Newsgroup: it.comp.giochi.simulatori.volo
Titolo: OT - JSF

Da pochi minuti il Pentagono ha annunciato che la Lockheed-Martin si è
aggiudicata la commessa da 220 miliardi di dollari, per la costruzione
di circa 3'000 Joint Strike Fighters. (alla Boeing piangeranno a
lungo...)
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Ebbene Si.....scorreranno lacrime !!!
NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense
No. 543-01
(703)697-5131
(media)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2001
(703)697-5737
(public/industry)
JSF CONTRACTOR AWARD
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge Jr. announced this afternoon
the decision to proceed with the Joint Strike Fighter program.
This approval will move the program to the next phase, the
System Development and Demonstration phase.  The Secretary of
the Air Force James G. Roche announced the selection of Lockheed
Martin teamed with Northrop Grumman and BAE to develop and then
produce the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft.  The contract,
for $18,981,928,201, will produce aircraft to be used by the
U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marines, as well as the United
Kingdom's Royal Air Force and Navy.
Also, Pratt and Whitney Military Engines, East Hartford, Conn.,
has been awarded a contract for more than $4 billion to develop
the F135 propulsion system.  This contract will cover ground and
flight testing and production qualification of the Pratt &
Whitney propulsion system.
The Joint Strike Fighter acquisition strategy also calls for the
development of two propulsion systems.  The Pratt & Whitney
system will compete, in production, with one developed by the
team of General Electric and Rolls Royce.  GE/RR are expected to
receive a contract for the next phase of development of that
system in the next few weeks.  The P&W and GE/RR engines will be
physically and functionally interchangeable in both the aircraft
and support systems.  All JSF aircraft variants will be able to
use either engine. The competition starts in fiscal 2011 and
continues through the life of the program to reduce risks.
The Joint Strike Fighter is a multi-Service/international
cooperation warplane.  The cornerstone of the program is
affordability based on a next-generation, multi-role strike
fighter aircraft that will have a 70 to 90 percent commonality
factor for all the variants, significantly reducing
manufacturing, support and training costs.  First delivery of
operational aircraft is anticipated in fiscal 2008.
During this Systems Development and Demonstration phase, the
program will focus on developing a family of strike aircraft
that significantly reduces life-cycle cost, while meeting the
operational requirements for the Services.  The requirements
represent a balanced approach to affordability, lethality,
survivability and supportability.  The program will use a phased
block approach that addresses aircraft and weapons integration
and provides a validated and verified air system for the Service
Initial Operational Capability requirements.  Also during this
phase of the contract Lockheed Martin teamed with Northrop
Grumman and BAE will implement innovative management and
business practices focusing on achieving affordable unit flyaway
costs and reduced life-cycle cost for future production of the
Joint Strike Fighter.
The source selection culminates a highly successful joint
process with the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and United
Kingdom Ministry of Defence.   A number of agreements between
the U.S. and foreign governments are in place for this phase of
the program.
The United Kingdom became a full collaborative partner in the
program in 1995.  Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Canada and
Italy subsequently joined the program as cooperative partners.
Singapore, Turkey and Israel are foreign military sales
participants for this phase.  The United Kingdom has signed an
agreement to participate in the System Development and
Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program.  Agreements with
additional countries for SDD participation are in progress.
For the U.S. Navy, the JSF will be used in a "first day" of war,
as a survivable strike fighter aircraft to complement F/A-18E/F.
 The U.S. Air Force will employ it as a multirole aircraft,
primary-air-to-ground, which will replace the F-16 and A-10 and
to complement the F-22.  The Marine Corps will use the Short
Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the aircraft to
replace the AV-8B and F/A-18A/C/D.  The United Kingdom's Royal
Navy and Royal Air Force multirole aircraft will replace the Sea
Harrier and GR7.
--
Tony
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Incredibile...l'attacco terroristico agli USA ha fatto partire un enorme
movimento alla corsa delle armi piu' tecnologicamente avanzate...non me lo
sarei mai aspettato :-o
Ciao.
Fox

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 rispetto specifiche.
Ahhh, ok.
Non lo sapevo....cmq i finanziamenti per lo sviluppo ecc....sono aumentati a
quanto ho potuto sapere...
Ciao.
Fox

 di circa 3'000 Joint Strike Fighters.
Evvai! Lo sapevo che avrebbe vinto la Lockheed! Il loro aereo era nettamente
superiore, (oltre ad avere una linea MOLTO piu' elegante di quell' obbrobrio
Boeing ^__^;)! Sono contento per loro.... tra l'altro, fra F-22 e JSF, ormai
la superiorita' aerea americana per i prossimi vent'anni e' in mano alla LM.
Kamox.

A me piaceva molto di più quello della Boeing!!Lo so, i gusti sono gusti...
Ma l'X35 è veramente migliore dell'X32 ?
Non so se avete visto il metodo di hovering dell'X35 ma mi sembra davvero
complicato e macchinoso.Poveri addetti alla manutenzione!
L'X32 mi ricordava molto l'A7 CorsairII.
Ciao
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Emiliano DG
Skunk...@libero.it
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 Ma l'X35 č veramente migliore dell'X32 ?
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No, no sicuramente sarà il migliore, il mio discorso era magari indirizzato
all'affidabilità dell'aereo.
Premesso che non ho nessuna informazione certa e attendibile, io guardavo il
sistema di sollevamento in verticale dei due aerei e ho notato che il
vincitore ,l'X35, è un tantino più complicato di quello della Boeing X32.
Ventilatore verticale montato dietro la cabina alimentato dallo stesso
albero della turbina e ugello di scarico che ruota fino a 120°
in senso longitudinale e 15° per parte in trasversale.La stessa turbina
fornisce "spifferi" alle estermità alari per garantire la stabilità. Questo
sistema, tra l'altro, è stato scopiazzato (e forse migliorato ) da quello
dei sovietici (leggi Yakovlev YAK141 Freestyle) dove i tecnici Lochkeed,
pare abbiano trascorso molto tempo...
Per quel che riguarda l'industria ho letto che i patti erano chiari fin
dall'inizio.
Entrambe le case, Boeing-McDonnell e Lochkeed-Martin assembleranno il JSF,
in quanto le altre due case ( in origine erano 4 i concorrenti) hanno perso
tre-quattro anni fa ( mi sembra ) quando hanno presentato i progetti alla
commissione del Senato USA.
Ciao Emiliano. :-))
skunk...@libero.it