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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:11 PM Original message |
Air Force grounds entire F-22 fleet |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably still safer than an Osprey. n/t |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. But is it as safe as a DC-10? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. Charming |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. I keep wondering why we need the F-22 |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It's an air superiority fighter...supposed to replace the F-15 |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. True |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'd rather we just buy new F-15s with all the latest avionics. |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. They are not buying any new F-22s. |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. F-15 ACTIVE demonstrated that thrust vectoring is perfectly feasible for the F-15. |
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Stumbler (599 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
7. *sigh* |
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Muskypundit (417 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. We should have gundams for their cost..... |
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Vehl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. +1 |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. So what's the price tag for all this? Nt |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. About 347 Million per fighter. Detailed breakdown below. |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yeah.... |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Imagine what could be done for the homeless w/ that money. Nt |
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Sirveri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-05-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Well that money is already spent. But at 150M per aircraft after the fact... |
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