendere altri ....

Bè ..... su quello, in verità, negli States sono in corso feroci polemiche .....

[richelieu]

Un lettore scrive a AW&ST ..... e fa alcune interessanti considerazioni su quello che potrebbe bollire in pentola in casa Boeing/Saab .....

Tracking T-X Requirements .....

The speculation surrounding Boeing’s T-X trainer aircraft is intriguing (AW&ST Aug. 3-16, p. 25).
The U.S. Air Force’s T-X requirements are nearly identical to what might have been written for a fifth-generation lightweight fighter.
When Boeing announced they would submit a new design in collaboration with Saab, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman undoubtedly understood the nature of the challenge.
Saab had been developing the FS 2020 concept for some time; extrapolations of it were explored with both Turkey and South Korea.
The study was quite mature - there was even a subscale model (*) flying - and Boeing was aware that its basic parameters matched USAF requirements to an unusual degree.
The GE F-414 engine is a known entity with an already scheduled set of future upgrades and its weapons integration capability is enviable not, to mention its cost; the Swedish systems suite already programmed for the Saab Gripen E parallels USAF requirements.
Boeing brings to the table its upgrades for the F-15 and particularly the Super Hornet, with design experience in conformal fuel tanks and weapons packs, as well as with U.S. systems and weapons suites, training simulators and related curriculum.
Finally, this pairing offers a long-range development program reflecting some obvious future requirements far beyond the advanced training needs.
The result is a potentially very large production base with concomitant cost reductions that combine to form a very attractive T-X program that will be hard to beat.
The T-X will have to meet training requirements not only for the F-22 and the F-35 but ultimately for the future FX and A/FXX.
The FS 2020 derivative is literally the minimum airframe and systems/weapons adaptability that could realistically meet the projected future requirements, so the above pretty much should be the expected Boeing/Saab submission.
The counteroffers will be what should intrigue observers.

Thomas J. Rath
​Pasadena, California

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[richelieu]

Una prima occhiata al T-X ..... ma soltanto per pochi ..... ed accuratamente selezionati .....

Boeing is bringing the first tease of its T-X trainer design to next week's Air Force Association conference outside of Washington — but only a select few will get to see it.
The company is bringing a T-X demonstrator trailer to the conference, held annually in National Harbor, Maryland.
Boeing is partnering with Saab on the design.
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The T-X trailer will be invite-only, and a Boeing official said there are no plans to display the design through models or artwork at the company's booth — meaning the specifications of the plane remain a closely-guarded secret.

Fonte ..... "Boeing To Provide First Glimpse of T-X at Conference" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /71979416/
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[richelieu]

Northrop Grumman ..... la strada per la sopravvivenza passa attraverso il programma T-X .....

Northrop Grumman's decision to launch a clean-sheet design for the Air Force's T-X trainer replacement program caught the aviation industry off-guard.
The new design, which is already in production and will fly this year, seemed to come out of nowhere, especially since the company had been promoting the BAE Hawk trainer system as its option for the T-X competition over the past four years.
But while a surprise, the announcement actually fits with the plan Northrop's aerospace division has been putting together in recent years.
The division has quietly reshaped itself into one that is banking on rapid prototyping and creative designs to help it win a series of key competitions that analysts say will determine nothing less than whether the company continues to produce military aircraft.

Fonte ..... "With New T-X Design, Northrop Shows Its Hand" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /22947925/
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[richelieu]

Il ruolo chiave dei simulatori .....

T-X award to focus on simulator capability .....

Brian Everstine (09/16/2015)​

One of the main deciding factors for the next-generation training aircraft will be how good the system’s simulators will be, in addition to how the aircraft performs in the air, Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, the commander of Air Education and Training Command, told reporters Sept. 15 at ASC15.
The need for high-level training in threatened environments makes the need for simulators with enough fidelity to replicate intense training in anti-access/area-denial situations.
“We in AETC are focused on getting the state of the art capability in the virtual constructive environment so we can, from the beginning, train to a level that’s going to allow us to fight in that (high-threat) environment,” Roberson said.
The T-X’s simulators will need to get a pilot so into a mission that he can’t tell “he’s not out flying in the airplane for real,” he said.
AETC has worked to be open with contractors on the changing requirements for the system.
The T-X contract award is expected in 2017.

Fonte ..... il 'Daily Report' dell' AFA .....
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[richelieu]

Mentre, non senza una certa dose di sadismo, Boeing ..... ha lasciato trapelare soltanto il 'naso' del suo T-X .....

The T-X design by Boeing and its partner Saab has been a closely guarded secret, but Defense News has an exclusive first look at concept art for the design.
As you can see, there isn’t all that much there — just the nose of the plane — but it largely conforms to the long nose design of the T-38, which the T-X will replace.
It’s a bit of a tease, but that lines up with how Boeing had handled press for AFA. The company has brought a trailer for the program, but has restricted access to VIPs — primarily service officials — and until now has resisted discussing or sharing any design details.

Fonte ..... "First Look: Concept Design of Boeing's T-X" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /72300372/

..... e hanno cominciato a circolare voci che Raytheon, dopo il ritiro di General Dynamics, potrebbe associarsi ad Alenia nell' impresa .....

An industry source with knowledge of the situation said that Alenia and Raytheon have had ongoing talks about the possibility of joining forces for a T-X bid.
The source was not clear if a final agreement had been reached. Italian sources, meanwhile, have hinted for some time that a new prime for the T-100 bid is in the works.

Fonte ..... "Raytheon Eyeing T-X Role" ..... http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /32536929/

..... il generale Robin Rand, capo dello Air Education and Training Command (AETC), ha rilasciato, la settimana scorsa, alcune dichiarazioni relative a cosa potrà o non potrà fare il velivolo che risulterà vincitore della competizione .....

In the president's budget request, there is a small amount of funding under T-X for using it as an aggressor training system.
Rand, however, insisted that the program is focused solely on advanced pilot training requirements.
"If there's any money in there, it's not come to my attention, it wouldn't be under my purview, because I'm not the person who is going to make those decisions," he said.
"We're working hard to make sure we stay to the requirements for advanced pilot training.
"There is no decision that's been made yet to use the T-X in any other capacity," Rand added.
"There will be discussions, but that's not been decided."
He added that there is no requirement to decide about other uses for T-X this year.

Fonte ..... " T-X Requirements Coming in 'Weeks' " .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /23289555/
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[richelieu]

Raytheon ..... sia pure con discrezione ..... fa le sue mosse .....

In a conversation with Defense News at last week's Air Force Association conference outside of Washington, a pair of US Air Force officials revealed that Raytheon has been involved in discussions with the service about the T-X program since before May.
"Raytheon's involved because they came to us, saying they were thinking about aligning with one of the contractors," Col. Philip Wielhouwer, chief of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Capability Requirements Division, said.
"This was in the spring of this year.

Fonte ..... "Raytheon T-X Interest Seen As Low Risk" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /72397966/
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[richelieu]

Ogni giorno un colpo di scena ..... Textron AirLand cambia le carte in tavola ..... abbandona lo 'Scorpion' quale competitore al programma T-X e annuncia che potrebbe presentare un progetto del tutto nuovo ..... però c'è ancora un se .....

If Textron AirLand decides to submit a design for the US Air Force's next-generation trainer, it will be a new design and not a reworking of its Scorpion aircraft, a top company official told Defense News.
Textron AirLand President Bill Anderson said in an interview last week that the Scorpion, designed to be an ISR/strike platform, "is not a T-X competitor" based on the service's requirements, adding that his company winning the service's T-X competition will "require a new design."

Fonte ..... "Textron AirLand Considers Clean-Sheet T-X Offering" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /72573396/
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[richelieu]

Northrop Grumman mostra brevemente ai giornalisti un modellino 'preliminare' di quello che sarà il prototipo che parteciperà alla competizione T-X ..... ma non consente venga fotografato ..... e, sorpresa, emerge una spiccata discendenza dal T-38 .....

"Northrop Grumman offers sneak-peek of full T-X concept" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ce-420004/

Nell'articolo non viene in alcun modo menzionato il numero dei motori .....

La pagina del sito di NG dedicata al programma T-X .....
http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabili ... fault.aspx
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[richelieu]

Secondo AW&ST ..... http://aviationweek.com/defense/northro ... -x-concept

Officials cautioned that the model displayed at its facility here was not fully representative of the final configuration.
However, the model indicates Northrop’s offering would be a low-wing, single-engine aircraft with side-mounted inlets and a conventional horizontal and vertical tail.
Similar to the T-38, the design also incorporated area ruling of the fuselage aft of the inlets for transonic capability and a notably tall vertical fin, as well as a distinct dorsal spine.
The fuselage indicated a flattened nose-on profile with a semi-chined forebody.

Dunque ..... monomotore .....
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[MatteF88]

Allora o é l'F-20 redivivo oppure è l'FTC-2000

[Vultur]

Io pensavo al 346.
Ma, a parte l'eletronica uguale agli aerei "veri", un addestratore spinto non sarebbe meglio bireattore, così ci si abituerebbe di più ad avere anche due motori?

[richelieu]

Se Northrop Grumman si lascia andare a qualche scarna rivelazione ..... Boeing preferisce invece continuare a mantenere il più stretto riserbo .....

Boeing Phantom Works president Darryl Davis is refusing to take Northrop’s bait by disclosing new information about his advanced research and design unit’s secretive “T-X” and future fighter projects.
In an interview with Flightglobal in Washington this week, Davis stayed tight-lipped on when the company intends to fly the clean-sheet, next-generation trainer it is developing with Saab for the air force.
The most that has been revealed about the Boeing T-X alternative is an artist’s impression of the twin-seat advanced pilot trainer’s long nose and forward cockpit. (*)
More was revealed to VIPs attending the Air Warfare Symposium in September, but reporters were not granted access.

Fonte ..... "Boeing Phantom Works keeping T-X and F-X plans under wraps" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... er-420044/

(*) ..... "First Look: Concept Design of Boeing's T-X" ..... http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /72300372/
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[richelieu]

SORPRESA !!!!!

"PICTURES: KAI, Lockheed rollout T-X prototype" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... pe-420149/

La lotta si sta facendo serrata .....

[Vultur]

E l'hanno presentato a teatro?

[richelieu]

E l'hanno presentato a teatro?

Ormai è questa la prassi .....

[richelieu]

Si direbbe dunque che LM abbia deciso di abbandonare l' opzione che, secondo una notizia rivelata alcuni mesi fa, teneva in riserva .....

"Lockheed Has T-X Clean Sheet Backup" ..... http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /24438549/

[MatteF88]

Sbaglio o gli hanno lasciato il cannone interno sul lato sinistro ?

[richelieu]

[richelieu]

T-50/T-X ..... ulteriori informazioni .....

"KAI Unveils T-X Contender, Pursues T-50 Exports" .....
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... 50-exports

"South Korea Unveils Trainer Jet for USAF's T-X Contest" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /77611532/

"KAI rolls out T-X contender" .....
(284 of 462 words) ..... http://www.janes.com/article/56740/kai- ... -contender
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[giragyro]

Code name " Quasimodo "

[Vultur]

In pratica un simulatore di F35? (Quindi monomotore).
(E quelli avevano pure concepito l'idea di darne un po' all'Uzbekistan?)

[richelieu]

Code name " Quasimodo "

Sarcastico .....

[richelieu]

Il giorno in cui LM venne presa in contropiede .....

Earlier this year, the company disclosed that its Skunk Works advanced design and development division had also been working on a clean-sheet alternative as a back-up if the air force’s performance specifications for the next-generation replacement for the 55-year-old Northrop T-38 evolve.
Although Lockheed’s long-term relationship with Korea through the country’s indigenous T-50 programme has been expected to form the basis for its T-X offering, Skunk Works declines to confirm that the clean-sheet offer is off the table for the $8 billion new-build trainer contest.
The unveiling at KAI’s Sacheon facility came as somewhat of a surprise, with no advanced notices sent to aerospace reporters by either company, and no Lockheed press release.
The event was attended by a mostly South Korean audience, including the country's president Park Guen-Hye.

Fonte ..... "Lockheed to reveal 'ultimate offering' for T-X next year" ..... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... xt-420225/

Boh .....
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[Vultur]

Code name " Quasimodo "

Sarcastico .....

E io che avevo pensato al poeta.........

[Valerio Ricciardi]

Vabbé, quella protrusione gobbuta sarà anche brutta forte, ma sarà forse giustificata dalla regola delle aree (spero...)

[richelieu]

Vabbé, quella protrusione gobbuta sarà anche brutta forte, ma sarà forse giustificata dalla regola delle aree (spero ...)

Serve ad ospitare il ricettacolo del sistema di rifornimento in volo e di distribuzione del carburante ..... nonché un ulteriore serbatoio .....



..... come risulta dall' immagine .....
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[Vultur]

Non sono esperto, ma non mi sembra aereo da regola delle aree (F-5 e T38 invece probabilmente si), somiglia alla gobba dell'F-16I o dell'A-4, ci mettono dentro roba.

[richelieu]

Non sono esperto, ma non mi sembra aereo da regola delle aree (F-5 e T-38 invece probabilmente si), somiglia alla gobba dell'F-16I o dell'A-4, ci mettono dentro roba.

Non 'probabilmente si' ..... decisamente SI .....



Quanto alla 'gobba' ..... penso sia il caso di citare anche quella delle ultime versioni del MiG-21 .....


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[richelieu]

Questa notizia ..... con la presente discussione c' entra poco ..... però .....

"Indonesian T-50 crashes during aerial display" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ay-420246/

The type is also being pitched for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer programme, and earlier this month KAI revealed the T-50-based offering it is proposing with Lockheed.
The development will undergo ground tests in 2016 and flight trials in 2017.

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[richelieu]

Il 2016 sarà l' anno che vedrà i primi voli dei dimostratori del T-X .....

If 2015 was the year of the bomber, the US Air Force’s requirement for a next-generation fighter trainer will be one of the hottest games in town in 2016.
With four – maybe five – industry teams poised to pounce on a request for proposals due out in the fourth quarter, the multi-billion dollar opportunity to replace the venerable T-38 Talon will reveal clean-sheet aircraft from Northrop Grumman and Boeing/Saab, and also maybe from Lockheed Martin .....

Fonte ..... "OPINION: Talons drawn for T-X trainer battle" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... le-420474/
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[richelieu]

Entro la prima metà del 2016 effettuerà probabilmente il primo volo il dimostratore di Northrop Grumman/Scaled Composites .....

Vice did not specify exactly when the prototype would fly, but said the event would take place in the first half of this year.
“We intend to fly the aircraft at a time which we believe aligns with the competition. So we will fly it when the competition dictates it,” Vice said.
“Obviously we’re trying to hold on to the uniqueness of the design, but we will be flying that airplane probably in the first half of 2016.”

Fonte ..... "Northrop Will Fly T-X Prototype This Year" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /78966566/
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[richelieu]

LM invita la stampa ..... in vista di chiarimenti .....

Lockheed Martin might finally put to rest whether it intends to offer the Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 or a separate clean-sheet design for the US Air Force’s upcoming advanced pilot training competition known as T-X.
The company has invited media to its Washington DC-based flight demonstration centre next week for an announcement regarding the competition.
An invitation sent out on 3 February carries a darkened forward section off an aircraft that is strikingly similar to the KAI T-50.
Though long partnered with its Korean counterpart for the competition, Lockheed’s Skunk Works advanced design and development division is known to have been working on a clean-sheet alternative, should the air force’s requirements not favour the T-50.

Fonte ..... "Lockheed offers T-X glimpse in press invitation" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... on-421582/

Nell' articolo non una parola sul T-100 .....
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[richelieu]

Lockheed Martin rinuncia al proprio progetto .....

Lockheed Martin will offer an upgraded version of the T-50 fighter it jointly developed with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the US Air Force's T-X trainer programme, forgoing a clean-sheet alternative designed by its Skunk Works division.
The company revealed at a press conference in Washington DC today that it will build the aircraft in Greenville, South Carolina and is already standing up a “warm” final assembly and checkout facility there that should be ready by year’s end.

Fonte ..... "Lockheed proposes KAI T-50A for T-X over Skunk Works design" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ks-421837/


..... mentre Saab pone l' accento sul patto (che reputa vincente) con Boeing .....

"T-X pact with Boeing a winner, says Saab boss" .....
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ss-421777/
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[richelieu]

'Concurrency' ..... ora Lockheed Martin la disdegna .....

At the same time, moving to a clean-sheet design would add significant risk to the program, Weiss stressed.
In order to meet the 2024 IOC date, the team would need to continue developing the plane as production begins, creating an “unacceptable” level of concurrency, he said.

Fonte ..... "Lockheed Martin Nixes Clean-Sheet T-X Design, Will Offer T-50A" .....
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /80236642/
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