tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5552736153311129296..comments2024-03-28T17:11:08.234-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: End of the (production) line for the F-22 RaptorPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15236779992225235952011-12-15T09:59:36.575-06:002011-12-15T09:59:36.575-06:00"Aren't manned fighters becoming obsolete..."Aren't manned fighters becoming obsolete?<br />"<br />IMHO the jury is still out on that, most likely, yes, but then that was what they said back in the '50s about guns on aircraft and the UK thought that manned fighters were going to become obsolete and useless back in the '50s.<br /><br />The recent loss of 2 drones show that not all the bugs are worked out yet.<br /><br />NukemJimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52090692105899527142011-12-14T19:18:09.180-06:002011-12-14T19:18:09.180-06:00Aren't manned fighters becoming obsolete?
Pet...Aren't manned fighters becoming obsolete?<br /><br />PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84536009843715586192011-12-14T17:18:25.612-06:002011-12-14T17:18:25.612-06:00The fewer the number of planes that were built the...The fewer the number of planes that were built the higher the cost per plane; ie if only one plane was built, the cost would have been $62 billion for that plane.<br />So cutting the number of aircraft built by a factor of two-thirds increased the cost per aircraft by roughly 60%.<br />The Russians and Chinese really appreciate this move as that leaves the US with only the F-35 (a slower, shorter-ranged lower payload) as the only on-going new aircraft build in the US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-89719789353816780462011-12-14T15:06:29.707-06:002011-12-14T15:06:29.707-06:00Can they fly the things over 10,000 feet yet? For ...Can they fly the things over 10,000 feet yet? For that much money per aircraft I'd expect one with fewer oxygen troubles. I don't know if they've solved that yet.The Raving Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830254881182697135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-84604660252887709572011-12-14T07:49:00.678-06:002011-12-14T07:49:00.678-06:00I live in the Atlanta area, and was fortunate enou...I live in the Atlanta area, and was fortunate enough to take my cub scout den on a tour of the Lockheed facility last month. Lockheed does this a great program Lockheed every few months, where they invite a few hundred cub scouts, and spend the day teaching them the things they need for their engineering or scientist activity badges. We saw this plane, actually being worked on. It was the only one on the production floor. We weren't allowed to take pictures, unfortunately.Dirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353273036394049597noreply@blogger.com