And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
What is actually happening is that the Sensor Fusion and data sharing capabilities of the Gen 5 fighters like the F-35 and F-22 is enhancing the capabilities of the Gen 4 fighters rather than making them obsolete. The new version of the Strike Eagle is the perfect team mate in a strike package including mixed Gen 4 and Gen 5 aircraft.
I am so happy to live East of the Cascade mountains, from the A-6's to today's jets, They fly right over my home getting their hours in flying from Whidbey Island. Sometimes at close to roof top level...Ya-Hoooo!
and to think he gets paid doing that!
ReplyDeleteBeing close to a AFB & an ANG we get to hear the music quite often. The Apache's are a real treat too with their low & slow maneuvers.
ReplyDeleteIf like things that zoom go to Youtube and search on “Mach Loop.”
ReplyDeleteSure used to be. I love em. On the flight path near Luke AFB. But I understand also where we are in history. Used to be…
ReplyDeleteNear Tonopah myself. Love the racket.
DeleteWhat is actually happening is that the Sensor Fusion and data sharing capabilities of the Gen 5 fighters like the F-35 and F-22 is enhancing the capabilities of the Gen 4 fighters rather than making them obsolete. The new version of the Strike Eagle is the perfect team mate in a strike package including mixed Gen 4 and Gen 5 aircraft.
ReplyDeleteOnly if they're on OUR side
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to live East of the Cascade mountains, from the A-6's to today's jets,
ReplyDeleteThey fly right over my home getting their hours in flying from Whidbey Island.
Sometimes at close to roof top level...Ya-Hoooo!
Echo model.
ReplyDeletePilot's likely doing the pop-up from dirt level to eyeball the target while inverted, then roll over and shack it.