Cool Weapons - Page 32

TheMercenary · 12-16-2011, 02:18 PM

I was sort of yanking your chain. Hard to compare costs of something from 40's and 50's in cost to today in the more modern lethality of our combat environs. But I was a bit surprised to see how much slower it was. I have been on the ground when they have flown over at tree top level and I never heard them coming until it would have been to late, if I was a bad guy.

Gravdigr · 01-12-2012, 05:03 PM

It's been a while for a CoolWeapon, so...The F-35 undergoing the last of sea trials on the USS Wasp.

Let's see...one of our fellow Dwellars had a hand in developing some/one of the systems on the F-35 don't they?

glatt · 01-13-2012, 08:16 AM

I didn't know anything about the F-35. So it lands vertically and can take off without a catapult. Pretty impressive.

Can it take off vertically?

FloridaDragon · 01-13-2012, 06:49 PM

There are three variants ... the stovl (short take off and vertical landing) version that is shown in the video (the F-35B), the airforce version, the F-35A that is the ctol (conventional take off and landing) variant ...and the carrier varient, the F-35C ... which has stronger landing gear and a tail hook.

FloridaDragon · 01-13-2012, 07:02 PM

Short video of the stovl variant doing a take off ... love it when all the doors come open and the nozzle rotates... this is the test flight version with the side open doors ... the first production ones have the bigger single piece door that opens to the back to help airflow into the lift fan :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Xm7_PPE-8nk

classicman · 01-13-2012, 10:21 PM

infinite monkey · 01-13-2012, 10:27 PM

It's like a giant metal fly!

Thanks, Wright Brothers.

Gravdigr · 01-14-2012, 12:39 AM

The Wright Bros. would run screaming.

ZenGum · 01-14-2012, 05:44 AM

That is definitely cooooool.

TheMercenary · 01-14-2012, 09:41 AM

AR-15 variant .458 SOCOM

http://458socomforums.com/index.php?topic=253.0

http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/AR15bigbore.htm

footfootfoot · 01-14-2012, 09:52 AM

11/16" grouping at 100yards!

TheMercenary · 01-14-2012, 10:07 AM

Did you check out the size of those rounds? Freaking huge. And that grouping is from a auto feed, that is pretty amazing.

Griff · 01-14-2012, 12:27 PM

Wow that is impressive. Of course your woodchucks would need buffalo characteristics to justify that purchase.

Undertoad · 01-14-2012, 12:31 PM

It's not for woodchucks, it's for mothers-in-law.

Griff · 01-14-2012, 01:32 PM

They do get big.

12-16-2011, 02:18 PM	#466
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I was sort of yanking your chain. Hard to compare costs of something from 40's and 50's in cost to today in the more modern lethality of our combat environs. But I was a bit surprised to see how much slower it was. I have been on the ground when they have flown over at tree top level and I never heard them coming until it would have been to late, if I was a bad guy. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-12-2012, 05:03 PM	#467
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It's been a while for a CoolWeapon, so...The F-35 undergoing the last of sea trials on the USS Wasp. Let's see...one of our fellow Dwellars had a hand in developing some/one of the systems on the F-35 don't they? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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01-14-2012, 12:39 AM	#473
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01-14-2012, 05:44 AM	#474
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01-13-2012, 08:16 AM	#468
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I didn't know anything about the F-35. So it lands vertically and can take off without a catapult. Pretty impressive. Can it take off vertically?

01-13-2012, 06:49 PM	#469
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	There are three variants ... the stovl (short take off and vertical landing) version that is shown in the video (the F-35B), the airforce version, the F-35A that is the ctol (conventional take off and landing) variant ...and the carrier varient, the F-35C ... which has stronger landing gear and a tail hook.

01-13-2012, 07:02 PM	#470
FloridaDragon ... Maintaining .... Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: FireAnt Hell Posts: 196	Short video of the stovl variant doing a take off ... love it when all the doors come open and the nozzle rotates... this is the test flight version with the side open doors ... the first production ones have the bigger single piece door that opens to the back to help airflow into the lift fan : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Xm7_PPE-8nk

01-13-2012, 10:27 PM	#472
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	It's like a giant metal fly! Thanks, Wright Brothers.

01-14-2012, 09:41 AM	#475
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	AR-15 variant .458 SOCOM http://458socomforums.com/index.php?topic=253.0 http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/AR15bigbore.htm __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-14-2012, 09:52 AM	#476
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	11/16" grouping at 100yards! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-14-2012, 10:07 AM	#477
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Did you check out the size of those rounds? Freaking huge. And that grouping is from a auto feed, that is pretty amazing. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-14-2012, 12:27 PM	#478
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wow that is impressive. Of course your woodchucks would need buffalo characteristics to justify that purchase. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-14-2012, 12:31 PM	#479
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's not for woodchucks, it's for mothers-in-law.

01-14-2012, 01:32 PM	#480
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	They do get big. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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