11bee Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 4 hours ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Hold on there buddy. I started the topic...if someone wants to lament about their own Air Force et.al. I give permission. Points awarded to Mr Foley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, 11bee said: Points awarded to Mr Foley. Hold on there buddy. If someone wants to award points to Mr Foley et.al. I give permission. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spejic Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 On 4/7/2021 at 11:58 AM, Berkut said: Atleast Boeing didnt call it "Eagle Max". Yeah, but they essentially called it "Eagle Extreme!" which is even worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Oh, ok. So it means my local flyboys could still fly that F-15's I thought of as a kid? Nice. I might even have the notebook with drawings from English lessons. Gotta get me an F-15 kit. For the name Super Eagle feels too 90's. I'd love an Eagle too for a cheaper, less capable version. Oh the fun... They should have gone with something more modern. Like... Neagle? So now they got Lightning II along with Eagle II. Ok, I admit, I was waiting for a Duper Hornet. Now all I can hope for is Hornet III. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Super Duper Eagle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Don't forget the AV-8B Harrier II. Like I said, its not without precedent ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wxltcol Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 And Lightning II, the F-35.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 10:17 AM, GreyGhost said: Don't forget the AV-8B Harrier II. Like I said, its not without precedent ... -Gregg On 5/10/2021 at 1:01 PM, wxltcol said: And Lightning II, the F-35.. and both of those are examples of names tainted with STOVL. how gauche On 5/9/2021 at 1:20 PM, Thadeus said: Oh, ok. So it means my local flyboys could still fly that F-15's I thought of as a kid? Nice. 1941 1981 2021 Please note all images separated by 40 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 8:49 PM, dylan said: Can't afford and won't spend the money are 2 very different things. Canada has a lot of money for "other stuff" and IMO we don't need much in the way of 5th gen stuff ....yet. we need an interceptor for NORAD commitment and a bomb truck to drop ordy on people 2 days after the U.S. starts a fight. 5th generation is entry standard now. This would be like saying they don't need a missile equipped CF-18.. since missiles are the 4th gen stuff they don't need. just guns and some clouds like dad needed. If you're doing NORAD, you're doing 5th gen because thats what's carrying the weight now and in the future. I know Canada puts off the future as long as possible, but its here unfortunately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Yeah, I saw this posted a while ago on another site: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 B-52 crews everywhere are lol at these comparisons.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 1 hour ago, habu2 said: B-52 crews everywhere are lol at these comparisons.... Or.....they're stricken with a severe form of melancholy over the comparison. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 So, the F-35 has a shelf life of 25* more years then ... -Gregg *If going by production first flight, prototype first flight, its 20 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 5 hours ago, habu2 said: B-52 crews everywhere are lol at these comparisons.... If they're laughing its comfortably after the more modern bombers have created a permissive environment for them to operate over. 2 hours ago, GreyGhost said: So, the F-35 has a shelf life of 25* more years then ... -Gregg *If going by production first flight, prototype first flight, its 20 years. its a fine guess but the timeline is well beyond 25 years in all the plans. Plans change of course, but as of now its the 2070s. Remember that in order to christen the airplane a "trillion dollar fighter" they had to take the timeline out to the 2070s... F-35 Will Fly Until 2070 — Six Years Longer Than Planned By: Lara Seligman March 24, 2016 An F-35A takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, March 14, 2014. After getting upgrades, the F-35A is on its way back to Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua D. King/ RELEASED) WASHINGTON — The F-35 joint strike fighter will fly until 2070, reflecting a decision by the US armed services to extend the operational life of the fleet by six years. All three services that operate the F-35 — the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps — increased the total flight hours for the fleet by 1.6 million, F-35 Joint Program Office Chief Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters March 24 at the Pentagon. Of the total, the Air Force added 1.3 million flight hours, while the Navy added 300,000 flight hours, according to the JPO. The Air Force extended the life of each F-35A jet by two years, adding six years in total to the program, according to the JPO. This effectively means the JSF will fly until 2070, instead of 2064 as planned. This extension translated into an addition of $45 billion in operating and support (O&S) costs to the 2015 estimate, masking a 2 to 4 percent drop in real O&S costs, Bogdan stressed. Without this extension, F-35 life cycle O&S costs would have decreased by about $22 billion from the 2014 estimate, he said. From 2014 to 2015, the Pentagon's latest Selected Acquisition Report shows the total cost to operate and support the F-35's over its service life has increased by $107.3 billion in then-year dollars, or adjusted for inflation. The 2014 estimate for the 55 years of expected F-35 service to 2064 was $1016.5 billion, or just over $1 trillion; the now 60-year estimate to keep F-35s flying until 2070 is $1123.8 billion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Sometimes the milk sours faster ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric B. Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 Hello all, Besides Kursad decals, what is needed to build an F-15EX from existing kits. Is it reasonnably possible to build one? Namely, can anybody list/sum up the cosmetic differences between an F-15E and an F-15EX? Cheers Eric B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, Eric B. said: Hello all, Besides Kursad decals, what is needed to build an F-15EX from existing kits. Is it reasonnably possible to build one? Namely, can anybody list/sum up the cosmetic differences between an F-15E and an F-15EX? Cheers Eric B. Much is internal and from the exterior has an additional pylon station on each wing as well as the new EPAWS antenna on the tail booms. Check out the F-15SA and it will have much of those exterior antenna. I think we will have to wait for kit makers to give is the details and/or the resin making crowd to get on the computer and 3d print details. We still do not have an accurate F-15E cockpit, so I doubt it will come anytime soon. Edited May 26, 2021 by Mr Matt Foley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ORANGF15Guy Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Mr Matt Foley said: Much is internal and from the exterior has an additional pylon station on each wing as well as the new EPAWS antenna on the tail booms. Check out the F-15SA and it will have much of those exterior antenna. I think we will have to wait for kit makers to give is the details and/or the resin making crowd to get on the computer and 3d print details. We still do not have an accurate F-15E cockpit, so I doubt it will come anytime soon. BAM Models has a conversion set out for Academy, Revelle and GWH F-15’s. I just received my set and I can tell you the only thing that is missing that I can see is the wheels. They seem to be different from the E model wheels. The BAM set is excellent and I’m going to use a GWH F-15I to convert to an EX with Oregon Air Guard Markings since they will be the first unit to receive the new EX! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, ORANGF15Guy said: BAM Models has a conversion set out for Academy, Revelle and GWH F-15’s. I just received my set and I can tell you the only thing that is missing that I can see is the wheels. They seem to be different from the E model wheels. The BAM set is excellent and I’m going to use a GWH F-15I to convert to an EX with Oregon Air Guard Markings since they will be the first unit to receive the new EX! Does the BAM conversion make an EX or just update to a current E status? I need to make a current E, but I have and old Academy kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Matt Foley Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 AFAIK, Bam is producing a Singapore F-15SG. The booms look similar and it has the forward sensors by the cockpit, But...they made it for the F-15SG. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ORANGF15Guy Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Da SWO said: Does the BAM conversion make an EX or just update to a current E status? I need to make a current E, but I have and old Academy kit. Designed for the new F-15 EX. Go check it out at their web site. The casting and 3D printing is excellent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ORANGF15Guy Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, ORANGF15Guy said: Designed for the new F-15 EX. Go check it out at their web site. The casting and 3D printing is excellent! I stand corrected it is for the SG, but I spoke with Arnaud and he says that the conversion is good to go for an EX with the exception of the front IP, but you would have to use, in my case either the GHW F-15E or I because of the conformal fuel pallets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 hours ago, ORANGF15Guy said: I stand corrected it is for the SG, but I spoke with Arnaud and he says that the conversion is good to go for an EX with the exception of the front IP, but you would have to use, in my case either the GHW F-15E or I because of the conformal fuel pallets! All IPs and glare shields are different actually, I'm working on them - it takes a lot of work as it's quite a fidly assembly between the cockpit tub, the fuselage, the IPs and the glare shields 🙂 The good news is that once this is done I will have most of the SA,QA and EX sets done 🥳 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 And I need to look at those wheels, not something I usually do as I build most of my planes in flight 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnobiz Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 @ORANGF15Guy Here is the front glare shield, quite different from the current one as you can see: [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51207818495_42163da925_c.jpg[/img] You should have told me you wanted to build an EX by the way, it would have been easier for you 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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