Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Sandboxx" channel.

  1.  @Spaced92  USAF sources say that the Typhoon has good energy and a pretty good first turn, but that they were able to outmaneuver the Germans due to the Raptor's thrust vectoring. Additionally, the Typhoon was not able to match the high angle of attack capability of the F-22. "We ended up with numerous gunshots," another USAF pilot says Both Eurofighter and F-16 have a similar angle of attack capability.
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  2. F-35B's and F-35C's stealth coating with a high salt environment still has issues.
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  3. Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least ---- 1. Lightest empty weight F-16A MLU air-superiority model needs to be clean (no weapons, no external tanks) to make visual range dogfight interesting against combat loaded F-35A Block 3F. 2. Dutch has acknowledged early F-35 Block builds being beaten by F-16s with external fuel tanks which are NOT applicable for F-35A Block 3F build. Don't use Block 2A/2B/3i numbers!
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  4. Mach 5 AIM-54 Phoenix is not a "ballistic" hypersonic missile. SM3 rocket has Mach 16-to-18 speeds, but they are not orbitally capable e.g. needs about Mach 25 speeds. SM3 type rocket needs to be rearmed with a hypersonic glide vehicle with a warhead payload.
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  5.  @skyking79d  Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least ---- 1. Lightest empty weight F-16A MLU air-superiority model needs to be clean (no weapons, no external tanks) to make visual range dogfight interesting against combat-loaded F-35A Block 3F. 2. Dutch has acknowledged early F-35 Block builds being beaten by F-16s with external fuel tanks which are NOT applicable for F-35A Block 3F build. Don't use Block 2A/2B/3i numbers! You are wrong.
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  6.  @indonesiaamerica7050  If you read gao's 666042 pdf at page 25 shows the breakdown for $916.3 billion (JPO) or 1020 billion (CAPE) estimate $916.3 / 56 years = $16.36 billion per year. $1020.3 / 56 years = $18.21 billion per year. F-35's $1 Trillion price tag is over 56 years and +1700 unit fleet.
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  7. @The Dark Forest "fly near electrical storms because that messes with its electronic warfare systems" That's a false narrative i.e. it's F-35’s Onboard Inert Gas Generation System, or OBIGGS issue with fuel tanks. Air Force Times Date: FEB 3, 2022 Reported today that F-35 Joint Program Office spokesperson Laura Seal said the first F-35A to receive the repair could have it by July. Lockheed Martin has been installing an updated version of OBIGGS onto F-35As since November 2020, but crews will need to install the new system on older aircraft that have already been delivered. It’s unknown if the other variants currently in production have received the updated OBIGGS. The fix is for the F-35’s Onboard Inert Gas Generation System, or OBIGGS. This system is designed to inject nitrogen-enriched air into the F-35’s fuel system in order to reduce the potential buildup of highly flammable vapors. If the interior of the aircraft’s main fuel tank and associated fuel lines aren’t kept “inert” by the OBIGGS system, a lightning strike can ignite these flammable gasses and potentially cause an explosion.
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  8. F-16XL's larger wings also reduce acceleration. Good acceleration is important after executing a hard instantaneous turn.
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  9. F-16XL would have slower acceleration after an instantaneous turn.
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  10. Swiss F/A-18C is the 9G varaint.
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  11. @The Dark Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3b-b762QRY Super Hornet's high angle of attack with minimum turn radius advantage holding its own against F-15's high energy turn rate advantage dogfight example. From Super Hornet's example, the F-35A Block 3F difference is near F16C Block 50 like acceleration, higher roll rates, and 9G.
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  12. F-14 needs an avionics upgrade.
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  13.  @swaghauler8334  Super Hornet Block 2 has an AESA radar. Super Hornet Block 1 has similar radar tech as F/A-18C Hornet.
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  14.  @ZratP  https://youtu.be/Bu8G5ABHKc8?t=4183 Around 1 :09:51, RAAF commander mentioned how the Super Hornet had a positive kill ratio in excess of 20 to 1 against the Alaska aggressors F-16 in an exercise in Australia
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  15.  @RCAvhstape  F-35A is designed for Hornet-style very close-range dogfighting with superior rolling scissors.
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  16.  @ReviveHF  For RAAF, in a visual range dogfight, F-35A Block 3F is superior to Super Hornet i.e. higher Gs + higher roll rates + higher acceleration + VLO rated stealth for F-35A Block 3F.
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  17.  @Mythos1981  "Look it up" is not a valid argument.
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  18.  @Mythos1981  Your " it lost to the F16 in that airshow because a woman piloted it" is bullshit. Prove me wrong.
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  19. Lockheed has pitched F-22N for USN's NATF program. The F-22N was studied in the Major Aircraft Review as an NATF concept, and canceled in large measure because the projected high gross take-off weight exceeds the capacity of current carriers.
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  20.  @skyking79d  F-35A has a longer range when compared to F-16C and F/A-18C.
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  21. Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least ---- 1. Lightest empty weight F-16A MLU air-superiority model needs to be clean (no weapons, no external tanks) to make visual range dogfight interesting against combat-loaded F-35A Block 3F. 2. Dutch has acknowledged early F-35 Block builds being beaten by F-16s with external fuel tanks which are NOT applicable for F-35A Block 3F build. Don't use Block 2A/2B/3i numbers!
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  22. Nope. Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least ---- 1. Lightest empty weight F-16A MLU air-superiority model needs to be clean (no weapons, no external tanks) to make visual range dogfight interesting against combat-loaded F-35A Block 3F. 2. Dutch has acknowledged early F-35 Block builds being beaten by F-16s with external fuel tanks which are NOT applicable for F-35A Block 3F build. * Don't use Block 2A/2B/3i numbers!*
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  23.  @electrolysisresearch8013  Hint: US Navy's DDGX's VLS for very long-range hypersonic weapons has larger vertical tubes e.g. 32 MK 41 VLS cells can switch to 12 Large Missile Launcher Cells. Aegis-type warships with at least 32 MK 41 VLS cells can switch to 12 Large Missile Launcher Cells.
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  24.  @electrolysisresearch8013  SM-3IIA's small payload is not good enough for a very high long-range with high hypersonic speed strike weapon.
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  25. F-35A can execute a 9G dogfight at Block 3F state.
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  26.  @springbloom5940  Basic Wing loading without body and vortex lift. F-35A Empty weight: 29,300 lb Wing area: 460 ft² Wing loading: 63.04 lbs/ sq feet. F-16C Block 52 Wing area: 300 ft² Empty weight: 18,900 lb Wing loading: 63 lbs/ sq feet. F-35A's empty weight is 1.54X scaled from F-16C. F-35A's wing area is 1.53X scaled from F-16C. F-35A's 43,000 lbf thrust is 1.50X scaled from F-16C's 28,600 lbf. F-35A's 45,000 lbf thrust upgrade road map is 1.57X scaled from F-16C's 28,600 lbf. F-35A needs at least 44,330 lbs thrust to preserve 1.55X scale factor. There's a near straight 1.5X scaling between F16C to F-35A on basic wing loading, engine thrust, and empty weight. F-35A's wing area is influenced by weight growth and F-16C's empty weight wing loading target. -- F-35C is a different aircraft from F-35A.
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  27.  @Mythos1981  Frisian Flag 2012 exercises in Holland, Finnish F-18Cs gets 100 kills and 6 loses against Eurofighter (Germany, UK), Polish new F-16 and older F-16 planes (Norway, Belgium) and Gripen (Swedish) Finland's F-18C has 16:1 kill ratio against EuroCanards and F-16s.
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  28.  @Mythos1981  Your argument is meaningless without proper sourcing.
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  29.  @stephenseibold6116  F-117A is 7G rated with engines (without afterburners) from F/A-18 Hornet.
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  30.  @JoseFernandez-wu8pj  F-16C Block 30 can be upgraded into F-16V Block 70 which involves avionics (radar, EW suit, signal processor units) and structural (service hours increase) upgrades. Unlike F-15A/B/C/D/E, F16's FCS is already digital and control surface actuators are computer controlled. F-15 varaints like F15-SA and F15EX has digital FCS i.e. control surface actuators are computer controlled.
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  31.  @practicalthinker5545  Super Hornet F/A-18E Block 2 still has less range than F-35A. F/A-18E Block 3 needs Conformal Fuel Tanks to close the gap with F-35A Block 3F's combat range.
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  32.  @timothybayliss6680  General Mike Hostage has claimed USAF F-35A has a smaller RCS when compared to F-22A.
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  33.  @Gunni1972  F-35 supports various IR missiles such as AIM-132, and AIM-9X. UK's F-35B Lightning II from the 461st Flight Test Squadron fires a United Kingdom-built AIM-132 ASRAAM.
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  34. Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least --- 1. Lightest empty weight F-16A MLU air-superiority model needs to be clean (no weapons, no external tanks) to make visual range dogfight interesting against combat loaded F-35A Block 3F. 2. Dutch has acknowledged early F-35 Block builds being beaten by F-16s with external fuel tanks which are NOT applicable for F-35A Block 3F build. Don't use Block 2A/2B/3i numbers!
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  35. Low frequency also has poor accuracy.
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  36.  @dennisyoung7363  Russian Flanker also has a high wing loading in a long-range configuration.
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  37. @The Dark Forest Gripen is not a high AoA (angle of attack) dogfighter. Thailand's Gripen C has beaten China's SU-27SK, but not J10C. From the Swiss assessment, Gripen C and E are inferior to F/A-18C 9G variant. Gripen C's results weren't good in Frisian Flag 2012 and it didn't impress Finland with their F/A-18C (enhanced AoA FCS). Both Switzerland and Finland are buying the "Hornet with a turbo" F-35A 9G variant.
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  38.  @apanaama3703  Quoting Out Of The Shadows: RNLAF experiences with the F-35A - Combat Aircraft Magazine May 2018 specifically against David Axe's leaked Q1 Y2015 report. Knight divulged a little more information about flying basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) in an F-35. 'When our envelope was cleared to practise BFM we got the opportunity to fight some fourth-generation fighters. Remember, back the rumors were that the F-35 was a pig. The first time the opponents showed up [in the training area] they had wing tanks along with a bunch of missiles. I guess they figured that being in a dirty configuration wouldn't really matter and that they would still easily outmanoeuvre us. By the end of the week, though, they had dropped their wing tanks, transitioned to a single centerline fuel tank and were still doing everything they could not to get gunned by us. A week later they stripped the jets clean of all external stores, which made the BFM fights interesting, to say the least
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  39. @The Dark Forest Basic Wing loading without body and vortex lift. F-35A Empty weight: 29,300 lb Wing area: 460 ft² Wing loading: 63.04 lbs/ sq feet. F-16C Block 52 Wing area: 300 ft² Empty weight: 18,900 lb Wing loading: 63 lbs/ sq feet. F-35A's empty weight is 1.54X scaled from F-16C. F-35A's wing area is 1.53X scaled from F-16C. F-35A's 43,000 lbf thrust is 1.50X scaled from F-16C's 28,600 lbf. F-35A's 45,000 lbf thrust upgrade road map is 1.57X scaled from F-16C's 28,600 lbf. F-35A needs at least 44,330 lbs thrust to preserve the 1.55X scale factor There's a near-straight 1.5X scaling between F16C to F-35A on basic wing loading, engine thrust, and empty weight. F-35A's wing area is influenced by weight growth and F-16C's empty weight wing loading target. For engine thrust, F-35A needs a minor engine upgrade to maintain a 1.55X scaling factor.
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  40.  @mikebridges20  F-16C/D loaded external tanks were rated for 7G.
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  41. F-15 with updated GE engines and digital FCS (with high AoA improvements) has resulted in F-15EX Eagle II that can replace F-15C Eagle. The F-16C airframe can't scale like the F-15 airframe.
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  42.  @mikebridges20  The infamous F-16D vs F-35A (unit AF-02, work-in-progress F-35A pre-Block 2B reached 6.5g, completed Block 2B/3i has 7g) in Q1 2015 has revealed F-16D with external tanks has 7G. PS; The Dutch have revealed F-35A has improved from being a loser against F-16 with external fuel tanks to winning against clean F-16 (via F-35A Block 3F).
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  43.  @patrickchase5614  F-16 doesn't have F-15's horizontal tail design that extends beyond engine nozzels to improve pitch control with high AoA. F-15's horizontal tail design is still common with high AoA capable F-22A, F-35A/B/C, F/A-18A/B/C/D, and F/A-18E/F. The canted vertical tail improves rear lift and yaw control during high AoA. Silent Eagle's canted tails provide rear lift to the aircraft and reduce ballast usage, while increasing the range by 75 to 100 nautical miles. Canted tails also provide lower RCS.
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  44. Not tested for lock-on quality tracking, F-35's digital jammer wasn't active at the time, transponders were active and Luneburg lenses were installed.
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  45. I wonder how they knew the jets were F-35s. RADAR can’t tell you that. What can tell you that is the information from the aircraft data transponder, something that the fighters would be transmitting while they flew through civilian airspace. That way other aircraft and air traffic controllers can see and avoid them.
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  46.  @frankrenda2519  Your "f117 is many times more stealthy than the f35" is FALSE. F-117A's stealth technology is obsolete. Do you think a single downed F-117A is worth more than a dismantled country?
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  47.  @frankrenda2519  RCS F-117A = 0.003 F-22A = 0.0001 Less is better. We have official confirmation from USAF General Mike Hostage who claimed F-35A's RCS is smaller than F-22A's.
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  48.  @frankrenda2519  F-35 has towed drone, F-117A is missing this feature. F-35 has chuff, F-117A is missing this feature. F-35 has active stealth (digital frequency memory jammer), F-117A is missing this feature. F=35 (since Lot 4 builds) has advanced CNT materials to reduce RCS, F-117A is missing this feature. F-35 has 9G dogfight capability, F-117A is missing this feature. F-35 can target missiles as part of the Aegis Combat System, F-117A is missing this feature.
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  49.  @frankrenda2519  >f117 has superior stealth by shape end of story FALSE, F-117A has obsolete radar-absorbent material. Both F-35 and F-117 have zero straight vertical geometry shaping. F-35's geometry does NOT cross the straight vertical geometry.
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  50.  @frankrenda2519  >makes me laugh when they try to fly a f35 like a sukhoi the f35 cant match the sukhoi not even close F-35 has 360 degrees targeting despite its high AoA capabilities. Hint: Flying Aegis Combat System compatible node.
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