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That would be the cold air intake used for the vertical launching operation. If you look at the intakes on both sides of the fuselage, they're closed off. The engines can't ingest hot air or they only make 40% or so of rated thrust. On a side note, General Electric/ Rolls Royce pulled the...

Like I said earlier, I've worked in this arena for a lot of years. My old manager is/was the LM program manager for the F-22. The problem with refurbishment of older fighter jets is that the airframes were only designed for XXXX hours which the planes have exceeded. There are major structural...

Wreckerman, I wish that I could totally agree with you but our "friends" in China have a different view of the world. There are news articles of late where China has purchased former soviet block countires aircraft carriers and are refurbishing them for "scientific research" purposes. BBC News...

Was out lunch time looking at aviation videos and found this brand new one that may be of interest to the masses. This was filmed at Lakehurst New Jersey yesterday. It is not a flight simulator vid, it's the real deal.