Meanwhile, in Russia

[janice6]

3 hours ago, holyjohnson said:

what`d you wanna watch on TV?

As a matter of fact, I don't watch TV.

[janice6]

17 hours ago, Cheygriz said:

Sounds like people think Putin is as corrupt as Obama and the Klintons.?

I dunno, Putin only stole $200,000,000 from the people.  He'd have to up his game.

[blueiron]

SecDef McNamara failed to understand why the DoD needed so many aircraft, so he initiated the TFX program back in the 1960s. The airframe was the soon to be FB-111. The Navy hated it because it was too large, didn't fit in the existing carrier hangar elevators, and was a fuel hog. Even the USAF realized that it was as much a true fighter as a a station wagon was a Funny Car contender in the 1/4 mile.



 

[blueiron]

Aircraft analogies aside, I hope she does manage to retire him out of office. His Cold War nostalgia and arms racing is something that neither Russia nor the West can afford.

[Historian]

13 hours ago, janice6 said:

Nah!  She's used to me.  We have a "relationship".

Just got back from sending the wife and daughters and granddaughters for a manicure and pedicure, I paid for everyone.  They had a good time together.

Sounds like that's how you got out of trouble. ?

[janice6]

1 hour ago, Historian said:

Sounds like that's how you got out of trouble. ?

Don't you love it when a good plan comes together!

[janice6]

10 hours ago, blueiron said:

SecDef McNamara failed to understand why the DoD needed so many aircraft, so he initiated the TFX program back in the 1960s. The airframe was the soon to be FB-111. The Navy hated it because it was too large, didn't fit in the existing carrier hangar elevators, and was a fuel hog. Even the USAF realized that it was as much a true fighter as a a station wagon was a Funny Car contender in the 1/4 mile.



 

It was a laugh in the A/C industry when Congress decided that one plane was going to go to all three services.  Everyone knew that the needs of the three services was completely different, and we knew we were going to build three different A/C, but with a similar designation.

When this was the order of the day, the quantity cost reduction went all to hell, since instead of three times the same aircraft, we were to build three different A/C, with three different sets of avionics and three different tasks. 

Thus we built 1/3 as many of the same aircraft for each service, and the cost went up due to less planes of the same design. 

The airframe isn't the big cost in the aircraft, it's the dedicated avionics for the specific mission that's the biggest cost.

Congress is the name for a group of orangutans.  The Congress of the United States is made up of the dumbest creatures, with only their personal interests being served.  Idiots, all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Steinbrenner]

I asked my wife why she can't do that............  She just laughed at me!

Did you show her Putin’s bank account first?


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[Steinbrenner]

Putin’s is no fool, after seeing what’s going on here with Joe becoming President he knows war is coming and he has to be in front of Russia for the near future.
War is coming.


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[M&P15T]

16 hours ago, blueiron said:

I honestly think that the F-35 is one of the ugliest fighter planes made......

Dat F22 tho!!!!

Edited November 7, 2020 by M&P15T

[tadbart]

On 11/6/2020 at 5:12 PM, blueiron said:

I honestly think that the F-35 is one of the ugliest fighter planes made. It is only marginally better than the Boeing JSF, aka as the "pregnant pelican".





I don't like high maintenance women either. Like any X-plane, they suddenly fly when they see a much bigger wallet.

 

I hold a very strong dislike for the 35. We should have a horde of 22s, instead.