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Hell if they think the cost over runs in aerospace are bad they need to look at naval yards. Those assholes cannot tighten a bolt in a reasonable time.
Being the Sec. Def. has got to be one of the hardest jobs in this country. Has the DoD released their future threat assessment yet? I want to get ahold of that and look it over.
In college I did some work at Wright Patterson AFB. The air force employs 4x the actual number of contractors that they need. The pace of work is slow as hell, and the amount of waste is appalling. Why buy a fitting for $10 bucks at ace hardware when you can wait 2 weeks get a custom machined one for $700? If the government really wanted to save some money they would audit their programs and reward cost savings.
This is why I will never support the government running of any major facet of our economy.
I guess no one else thought this was hilarious?That thing isn't stealthy worth a fuck at all...I can see it right there in the video!
I see what you are saying. The application was for an experiment running 90 psi of compressed air... No reason a quality store bought piece couldn't satisfy a one time use experiment. Another example is the sheer amount of solid works licenses they have. My boss had one for his work PC, one for his work laptop, and one for his home laptop. Any idea how much each license runs for a seat with all the bells and whistles?
the Su-37 was always a PITA to shoot down in ace combat 04....The F22 is capable of performing maneuvers with “2D” (two dimentional) thrust vectoring assistance along the pitch axis.
Planes like the SU-37 offer “3D" thrust vectoring along both pitch and yaw.
Here’s a good vid explaining what this can do to an airplane’s behavior:
*Note. SU37 is an SU35 Variant
To see 3D Thrust Vector Capable Engines up Close, Click to 1:45 of This next vid