JSF

[Vultur]

Non sono un ingegnere, ma non bastava pavimentare un rettangolo in acciaio?

[richelieu]

Sul problema degli atterraggi verticali in occasione delle prossime manifestazioni aeree in Gran Bretagna ..... interviene nuovamente Bill Sweetman ..... questa volta su AW&ST .....

http://aviationweek.com/defense/opinion ... s-doubt-uk

[richelieu]

Una 'FACO' per i motori P&W F135 in Turchia .....

In partnership with the Turkish military, US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney intends to build an engine center in Turkey designed for the F135, Turkish officials said.

Fonte ..... "Pratt & Whitney May Build Engine Center in Turkey" ..... http://www.defensenews.com/article/2014 ... /305270025

Comunicato ufficiale ..... http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/quick/announ ... lease.aspx

Ovvero .... una 'FACO' non la si può negare a nessuno ..... ormai .....

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[richelieu]

Secondo Jane's .....

Australia will consider buying the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) in addition to the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant to which it has already committed, a spokesman for Defence Minister David Johnston confirmed on 26 May.

L'articolo ..... "Australia could buy F-35B" ..... http://www.janes.com/article/38374/aust ... -buy-f-35b


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[MatteF88]

Una delle prime esibizioni del F-35B magari in Inghilterra quest'estate aggiungono pure qualche manovra in più al programma...

[richelieu]

Pietre miliari .....

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme recently completed three major milestones pertaining to software, combat capability, and carrier recovery.

Fonte ..... "All three F-35 variants pass test milestones" .....
http://www.janes.com/article/38523/all- ... milestones

La 'velina' dell'azienda ..... "F-35 Achieves Three Major Flight Test Milestones On Same Day" .....
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/p ... e-day.html

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[richelieu]

I Marines sono sulla buona strada .....

The U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35B short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is making good progress toward meeting its July 2015 initial operational capability (IOC) date according to company officials.

Fonte ..... "Marine Joint Strike Fighter on Track to Meet 2015 Goal" .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/06/02/marine- ... -2015-goal
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[richelieu]

E la Marina darà inizio, fra pochi mesi, ai collaudi in mare della sua versione 'C' .....

The Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier-based version of the Joint Strike Fighter is making steady progress towards sea-trials onboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in October according to a company official.

Fonte ..... "Navy Joint Strike Fighter Set for October Tests at Sea .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/06/03/navy-jo ... -tests-sea
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[richelieu]

Anche la fantascienza fa il suo trionfale ingresso nella 'saga F-35' .....

The fantastic and haunting short story "Superiority", written by the science fiction visionary Arthur C. Clarke in 1951, warns us about the opportunity cost of getting into a cycle of developing ever more complex and costly weaponry while sacrificing more numerous and proven systems in the process.

Fonte ..... "Arthur C. Clarke Warned Us About The F-35 And Its Damning Costs" .....
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/arthur ... 1585237830

http://www.mondourania.com/collezione/c ... ione71.htm

[richelieu]

Canada ..... su 'Flight International' si parla delle polemiche attualmente in corso .....

"Canadian fighter debate intensifies" ..... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... es-400068/

Inoltre ..... Diane Finley - CANSEC 2014 ..... http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/medias-med ... 9-eng.html

[Valerio Ricciardi]

Una delle prime esibizioni del F-35B magari in Inghilterra quest'estate aggiungono pure qualche manovra in più al programma...

Suvvia, già fa tutto quel che l' Hawker P.1127 era in grado di fare a novembre 1960.. dagli tempo...

[richelieu]

Completate, presso la scuola comune di addestramento di Eglin, le consegne degli F-35A dell'USAF .....

"Eglin Reaches Full F-35A Complement" ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... ement.aspx

..... mentre, dalla stessa, i Marines si accingono a ritirare i loro F-35B .....

"Marines Leaving F-35 Joint Schoolhouse" ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... house.aspx

[richelieu]

Se a qualcuno può interessare ..... questo speciale del mensile britannico 'AIR International', totalmente dedicato all'aereo più discusso dell'ultimo decennio, uscirà in Luglio .....

[richelieu]

AW&ST riferisce di 'progressi' .....

As preparations continue for the first overseas deployment of the F-35B to the U.K., Lockheed Martin has marked the delivery of the 101st aircraft and is working on more than 80 additional Joint Strike Fighters in various states of completion between long-lead assembly and final power-up.

Fonte ..... "F-35 Marks Test And Production Progress" .....
http://aviationweek.com/defense/f-35-ma ... n-progress
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[richelieu]

A proposito di 'furtività' .....

"F-35 Stealthier Than F-22?" ..... http://aviationweek.com/blog/f-35-stealthier-f-22

..... e di costi .....

Lockheed Martin Corp expects to sign a contract with the U.S. government early this summer for 43 more F-35 fighter jets, but the deal is unlikely to match price reductions seen on the last few contracts, a top company executive said Monday.

Fonte ..... "Lockheed sees next U.S. F-35 fighter contract early this summer" ..... http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/ ... 0Z20140610
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[richelieu]

Ancora sulla 'furtività' .....

"No Growling Needed" ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... eeded.aspx

..... e, sulla prossima visita in Gran Bretagna, qualche ulteriore dettaglio viene fornito da Lorraine M. Martin ..... una delle donne a capo del colosso aerospaziale statunitense .....

"F-35 Mini Deployment" ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... yment.aspx



Lorraine M. Martin ..... http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we ... artin.html

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[richelieu]

Canada ..... voci contrarie .....

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Institute released a new report Monday that argues whatever jet replaces the country's CF-18s should have two engines.

Fonte ..... "Think tanks revive F-35 engine safety debate as cabinet mulls fighter choices" .....
http://www.ohscanada.com/news/think-tan ... 16/?&er=NA

Il rapporto ..... https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites ... Choice.pdf
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[richelieu]

Ancora a proposito della prossima visita in Gran Bretagna ..... una rettifica .....

"Correction: F-35s at British Airshows" .....
http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... shows.aspx

Also, their airshow flight demonstrations will not include a vertical takeoff.

Alla faccia della prudenza
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[richelieu]

Lorraine Martin .....



..... parla di numeri e di (futuri possibili) costi .....

“We will sell to any country the US government allows us to sell to,” she added, repeating a goal that by the end of this decade, the government and Lockheed Martin plan to get the cost of the F-35 to a level comparable with fourth generation fighters of today.​​​​

Fonte ..... "Quantity is Life " ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... -Life.aspx
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[richelieu]

Quel dannato software che continua a provocare ritardi .....

F-35 Software Delay Won’t Hit IOC .....

There’s about a six-month lag in testing the version 3F software for the F-35 strike fighter, but it’s not affecting the services’ initial operational capability yet, according to program leaders.
In a teleconference with reporters on June 12 following an F-35 steering committee meeting at Eglin AFB, Fla., Pentagon acquisition executive Frank Kendall said IOC for the Marine Corps and the Air Force, with the 2B and 3I software builds, respectively, is on track.
The services are still expected to declare IOC on time: the Marine Corps with the 2B software in July 2015, and the Air Force with 3I software in August 2016.
The 3F version, which every user will eventually have, is behind schedule.
Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 program executive officer, said “if we don’t do anything better over the next two or three years,” then the 3F deployment may be late, but he said there’s still some schedule margin remaining.
Kendall said it’s premature to think about whether the Navy, which intends to declare IOC with 3F software in 2018, would slip IOC or declare it with an earlier software build.
“That’s a decision the Navy will make,” said Kendall, but he doubts the service will make any changes “unless forced to.”

—John A. Tirpak - 6/13/2014

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

Nel frattempo ..... il timore di una diminuzione degli ordini e di un conseguente ulteriore rialzo dei costi spinge gli Stati Uniti a prendere in considerazione l'eventualità di offrire ai paesi acquirenti non meglio precisati 'incentivi finanziari' per indurli a non effettuare tagli sui numeri previsti .....

F-35 Incentives .....

The F-35 steering committee, comprising US program leaders and international partners, met at Eglin AFB, Fla., this week.
On the agenda was the financial challenge of each user buying its planned inventory of the jets.
Pentagon acquisition czar Frank Kendall said the United States faces a problem with the budget sequester, and “can’t make a firm commitment” on the number it will buy.
Other countries “have the same financial challenges we have,” but everyone agrees on “the need for stability” in the buy targets, he told reporters during a teleconference on June 12.
The committee is exploring whether to offer “financial incentives” to partners to buy their planned allotment, since any cuts in production “raise prices … for everybody,” he said.
The United States is looking at F-35 multiyear contracts as one way to cut costs, though “we’re just beginning to think about that,” said Kendall.
He also said the committee discussed “the next round of improvements” for the F-35, beyond the Block 4, which comes after the initial version is deployed.

—John A. Tirpak - 6/13/2014

Fonte ..... il "Daily Report" dell'AFA .....

[MatteF88]

Ma anche un soddisfatti o rimborsati andrebbe bene...

[richelieu]

Ma anche un soddisfatti o rimborsati andrebbe bene...

[richelieu]

Fuoco, fiamme e temperature infernali ..... timore di piste che rischiano di squagliarsi come neve al sole ..... e, dopo il recente NO precauzionale ad operazioni STOVL in occasione degli imminenti eventi internazionali di Fairford e Farnborough, gli Inglesi corrono ai ripari ..... e la spesa non è uno scherzo .....

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to build three concrete pads capable of withstanding high-temperatures in order to accommodate vertical landings (VLs) of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Minister for Defence, Equipment, Support, and Technology Philip Dunne revealed on 11 June.
Answering questions in the House of Commons from Angus Robertson, defence spokesperson for the Scottish National Party, Dunne disclosed that the three pads would be built at Royal Air Force (RAF) Marham for an estimated GBP7.5 million, though this figure will be refined as planning progresses.

Fonte ..... "UK to construct heat-resistant landing pads for F-35B" .....
http://www.janes.com/article/39094/uk-t ... -for-f-35b
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[richelieu]

Intanto ..... al di là dell'Atlantico .....



..... una perdita d'olio dal motore di un F-35B impone di nuovo la messa a terra di tutti gli aerei ed una serie di scrupolose verifiche .....

"Pentagon temporarily grounds F-35 fighter jets" .....
http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-temporar ... 22573.html

"UPDATE 1-U.S. orders mandatory inspections for F-35s after engine issue" .....
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/ ... JM20140615
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[richelieu]

In Australia ..... un politico liberale parte all'attacco .....

Government backbencher Dennis Jensen has condemned the Prime Minister’s $12.4 billion plan to buy 58 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets as a “great national scandal” and “worse than a disgrace”.
In an extraordinary broadside in Parliament on Monday night, Dr Jensen warned that Australia’s national security was being corrupted by an “industrial-military complex” interested in promoting the global arms trade.

Fonte ..... "F-35 Joint Strike Fighter purchase 'a great national scandal' says Coalition MP .....
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nationa ... zs9po.html

L'intervento ..... http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/gen ... tion%2Fpdf


Il Primo Ministro australiano ..... Mr. Tony Abbott ..... felice e contento ..... ai comandi di un F-35 (un mock-up ..... ovviamente) .....
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[Valerio Ricciardi]

Certo che se veramente a consuntivo (nella storia, di "poi, risolte le grane ottimi prodotti" che hanno avuto uno sviluppo diciamo travagliato ve ne son ben stati...) questo ambiziosissimo concetto di multiruolo "universale" dovesse rivelarsi operativamente una mezza sòla, finirà a fare il case study su tutti i testi di strategia militare oltre che di ingegneria aeronautica...

[hawk-eyed]

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... ed-400453/

By: STEPHEN TRIMBLEWASHINGTON DC Source: Flightglobal.com a day ago


Some Lockheed Martin F-35s remain grounded a week after an oil leak forced the pilot of the single-engined fighter to make an emergency landing on 10 June.

The onboard fault detection system alerted the pilot of the US Marine Corps F-35B of a fuel loss, prompting the pilot to return to a base in Yuma, Arizona, safely.

The pilot shut down the engine on the ground, according to a statement by the F-35 joint programme office.

A root cause analysis is continuing, but the source of the oil leak in the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine “appears” to be a supply line to bearings and a special fitting within a device called the oil flow managing valve, the programme’s statement says.

The bearings and the fitting “separated from the body” of the valve, the programme says.

Three days later, the programme ordered all other F-35s grounded until inspectors could examine the same valve. The 90min inspection revealed three “suspect findings” on other F-35Bs at Yuma, but cleared the rest of the fleet to return to flight status.

“We are currently in the data collection and analysis phase to determine root cause,” says P&W in a statement.

The company notes that a metric for F135 engine availability has been steadily at or above 98%.

The Yuma incident follows two other malfunctions within the last 18 months involving the F135 engine, including a cracked low-pressture turbine blade discovered early last year and a cracked fan blade on a test engine last December.

[richelieu]

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Ormai la notizia della prossima venuta in Europa di tre F-35B in occasione delle manifestazioni aviatorie estive britanniche e la conferma della rinuncia a compiere decolli ed atterraggi verticali per il timore che il calore del getto fonda letteralmente la pavimentazione delle piste di Fairford e Farnborough ..... sta mettendo in secondo piano anche gli ulteriori problemi che stanno emergendo in questi giorni a carico del motore dell'aereo .....

"The F-35B Is Vertically Challenged" ..... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... challenged


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[Toeloop]

Qualcuno pensa che non sia propriamente un buon aereo fin dalla progettazione..

[richelieu]

Qualcuno pensa che non sia propriamente un buon aereo fin dalla progettazione..

Ovvero ..... la 'Fighter Mafia' colpisce ancora .....

Commento ..... http://airwingmedia.com/pilots/2014/pie ... f35-lemon/

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[ruotenelvento]

Il primo JSF arrivato in Italia dovrebbe essere questo, il mock-up all'Open Day 2008, a bordo c'è Guusje ter Horst che allora era Ministro dell’Interno e delle Relazioni del Regno dei Paesi Bassi (mi sa che queste sono le ultime foto che ho scattato in pellicola )

[richelieu]

1000 ore di volo per il secondo F-35A dell'Air Force .....

"Two is First to 1,000" ..... http://www.airforcemag.com/DRArchive/Pa ... 1,000.aspx

[richelieu]

Sembrano prendere corpo le voci, già segnalate nel mese scorso, secondo le quali l'Australia sarebbe intenzionata ad acquistare un certo numero di F-35B da impiegare sulle due future 'LHD' .....

"Australia reveals interest in F-35B ..... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... 5b-400661/

[richelieu]

Un po' per uno .....

Prima il PAK-FA ..... ora il Lightning II .....

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was severely damaged — possibly destroyed — in a Monday morning fire on the runway at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., USNI News learned.
No injuries were reported and officials have begun an investigation into the incident, defense officials told USNI News on Monday.

Fonte ..... "BREAKING: Fire Breaks Out on F-35 at Eglin Air Force Base, Pilot Safe" .....
http://news.usni.org/2014/06/23/breakin ... pilot-safe

Inoltre .....

"Fire damages F-35 at Air Force base" ..... http://www.navytimes.com/article/201406 ... Force-base

"F-35 Catches Fire on Takeoff at Eglin AFB" ..... http://www.defensenews.com/article/2014 ... /306230025
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