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31 minutes ago, Azimuth said:

Corrosion is going to take out the BUFF, much like it’s taking out the KC-135. You can dump all the money into newer avionics, engines, etc, but you’ll never beat time with regard to airframe age.

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/s of course

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4 hours ago, LookieRookie said:

Ship of Theseus with SLEP

Ok, I’ll admit I had to look that one up.  For those that don’t go to Wikipedia...

Theseus's paradox, is a thought experiment that raises the question of whether an object that has had all of its components replaced remains fundamentally ugly.

If you need a stand-off platform, just stop the weird skin and materials MX on the B-2. The RCS will still be better than the other bombers, it’s nuke capable, gets good gas mileage and is younger than some of the people who work on it.

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As much as I love the Buff...I can't believe at some point we did not opt for relatively off the shelf modded out 757 or something similiar to be a cruise missile truck.  The Navy kinda-sorta did it with turning a 737 into a P-8.  Why not us?

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As much as I love the Buff...I can't believe at some point we did not opt for relatively off the shelf modded out 757 or something similiar to be a cruise missile truck.  The Navy kinda-sorta did it with turning a 737 into a P-8.  Why not us?


The Ghost of Curtis LeMay.
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Wasnt there a program in the 70s or 80s that had the 747 basically being a cruise missile dump truck? With a good launch system I wonder how many missiles a 747-8 can carry? Probably between a ton and shitload. 

Edit: Cant say the word Duck

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5 hours ago, 08Dawg said:

As much as I love the Buff...I can't believe at some point we did not opt for relatively off the shelf modded out 757 or something similiar to be a cruise missile truck.  The Navy kinda-sorta did it with turning a 737 into a P-8.  Why not us?

Wouldn’t you be unemployed then?

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6 hours ago, ThreeHoler said:

 


The Ghost of Curtis LeMay.

 

Quoted for truth.  From what I heard people say in certain STRATCOM/bomber command meetings I would've sworn there were times He had a seat at the table.

 

Survivability = standoff > speed > stealth

The price of admission to A2AD requires all of the above + (s) x (c)2  

B-21 will be a formidable part of that equation...as will the BUFF that picks up the last B-21 crew after dropping off the last B-21 at AMARG.

 

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10 hours ago, 08Dawg said:

As much as I love the Buff...I can't believe at some point we did not opt for relatively off the shelf modded out 757 or something similiar to be a cruise missile truck.  The Navy kinda-sorta did it with turning a 737 into a P-8.  Why not us?

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Not the first time that was thought of. 

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On 2/21/2018 at 1:10 PM, Azimuth said:

Corrosion is going to take out the BUFF, much like it’s taking out the KC-135. You can dump all the money into newer avionics, engines, etc, but you’ll never beat time with regard to airframe age.

That's why God invented the CNC machine. I don't think there is much original sheetmetal or castings on a KC-135.

 

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As much as I love the Buff...I can't believe at some point we did not opt for relatively off the shelf modded out 757 or something similiar to be a cruise missile truck.  The Navy kinda-sorta did it with turning a 737 into a P-8.  Why not us?

Too smart not complicated enough
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News update: B-21 is going to involve “complex trade-offs”.

None of this is surprising until you figure out they are building what the article says is a 2 engine jet with less thrust, range and payload. 

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30 minutes ago, SuperWSO said:

News update: B-21 is going to involve “complex trade-offs”.

None of this is surprising until you figure out they are building what the article says is a 2 engine jet with less thrust, range and payload. 

Inlet sizing is a big deal; that’s where Ben Rich initially made his money with Kelly Johnson on the U-2. 

But #notsurprised NG made a design/cost claim in bidding they hadn’t thought through and can’t back up. 

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13 hours ago, SurelySerious said:

But #notsurprised [insert company name here] made a design/cost claim in bidding they hadn’t thought through and can’t back up. 

SOP in the acquisition world.  Get your foot in the door and watch cost/schedule grow while performance goes down. 

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11 minutes ago, Lawman said:

 


So... 5th gen F-111F then?

 

Yes, but subsonic, internal carriage only, so less capable. 

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Yes, but subsonic, internal carriage only, so less capable. 

Go home Air Force... you’re drunk.

 

We shouldn’t really be surprised in the same military that thought the H-60 series of helicopter could replace and perform jobs done by significantly larger helicopters (SH-3, MH53, etc) and not lose anything in capability.

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5 hours ago, ThreeHoler said:

 


For all those times the external hard points were used on the B-1 (excluding the pod)?

 

Comparison was to the F-111. If it can carry 24x JASSM or JDAM internally, I’ll withdraw that statement.  If it is a 2 engine jet, it will probably carry less than the F-111.

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26 minutes ago, Clark Griswold said:

First question from skimming the article: Why did Australia have a beef with the Indonesians? 😂

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