Khagan1923
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TF-X isn't an deep strike vehicle. So don't expect it to carry Cruise Missiles in its bay.
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Don't think it will, SOM-J was specifically desgined for internal carriage on F-35 which has large weapons bays that can fit 2000lb bombs.
TFX is an air superiority fighter first and foremost, although it will have multi-role capabilities it was not designed to be a stealthy bomb truck like F-35 is.
som j will be used in TFXInitially intended for F-35s, Turkey's SOM-J missiles to be used with national combat jet, UAVs
Air-to-surface missiles developed for the F-35 fighter jet could be used with Turkey's locally developed national combat aircraft and unmanned aerial...www.dailysabah.com
You are correct! External storage is for sure. But internally no!Externally sure. The question was whether it could be carried internally, which is a resounding no, unfortunately.
"Whether the aircraft will be able to store SOM-J internally is unknown. In contrast to F-35, TF-X seems to have begun life with a greater focus on air superiority over strike missions. The layout of TF-X appears more inspired by F-22 than F-35, notably being twin-engined and lacking an EOTS turret under the nose (at least on the model). F-22’s weapon bays aren’t optimized for larger ordnance and are incapable of stowing SOM-J or JSM."US-Turkish Cruise Missile SOM-J May be a Victim of F-35 No-sale Fallout - Overt Defense
With the delivery of Russian S-400 systems and Turkey's subsequent ejection from the F-35 program in July, SOM-Js future is in doubt.www.overtdefense.com
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And what is this?
"Whether the aircraft will be able to store SOM-J internally is unknown. In contrast to F-35, TF-X seems to have begun life with a greater focus on air superiority over strike missions. The layout of TF-X appears more inspired by F-22 than F-35, notably being twin-engined and lacking an EOTS turret under the nose (at least on the model). F-22’s weapon bays aren’t optimized for larger ordnance and are incapable of stowing SOM-J or JSM."
So just because the author of the article thinks the TF-X resembles the F-22 and therefore cannot carry the SOM internally, is such a bad argument.
Just because the F-22 has poor air-to-ground capability that means the TF-X is bad at it too?
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And what is this?
Can i do a pop-quiz for everyone?Interview from SavunmaSanayiIST.
Within the scope of the F-16 Block 30 Structural Improvement Project initiated by the Presidency of Defense Industries in 2015, TAI continues its work successfully. With the project, the flight life of F-16 Block 30 warplanes, which reached 7000 flight hours as of 2016, is increased from 8,000 hours to 12,000 hours.
Bahadır SANALAN, who served as the F-16 Structural Modernization Program Manager at TAI, made the following statement on the subject:
“The Block 30 aircraft we currently have are the oldest F-16 aircraft in the Air Force's inventory. Therefore, they are in need of structural renovation at the moment. Within the scope of this project, we only carry out the structural modernization of Blok 30 aircraft, and we do not carry out any avionic modernization.
In these aircraft, we check the parts that need to be checked, replace the parts that need to be replaced, and repair or strengthen the parts that need to be repaired.
Lockheed Martin produces the structural parts, namely the kits, for this project. We are currently producing some parts such as wing upper panel, wing lower panel and front spar. We attach these parts to the planes and the structural modernization is done.
Under the program, we will modernize 35 aircraft. We have now completed and delivered 6 of them. One is currently awaiting delivery and we currently have 8 planes. Repairs continue on them as well.”
According to the information obtained; Activities within the scope of the F-16 Structural Improvement Project are planned to be completed by 2023.
F-16 Yapısal Modernizasyon Projesi ve Son Durum
TUSAŞ, F-16 Yapısal İyileştirme Projesini başarıyla sürdürüyor. Proje kapsamında, F-16 Blok 30 savaş uçakları modernize ediliyor ve uçuş ömürleri arttırılıyor.www.savunmasanayist.com
Aluminium bodies?Can i do a pop-quiz for everyone?
Why do they use rivets in aircraft instead of welding?
3 Main reasons, one of the reason have something to do with Al. But not those reason exactly.Aluminium bodies?
Al not heat friendly.
rivets give stronger joints
Last one is , ease of inspection of rivets.3 Main reasons, one of the reason have something to do with Al. But not those reason exactly.
Okay, let me answer the questions since everyvody is reading, nobody is answering.Last one is , ease of inspection of rivets.
This is not necessarily the final capability of the aircraft. This is the minimum requirement the airforce will accept. Everything that is shown in those slide shows are the minimum requirements.'Up to 1000lb internally'. That means that 4x BVR like AMRAAM are too heavy to be carried internally . Luckily a whole plethora of UCAV's will entire service for ground-attack operations.
Their requirements can be met by a single engine light/medium weight 5th gen design. Why then even bother with a twin engine heavy weight design?This is the minimum requirement the airforce will accept
Perhaps it is because it is a mult-irole fighter that has to meet many other requirements like speed, range, non-stealth carrying capacity and such.Their requirements can be met by a single engine light/medium weight 5th gen design. Why then even bother with a twin engine heavy weight design?