BEST FIGHTER FOR CANADA

Once again I have to apologize for my lack of posting lately.  The holiday season is always a busy time of year for me, and this year the chaos has been upped to the nth degree.  There is light at the end of the tunnel, however.  Hopefully, the new year result in things going back (relative) normal. In the meantime, I want to thank everyone for participating in the "What if" series of questions. There has been a lot going on with the JSF in relation to Canada, however, and I would not feel right if the latest developments went unnoticed. So lets get to it, shall we? The F-35 needs cool fuel. F-35 fuel truck, painted white. It all started when the USAF released photos of F-35 refueling trucks.  Instead of the usual olive drab, the tanks were painted shiny white.  Why?  Because the JSF uses its onboard fuel as a method to cool its various systems.  Imagine if the radiator in your car held fuel instead of coolant.  Instead of coo...

"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 ...