Comments on: Red Stripe http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bc http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-508496 bc Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:23:33 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-508496 nice to see some things never change (the 1600 Friday hand grenade for the weekend duty section)! nice to see some things never change (the 1600 Friday hand grenade for the weekend duty section)!

]]> By: Retired Navy CPO http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-508489 Retired Navy CPO Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-508489 1400 on Friday they released that message. THANKS GUYS!!!!! So much for going home early. 1400 on Friday they released that message. THANKS GUYS!!!!! So much for going home early.

]]> By: Mongo http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-507268 Mongo Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:32:39 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-507268 Actually, I saw that at the Northrup Grumman site after posting. It looks like they have a nice AESA (SABR) retrofit working for the F-16, and wonder what it would do for the Hornet. However, I'm also a firm believer that putting new wine into old bottles isn't always a good idea. What ELP says below about SLEPing Hornets makes sense. IMO, the legacy Hornet was first gen hybrid metal/composite construction, which was in a time when we were just figuring out what that was. Too many folks I knew back in the day always complained that working on the frames was a pure b!t@h of an evolution. Simpler in many ways than the Tomcat, but much more complicated in terms of surfaces and structures. Today's build is light years ahead of the legacy jet, and it makes much more sense to go with improved structural technology in the new build. I guess that now makes two reasons I'd go with E/F. Actually, I saw that at the Northrup Grumman site after posting. It looks like they have a nice AESA (SABR) retrofit working for the F-16, and wonder what it would do for the Hornet.

However, I’m also a firm believer that putting new wine into old bottles isn’t always a good idea. What ELP says below about SLEPing Hornets makes sense. IMO, the legacy Hornet was first gen hybrid metal/composite construction, which was in a time when we were just figuring out what that was.

Too many folks I knew back in the day always complained that working on the frames was a pure b!t@h of an evolution. Simpler in many ways than the Tomcat, but much more complicated in terms of surfaces and structures. Today’s build is light years ahead of the legacy jet, and it makes much more sense to go with improved structural technology in the new build.

I guess that now makes two reasons I’d go with E/F.

]]> By: Corsairs_Forever http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-507253 Corsairs_Forever Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:35:30 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-507253 There are at least two AESA candidates that could be retrofit to the legacy Hornet. Once again it's all about requirements--and price. There are at least two AESA candidates that could be retrofit to the legacy Hornet. Once again it’s all about requirements–and price.

]]> By: ProwlerAMDO http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-507192 ProwlerAMDO Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:49:58 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-507192 Absolutely concur. Absolutely concur.

]]> By: Sim http://www.neptunuslex.com/2010/03/13/red-strip/comment-page-1/#comment-506900 Sim Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:56:37 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=14494#comment-506900 RAAF got their first two Rhinos the other day, I hope to see them at the F1 in March. RAAF got their first two Rhinos the other day, I hope to see them at the F1 in March.

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