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I call bullshit. A Hornet has about as much of a chance of going supersonic as this dude does getting a date with Katy Perry.
But... But...
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USMC PLC. Look it up.
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Cover page of a POS Russian airplane???
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WTF did he say?
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Comes out Oct 2, thinking of picking it up.
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It takes two teenage girls to drive a car now?
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This is worthy of publication?
(Meaning the actual publication, not OP's post)
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Just curious, does anyone know how long it took for the Eagle/Viper/Hornet/Hog to release its first ordinance compared to the JSF during the development phase? Seems like it took the JSF quite a while to finally get to this stage.
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F-35 completes first airborne weapons separation
8/9/2012 By PEO(JSF) Public Affairs , Headquarters Marine Corps
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The F-35 Lightning II accomplished a significant test milestone Aug. 8 when the aircraft successfully released a weapon in flight.
BF-3, a short take-off and vertical landing F-35 variant, released an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) separation weapon over water in an Atlantic test range while traveling at 400 knots at an altitude of 4,200 feet.
“While this weapons separation test is just one event in a series of hundreds of flights and thousands of test points that we are executing this year, it does represent a significant entry into a new phase of testing for the F-35 program,” said Navy Capt. Erik Etz, director of test for F-35 naval variants. “Today’s release of a JDAM was the result of extraordinary effort by our team of maintainers, engineers, pilots and others who consistently work long hours to deliver F-35 warfighting capability to the U.S. services and our international partners.”
The release was the first time for any version of the F-35 to conduct an airborne weapon separation, as well as the first from an internal weapons bay for a fighter aircraft designated for the U.S. Marine Corps, the United Kingdom and Italy. The milestone marks the start of validating the F-35’s capability to employ precision weapons and allow pilots to engage the enemy on the ground and in the air.
“[using an internal weapons bay] speaks to how much capability the JSF is going to bring to the troops,” said Dan Levin, Lockheed Martin test pilot for the mission. “Stealth, fifth-generation avionics and precision weapons … coupled with the flexible mission capability of the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B is going to be huge for our warfighters.”
An aerial weapons separation test checks for proper release of the weapon from its carriage system and trajectory away from the aircraft. It is the culmination of a significant number of prerequisite tests, including ground fit checks, ground pit drops and aerial captive carriage and environment flights to ensure the system is working properly before expanding the test envelope in the air.
Aircraft and land-based test monitoring systems collected data from the successful separation, which is in review at the F-35 integrated test force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
The F-35B is the variant of the Joint Strike Fighter designed for use by U.S. Marine Corps, as well as F-35 international partners in the United Kingdom and Italy. The F-35B is capable of short take-offs and vertical landings to enable air power projection from amphibious ships, ski-jump aircraft carriers and expeditionary airfields. The F-35B is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River, Md., and Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., prior to delivery to the fleet.
http://www2.marines....px#.UCX_h44Rve7
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It blows my mind how fucking gay males have gotten lately.... What the absolute fuck...
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More details coming out:
http://www.jsonline....-165429606.html
Now the FBI says the shooter killed himself after being hit in the stomach by a rifle shot from one of the cops.
Also of note, Lt. Brian Murphy, the cop who was shot eight times, is recovering well in the hospital. One of my Army buddies who is a Milwaukee cop knows him from some firearms training they did together, and he told me "Dude is one tough fiery son of a bitch!"
That POS gets shot once and turns on himself, while the cop took 8 rounds and still returned fire? What a fucking bad ass. I'm glad he's on our side and that scumbag is dead.
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This shit really needs to stop. I'm sure this on top of the previous tragedies is going to gain a lot of support for the revised assault weapons ban.
Things aren't looking good. Not good at all.
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Flying, you're doing it right...
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Pretty sure Sikhs are pacifist and preach peace and harmony and what not. That's what makes this even worse. Who the hell could ever have had a problem with a Sikh?!?! Absolutely pitiful.
Well the perpetrator isn't exactly the definition of a stand up guy, he probably isn't educated enough to even realize what religious group his victims were affiliated with.
Looks like an absolute POS.
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Woman set to officiate first NFL game this Thursday night
"A woman will be part of an NFL officiating crew for the first time Thursday night, the league confirmed Monday.
Shannon Eastin, who has been a referee in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, will work the preseason game between the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET). The news had been reported earlier by The Los Angeles Times."
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Did she blink that much when she flew?
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KMDH,
Then come into town and shack it up with some of the "local talent" that just came back en masse for the fall semester.
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"It's a horrible corporation, with horrible values, now here's my money"
What a dork.
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