brabus Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 You won't remember what the big deal was two weeks into your first deployment. Two months into said deployment, you'll stay on the boom while using a piddle-pack. 2. I think the point where you realize you've finally got it is when you and the boomer are showing porn back and forth while bullshitting...wait that's unprofessional...yeah, that never happens...nevermind,nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Two months into said deployment, you'll stay on the boom while using a piddle-pack. You forgot...at night, lights out, on the goggles and in the weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRC187 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 After the AF consolidates nav training at Pcola, the Navy is getting rid of the T-39s; to replace the training radars they are using virtual A/A and A/G radar in the T-45s: Press Release including the ability to fight another aircraft w/datalink off of TCAS etc or a ghost operated by a ground instructor; the A/G simulator pulling in a terrain database and GPS to generate a ground map. Don't know how well this will work since part of the WSO training was learning how to deal with a real-world flaky radar instead of the predictable returns from the sim. Before I left Kingsville for Oceana, there was an AF guy hanging out around VT-22 logging a bunch of back seat time in our A/G and A/A events in order to evaluate the feasibility of using the T-45 for the Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFM this Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I call BS. That would require the AF to admit, even if only on a minor point, that they were wrong to pass on the T-45. AF leadership would rather put out a burning oil well with their own face than ever do this. I predict us buying used T-50s from the DAKs before the first T-45 says USAF on the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRC187 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I call BS. That would require the AF to admit, even if only on a minor point, that they were wrong to pass on the T-45. AF leadership would rather put out a burning oil well with their own face than ever do this. I predict us buying used T-50s from the DAKs before the first T-45 says USAF on the side. Accidentally repped you when I thought that was the quote button. FML. I'm not saying that is what is going to happen, just reporting what had occurred earlier this year. I have no dog in this fight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFM this Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 All sarcasm. No idea and barely care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HU&W Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Northrop's in the game. Northrop revealed it has been secretly building a new jet in a Mojave Desert aircraft hangar. Northrop executives believe the new clean sheet design, or purpose-built aircraft, will better suit the Air Force’s parameters for the new jet trainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky_king Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Northrop's in the game. “Our goal is not to win with a certain solution, our goal is to win with what the Air Force wants,” said Marc Lindsley, Northrop Grumman T-X director of programs. Is it sad that when I look at this I immediately think they'll lose because the AF never knows what it wants. The better strategy would be to give a general a handjob in the bathroom just before the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindsight2020 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 All I ask for is good RCP vis. I think all the proposed variants have better RCP ergonomics. Anything would be better than what we got right now. Oh, and more wing, we need more wing. :D The old girl has done her job way past her shelf life, it's time to move on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HossHarris Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Rcp Vis is for pussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Northrop's in the game. Secretly building in the Mojave desert? What is this, a Fifth Gen trainer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Bigsby Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 ^ Northrop-owned Scaled Composites at Mojave Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Just wait.... Coming in 2017: "We must retire the T-6 this year to pay for the new trainer!". " If you talk about the T-6 to congress you're a traitor!". "The T-6 accounts for 25% of all hard landings in the AF, it has to go!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZwildcat Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I heard the F-35 was going to replace all our trainers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuggyU2 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The plot thickens: http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2015/03/26/general-dynamics-withdraws-tx-t100-prime-cotnractor/70510320/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupe Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 The plot thickens:http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2015/03/26/general-dynamics-withdraws-tx-t100-prime-cotnractor/70510320/ It's amazing that there will be five proposals in today's defense aerospace industry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 FBO has some specs up. They're asking for some pretty stout maneuvering performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 FBO has some specs up. They're asking for some pretty stout maneuvering performance. It makes sense. If the young pups are pulling 9Gs for the first time (in a jet, not the 'fuge) in a 150 million dollar 5th generation airplane, bad things will happen and it will get expensive. The last dual aircraft young LTs are flying should be able to perform close to the level of the jets they go on to fly. Hell, the T-38 performs very similar to the century-series fighters of its day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdriver Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 No argument, just thought it might explain why the T-100 wouldn't be competitive and not worth GD's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvlax40 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It makes sense. If the young pups are pulling 9Gs for the first time (in a jet, not the 'fuge) in a 150 million dollar 5th generation airplane, bad things will happen and it will get expensive. The last dual aircraft young LTs are flying should be able to perform close to the level of the jets they go on to fly. Hell, the T-38 performs very similar to the century-series fighters of its day. Then whatvare they flying in bcourse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwwg&b Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ed3e2590221a5d4b365bd242ebc14540&tab=core&_cview=1 The recently released requirements live here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ratner Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Then whatvare they flying in bcourse? Single seat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Griswold Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 SUPT could go back to UPT T-X Buy Could Grow by 200 Jets and possibly, maybe get a Red Air variant USAF Downplays T-X 'Red Air' Option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookieRookie Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) SUPT could go back to UPT T-X Buy Could Grow by 200 Jets and possibly, maybe get a Red Air variant USAF Downplays T-X 'Red Air' Option There's an AETC briefing floating around about the future of UPT and it spoke strongly of going back to Generalized UPT Edited April 1, 2015 by LookieRookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Griswold Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 There's an AETC briefing floating around about the future of UPT and the conclusion was we should go back to Generalized UPT Cool - flew the mighty Tone myself but everyone going thru the same program would have it's benefits. Multi-place training can happen after UPT in a sim prior to FTU for heavy dudes. If you can fly in formation you can say co when the checklist calls for it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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