Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Pretty far back. It starts around where the vertical tail starts (the part where it angles up, not the extension). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOW_ALT Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I love how the 1970 configuration looks like how an F-16 and F-35 had a baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted July 5, 2014 Share Posted July 5, 2014 It's the P-996 Lazer! http://gta.wikia.com/P-996_Lazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 So F-35 is nothing new, it's just the evolution of the dual inlet concept at the bottom... So much for the hype... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentrandude Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 boeing fishes out its 737 fuselages finaly from the clark fork river. Guess this could be a new test now on how good 737 will be. http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/train-carrying-737-fuselages-derails-in-montana/26803140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ohhh just a couple of our fave WWII fighters beautifully shot for a watch commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVAEbMcQ-t8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 boeing fishes out its 737 fuselages finaly from the clark fork river. Guess this could be a new test now on how good 737 will be. http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/train-carrying-737-fuselages-derails-in-montana/26803140 Thankfully it did not happen in Wichita. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOW_ALT Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 VFX Competition - Grumman Model 303 variants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) Someone at BAE Systems has been watching a little too much Yukikaze recently, I think... http://io9.com/the-british-military-is-designing-a-real-life-transform-1602416110 Its nice to see someone thinking a bit outside the box, though that whirring sound you hear is R.J. Mitchell spinning in his grave at the thought of BAE having been the company which "under other names, designed the famous Supermarine Spitfire". Edited July 10, 2014 by F-ZeroOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 They re-invented the parasite fighters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatalist Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Japan releases clear shots of their experimental stealth fighter. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-first-clear-pictures-of-japans-stealth-fighter-emer-1604027972/1604030931/+ballaban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 very cool, but until I see it moving under its own power I am not convinced that it isn't just a full scale mockup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-ZeroOne Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Also, if it is flyable, its worth pointing out that this is a sub-scale technology demonstrator and not a full size fighter prototype (this has caused some confusion on some other aviation forums, even after it was pointed out its not full size!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyp Durron Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Japan releases clear shots of their experimental stealth fighter. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-first-clear-pictures-of-japans-stealth-fighter-emer-1604027972/1604030931/+ballaban Not convinced till I see Gerwalk and Battroid modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOW_ALT Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Also, if it is flyable, its worth pointing out that this is a sub-scale technology demonstrator and not a full size fighter prototype (this has caused some confusion on some other aviation forums, even after it was pointed out its not full size!). Indeed, similar to the Have Blue demonstrator being much smaller than the production F-117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 VFX Competition - Grumman Model 303 variants - I've always thought an engine setup like this would look cool on a valkyrie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 F-35 will be a no show at Farnborough: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-28321023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Speaking of Farnborough: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 All this news with the F-35s engine makes me almost wish the Block 60 F-16 could have been green-lighted for the Air Force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wow. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28354856 A Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, amid allegations it was shot down. Dozens of bodies are scattered around what is believed to be the wreckage of the jet near the village of Grabovo, a Reuters correspondent reports. Flight MH17 had been due to enter Russian airspace when contact was lost. Both the Ukrainian government and rebels have denied shooting it down in the region close to the Russian border. Russian separatists are believed to have shot down two Ukrainian military planes over the region in recent days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOW_ALT Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Wow. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28354856 Google still shows the flight in route too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) ... and the story just keep getting worse and worse as more information comes to light: Shot down from 30000ft by an AA missile... a sickening act of barbarism that has cost the lives of all 295 people on board. Edited July 17, 2014 by mechaninac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Interesting to learn that flight routes are scheduled as usual even over hot war zones. Of course it's totally safe up th... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yeah, that got to me to along with the fact that a number of aircraft had been shot down already in that territory. It's being concluded it was shot down by a Buk-M (SA-11). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekko Basara Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 It seems like the conclusions being drawn about how it was shot down are based entirely upon what systems are in the area and what the flight profile was. That's not to say the conclusions are invalid, but it's not the same as direct evidence (e.g. recovered pieces of the weapon, satellite imagery of the launch profile, first-hand accounts or confessions, etc.) It seems like in the next few days, evidence of this nature may be revealed and settle the "how" question. "Why" is another matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketchley Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 (edited) It seems like the conclusions being drawn about how it was shot down are based entirely upon what systems are in the area and what the flight profile was. That's not to say the conclusions are invalid, but it's not the same as direct evidence (e.g. recovered pieces of the weapon, satellite imagery of the launch profile, first-hand accounts or confessions, etc.) It seems like in the next few days, evidence of this nature may be revealed and settle the "how" question. "Why" is another matter. Right now, the only thing that's clear is that it broke up in midair (debris field extends up to 15 km). Generally, such a catastrophic failure doesn't happened in as new an aircraft as the one involved (but that can't be completely ruled out at this time) - it's where I'm in complete agreement with you. So I'm left with one big thought: if it was a mechanical failure or terrorist bombing, it's one heck of a coincidence that it happened where the plane went down. Edited July 18, 2014 by sketchley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Well thus far, MH17s black boxes remain unaccounted for and the jobs of investigators on the ground are being made harder by rebels around the site. Still a number of scenarios that could have played out. I still feel that this was a case of poorly trained and disciplines rebels getting their hands on an SA-11 launcher (whether it was captured or given to them) and putting their toy to use. (They still would have needed some degree of training and who provided that is unknown) Since the platform wasn't connected to a larger defense network, they wouldn't have identified the aircraft they picked up as a civilian airliner and probably thought it was a Ukrainian transport. It's still puzzles me why any international traffic would be allowed to fly over a warzone, especially where there are active air defenses unless they truly felt safe cruising at 30k+ feet. Unfortunately, alot of evidence has undoubtedly been tampered with by locals and rebels by this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerli Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Since the platform wasn't connected to a larger defense network, they wouldn't have identified the aircraft they picked up as a civilian airliner and probably thought it was a Ukrainian transport. This. Because (Apparently) they have the incomplete set no one can know if the plane had civilian ID (transponder, etc) (This is the complete Buk system, but they have only the one with the radar dome) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Bomb bay? Check. Missiles? Check. 737? Check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Here we have the first conspiracy theories about how the flight plan of MH17 was changed fatally on July 17th: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Bomb bay? Check. Missiles? Check. 737? Check! I wonder how many AMRAAMs you could fit underneath one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 This hits a lot of interests. The Transformers exhibit at the Air and Space Museum. http://imgur.com/a/PmlWq http://coolandcollected.com/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-exhibit-at-the-air-space-museum/ Transformers fans, Macross fans, and fans of real airplanes. The Paramount/Dreamworks film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, now in theaters, was filmed in part at the Udvar-Hazy Center. It features the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird as Jetfire, a wise, elderly, former Decepticon (an evil Transformer) turned Autobot (a good Transformer). This exhibit case includes historic Transformers toys, aviation- and Jetfire-related characters, and props used in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekko Basara Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) I visited there last summer and it was amazing, but my wife and I laughed our butts off at the prominent cases of transformers right in the center of the main display area. It was just so crass. Worst was the monitor playing a continuous loop of the Jetfire intro scene in RotF, complete with the part where he steps out of the hangar in the Udvar-Hazy center and is inexplicably in a Nevada boneyard. Having said that, it was cool to see the design sketches and some prototypes of the RotF toy alongside the vintage and Classics versions. And the Center itself is incredible - a little product placement could take nothing away from that. P.S. - I wonder if Hasbro will go add in the new Generations Leader version now? P.P.S. - The info in the link is a bit dated. The shuttle on display there is Discovery (complete with burn marks on the tiles from re-entry; so awesome!). Enterprise was transferred to the Intrepid museum in NYC in 2012. Edited July 22, 2014 by Nekko Basara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Idk, It's a good idea to keep the kids engaged in SCIENCE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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