Facepalm of the week: LockMart suggests flying without fuel for better performance.
"D'OH!" Always be wary when someone starts throwing numbers around . Its a great way to sound intelligent while obfuscating the facts. Terms like "25% more effective" do not mean diddley-squat unless we know what that the thing is that that "25%" more effective than. It is all about context. Is it "25%" better than it used to be? Better than a standard baseline? Better than a half rotten herring? We need to know what. Dave Scott, Lockheed Martin's "director of international customer engagement" for the JSF, recently had an interview in Japan where he discussed the F-35, PAK FA, and J-20. He dismissed both the J-20 and PAK FA as true "Fifth Generation" fighters. "Scott said the essential element of fifth-generation fighter aircraft lies not only in their stealth capability but also in the integration of the sensor fusion that allows a boost of 5%-10% to its thrust, 5% to its military rating and ...