Instroom F-35/JSF bij de NL-KLu

[Micheltje]

En nu maar hopen dat T264 luchtwaardig blijft. 

Zeker de laatste tijd 

[Lex]

Aangezien jij altijd goed geïnformeerd bent.... want?

Het antwoord is reeds gegeven. 

[JdL]

Aangezien jij altijd goed geïnformeerd bent.... want?

Er staat weleens vaker wat stil bij defensie...

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

En nu maar hopen dat T264 luchtwaardig blijft. 

Aangezien jij altijd goed geïnformeerd bent.... want?

[Lex]

The Royal Netherlands Air Force's KDC-10 tanker has been certified to refuel the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following flight trials at Edwards AFB in California.
The Dutch Ministry of Defence said this week that one of its two KDC-10 tankers, tail number 264, refuelled the fifth-generation combat jet for the first time on 31 March. Certification comes as the MOD announces on 7 April that the F-35 will visit the Netherlands "in late May or June" for a three weeks. Demonstration flights are planned at the RNAF's Leeuwarden and Volkel air bases.

En nu maar hopen dat T264 luchtwaardig blijft. 

[Sparkplug]

PICTURES: Dutch KDC-10 certified to refuel Lockheed F-35

By James Drew, Washington DC | 08 April 2016

The Royal Netherlands Air Force's KDC-10 tanker has been certified to refuel the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following flight trials at Edwards AFB in California.

The Dutch Ministry of Defence said this week that one of its two KDC-10 tankers, tail number 264, refuelled the fifth-generation combat jet for the first time on 31 March. Amsterdam plans to acquire 37 F-35s, with the first eight due to arrive in-country by 2019.

Certification comes as the MOD announces on 7 April that the F-35 will visit the Netherlands "in late May or June" for a three weeks. Demonstration flights are planned at the RNAF's Leeuwarden and Volkel air bases.

The KDC-10 – built by McDonnell Douglas in the late 1970s – is likely to provide tanking support during the journey. It can pass 1,750l of fuel per minute to fighter jets, says the MOD.


KDC-10 passes fuel to an F-35A test aircraft on March 31
via Ministerie van Defensie

Two Dutch aircraft are part of the Joint Strike Fighter integrated test team at Edwards AFB and are operated by the RNAF's 323 Test and Evaluation Squadron.

In February, Italy claimed the first transatlantic crossing of the F-35 type – an Italian-made aircraft that was helped across the ocean by Rome's own Boeing KC-767 tanker.

The KC-767 was certified last August, and the Royal Australian Air Force's KC-30A completed its certification in December.


US Air Force

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-dutch-kdc-10-certified-to-refuel-lockheed-424025/

[Harald]

Dutch F-35s complete tanker trials, closer to Transatlantic flight

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) this week completed air to air refueling trails with its F-35A Lightning II jets at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The tests prepared the F-35 and KDC-10 tanker plus crews of both aircraft for the Transatlantic flight to the Netherlands in May.

A RNLAF KDC-10 tanker flew from the Netherlands to the US late March for several air to air refueling (AAR)  flights with the two Dutch F-35s currently based at Edwards. AAR was performed both during the day and at night time.

In May, one Dutch F-35 will head to the Netherlands for so-called perception flights. These flights should familiarize communities surrounding the main RNLAF airbases with the F-35's noise profile. The F-35 is to also take part in the Leeuwarden airshow in June, marking the fighter jet's first ever airshow outside the US.

The Dutch airshow appearance should beat that of United States Marines Corps and US Air Force F-35s at both the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford and the Farnborough International Airshow. Both airshows are held in the UK in July.

The Atlantic crossing by a RNLAF Lightning II is not the first for the F-35, however. An Italian F-35A in February crossed the Atlantic as it flew from Italy to the US.

http://airheadsfly.com/2016/04/05/dutch-f-35s-complete-tanker-trials-in-the-us/

[StrataNL]

In het Accountantsrapport bij de 1e voortgangsrapportage van het project Verwerving F-35 over het jaar 2015 lees ik het volgende:

Nederland ontvangt als partner bij de ontwikkeling van de F-35 royalty's voor de toestellen die aan niet-partnerlanden worden verkocht. De hoogte van de te ontvangen royalty's wordt iedere twee jaar opnieuw vastgesteld door het Pentagon, waarbij de tot dat moment gedane investeringen in het programma als uitgangspunt worden genomen. De hoogte van royalty's voor Nederland bedraagt sinds september 2013 $ 275.000 per toestel '. Dit bedrag is van toepassing op FMS-contracten die in de komende periode worden gesloten. Naar verwachting zal deze waarde dit jaar door het Pentagon worden geactualiseerd. In de periode voor september 2013 bedroeg dit bedrag $ 233.000 per toestel.

[JdL]

Is bij de F-16 niet veel anders en het aantal jachtvliegtuigen in zowel de VS als in NL daalt al jaren en die daling zal wss blijven doorgaan, dus ik snap niet waar de mensen een probleem van maken.

[walter leever]

Dus ook in de VS dat gezeik. Aha, niet verwacht.

Wel om eerlijk te zijn 't ding maakt ook wel een"kole.." herrie.An de andere kant als je met de vroege staat(0m 06:00 beginnen is 't wel de ideale wekker,meteen rechtop in bed. )

[Huzaar1]

Dus ook in de VS dat gezeik. Aha, niet verwacht.

[Harald]

Watch And Hear This Impressive Stream Of F-35s Blast Off Into The Evening Sky   ( niet alleen in de VS een issue, ook in NL ..)

Love it or hate it, these two facts that cannot be denied about the F-35—its F135 turbofan engine is very loud, and its afterburner plume is massive. Add in some twilight conditions and you have yourself quite the light and sound show, as can be seen in this video taken at Luke AFB as a bunch of F-35As take to the skies for a night training sortie.

Like so many other things F-35, the jet's powerful engine has been mired in controversy. Originally, there were supposed to be two engines available for the F-35, much like the choices customers of the F-16 and F-15 have today. This alternative engine built by General Electric (the other is built by Pratt And Whitney) was cancelled in the first term of the Obama Administration in order to save money, although the vast majority of its development was behind it.

The canceling of General Electric's F136 engine became a major issue once again when an F-35 caught fire on the runway in the summer of 2014. The fleet was subsequently grounded for months, and eventually the grounding was partially lifted but harsh flight restrictions remained in place. Once the reason for the engine fire was identified and measures were put in place reduce the risk of it happening again, the fleet returned to the air without restrictions.

Considering that the Pentagon is already putting many of its eggs in one basket in regards to the F-35 program, paying for the development of an alternative engine seems like a very wise choice, especially considering how little the comparative cost is to finish its development when compared to the whole program. Not only that, but also the fact that competition has proven to be a good thing when it comes to fighter engine options. This is especially valid considering that F-35 already largely represents a monopoly on U.S. fighter production.

Another area where the F-35's engine has caught some flak is when it comes to the noise it puts out. It has been perceived that the stealthy jet's engine that punches out 40,000 pounds of thrust is louder and more obnoxious in tone than the powerplants in the aircraft it replaces. This has led to noise-pollution fights at bases around the US that the F-35 is stationed at or may be stationed at in the future.

Conflicting reports and opinions exist on this issue, with a late 2014 report focusing on MCAS Beaufort stating that the F-35B is slightly louder than the Super Hornet on takeoff but quieter on landing. At the same time, the F-35B's sonic issues continue to be a problem while operating off of Navy amphibious assaults ships, with a new headset being a possible partial solution to the issue.

For the USAF, the F-35's perceived audible footprint remains an issue for many communities, including Boise, Sioux Falls, and Burlington, among many others. In the end, these issues will likely be worked out with noise abatement procedures, routes and time-of-day flying restrictions, but they are just another reminder of just how much of a lightning rod the F-35 has become.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-and-hear-this-impressive-stream-of-f-35s-blast-of-1763188348

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Next F-35s Across the Atlantic: Dutch F-35s to Fly from Edwards to the Netherlands

2016-03-05

According to an article published by Edwards AFB on 2/24/2016:

A Dutch F-35A Lightning II will touch down on home soil for the first time for environmental compatibility trials this spring according to a Royal Netherlands Air Force release.

http://www.sldinfo.com/next-f-35s-across-the-atlantic-dutch-f-35s-to-fly-from-edwards-to-the-netherlands/#.VtskHNva6Y4.twitter

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

...zucht...

Als je uitgaat van minder en nog minder dan zucht ik met je mee.

[DvdW]

...zucht...