As to maintenance, if you look at MMHPFH, even the F-35B and F-35C have lower hours than legacy land-based fighters. F-35A currently is 5.4 MMHPFH F-35B is 7.8 F-35C is at its highest right now so far at 9.7 hrs. F/A-18E has been between 14-28hrs over the years. F-14A/B/D was always 40-60hrs, which was a hangar queen. AV-8B has been 40-60hrs as well, very difficult to maintain. All 3 F-35 variants are a dream to maintain, almost too easy for guys that were looking to get their hands dirty. Airframe life is also unusually-high for a fighter.
@@ricky1231 They've really locked-down their info since Xi took over. We used to get mishap data OSINT and plug it into ASN. I could predict within weeks when a J-10 would go down/total loss. J-20 development is the safest fighter ever apparently. Mishaps have to be inferred by posthumous awards given to test pilots associated with the program.
@@ricky1231 I've been tracking J-10, J-11, & J-16 mishaps for years. It got to the point where I could forecast when the next J-10 would crash (every fall around Oct), then Xi cracked down on OSINT data that used to be reported when a Chinese fighter burned into a village. J-20 mishaps go unreported, but they have given posthumous awards to pilots on that program.
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Im just a simple civilian, but i appreciate the cander of Capt. Jim in this interview.
As to maintenance, if you look at MMHPFH, even the F-35B and F-35C have lower hours than legacy land-based fighters.
F-35A currently is 5.4 MMHPFH
F-35B is 7.8
F-35C is at its highest right now so far at 9.7 hrs.
F/A-18E has been between 14-28hrs over the years.
F-14A/B/D was always 40-60hrs, which was a hangar queen.
AV-8B has been 40-60hrs as well, very difficult to maintain.
All 3 F-35 variants are a dream to maintain, almost too easy for guys that were looking to get their hands dirty. Airframe life is also unusually-high for a fighter.
Can you imagine what the true MMHPFH for the J20 would be? Possibly around 100 hrs if not more 😅
@@ricky1231 They've really locked-down their info since Xi took over. We used to get mishap data OSINT and plug it into ASN. I could predict within weeks when a J-10 would go down/total loss.
J-20 development is the safest fighter ever apparently. Mishaps have to be inferred by posthumous awards given to test pilots associated with the program.
@@ricky1231 I've been tracking J-10, J-11, & J-16 mishaps for years. It got to the point where I could forecast when the next J-10 would crash (every fall around Oct), then Xi cracked down on OSINT data that used to be reported when a Chinese fighter burned into a village. J-20 mishaps go unreported, but they have given posthumous awards to pilots on that program.
@@AA-xo9uw No details, he is an American!
They don’t fly the F-35s as much as they fly Gen 4 types. You don’t have to wrench on them if you’re flying the simulator.
Flying Halo since I was 16 then in the US Navy that was best time of my life
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Well said Captain Jim!
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Sorry Turkey you won't get F35. You got Russia ss400 Sams so suck it!
Gotta luv that...
Turkey is constantly playing both sides I wouldn’t give than any significant technical systems at this point and time.
@@Likeawormagreed. They’re way too chummy with Russia recently
guys. we should be at peace with russia... the cold war is over... time for peace
@websitemartian um have you seen what China is doing in the Pacific?
Look a real airplane company. You might want to help these build the next space capsule. Can not wait to see the next fighter jet they put out.
The procurement process there are too many fingers in the pie and too many self interests.
Vfa-115 is now going into transition