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发帖数: 395 | 1 意大利组装的第一架F-35，飞机只飞过15个小时，意大利飞行员只飞过50小时F-35，就
顶着120节的西北风横跨大西洋。麻痹的还是黑手党有胆。
NINJA DISCUSSES HIS F-35 FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC: THE RIGHT STUFF ITALIAN
STYLE
2016-02-08 On Feb. 5, the Italian Air Force’s first F-35, AL-1 with code
“32-01” and markings of the 32 Stormo Wing landed at Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, Maryland, at the end of the JSF’s first ever transatlantic
flight.
The aircraft was piloted by “Ninja,”an Italian Air Force test pilot,
belonging to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Test Wing) from Pratica di Mare,
and who had successfully completed his initial F-35 flight training at Luke
AFB in November 2015.
To put this in perspective, the pilot had only 50 flight hours of F-35
flying experience.
And the Lightning II which Ninja flew across the North Atlantic in winter
had only 15 flight hours on before he took off on his historic flight. 32-
01was the first plane to came off of the Italian assembly line at Cameri
Italy.
And this was done in the middle of winter, flying in and out of cloud layers
over the turbulent North Atlantic against 120-knot headwinds. It was
remarkable flying.
After his 7-hour flight he sat down with reporters to discuss the flight and
what he sees as the way ahead for the F-35 program.
“We started from Cameri.
We had bad weather.
For the first day, we went from Cameri to Lajes AFB in the Azores via Palma
de Mallorca.
This was the first time the F-35 had landed in Portugal.
We had to wait out the weather for a day and then flew the 2000 plus miles
past St Johns to Halifax to the Boston area and then we arrived in Maryland.
For safety and security reasons, we had four air refueling during this
second leg, and given how bad the weather was the fourth refueling was done
close to Pax River again for safety and security reasons.
The flight lasted 7 hours.
We had to go through a Cold Front and heavy headwinds (120 knots).”
Question: You flew in formation and through heavy clouds, we understand?
Answer: We had four aircraft total; and kept tight formation; and refueled
in the clouds as well.
We had two C-130s just in the case; the tanker, a Typhoon headed to Red Flag
and the F-35.
Question: So you were in a new aircraft, single engine, flying in the middle
of winter across the North Atlantic in heavy headwinds?
Answer: That characterizes it.
Question: Did you hand fly the plane to stay in formation?
Answer: The plane is very reliable, and I hand flew some times, but auto
pilot handled a great deal of the flight.
Question: What about the air refueling events?
Answer: We had 100% success even in the clouds; the big thing here is that
the plane is very stable and reliable with no problems.
We had no disconnections; the F-35 is a very stable airplane.
Question: This is the first F-35 built on a new assembly line.
Did that come into play in your calculations in flying the aircraft?
Answer: We did 15 flight hours with AL-1 prior to crossing the Atlantic and
we had no issues, and I mean NO issues.
It is the first F-35 built outside the United States.
Our workers at the FACO worked as a team as a team to get this result.
We are building for our own air force and wings for other air forces.
We flew the jet 5 times back to back to back to back prior to coming. I don
’t think that has ever been done before as well.
Question: How many flight hours do you have on the F-35?
Answer: About 50 real flight hours.
I was formerly a Tornado pilot in the reconnaissance role.
And then became a test pilot.
Question: After the testing here, what is next for the jet?
Answer: We will take the first two aircraft to Luke AFB.
Then in a few months will bring additional aircraft to Luke.
This summer we will ferry number 4 and 5 to give us a full complement of
five at Luke.
All the student pilots at Luke fly the aircraft in the fleet whether US,
Australian, Norwegian or Italian.
And the training allows us to learn common TTPs from the ground up.
We are building a fifth generation approach from the ground up.
Question: When you sit in the F-35 cockpit and flew across the Atlantic how
did the various systems assist you in the flight?
Answer: The great thing about the F-35 is that the human-machine interface (
HMI) is so good and so built around the pilot that you don’t have to learn
how it works.
You just use it.
You can configure the screens to configure for the mission.
The aircraft is built to understand; you are building a strategy, not
focusing on managing the sensors or really focused on the flying function.
I was able to see the aircraft surrounding me through the clouds, such as
keeping distance with my tankers, by using my helmet and the Distributed
Aperture System and see the C-130s below me below the clouds.
Question: Did you have any problems with your helmet?
Answer: No. I used the Gen II helmet and the Gen III has improved the helmet
, but my helmet worked flawlessly during the flight. I was able to fulfill
the mission and I am here.
Question: How different is flying the Tornado compared to the F-35?
Answer: How can answer and be polite? There is no comparison. Recently, I
flew the Tornado after learning to fly the F-35. It was a real shock to go
back in time.
I had to move my head and focus on the switches and sensors – you have to
manage the aircraft to fly.
The F-35 is totally different.
Question: What is it like to cross the Atlantic with DAS?
Answer: It is IR so much of its functionality is used during the night not
the day, although you do look through your legs and could see buildings,
intersections, and various landmarks while flying.
Question: Many more people saw Lindbourgh land at Le Bourget in 1927 than
are here today.
There are four reporters here to witness your arrival, and let make no
mistake about it, this is an historic day in which an Italian flew the first
F-35A with an Italian assembled aircraft, rather than the USAF having done
so.
How does that feel from an Italian point of view?
Answer: It feels great. It is a different mindset. We are working at a
different level than we have done in the past.
It must be weird from your point of view to have an Italian fly the first F-
35 across the Atlantic. We are making history. We are building it; we are
flying it; we are maintaining it.
We talk about facts. I am a pilot.
We have flown all these flight hours with no problems; we are living a new
reality.
The aircraft is extremely reliable.
We are close to 50,000 flight hours with aircraft.
That is a fact.
We had a no gripe, no maintenance discrepancies during flight as well.
Question: When the Marines we barred from flying from Pax River to the
Farnbourgh air show in 2014, how did this affect your preparation and
thinking?
Answer: I certainly realized that I was going to be first and felt that
pressure.
But with regard to the flight I talked with the Marines about their flight
– they went from Yuma to Pax – and their flight plan to come over.
They were very helpful.
Semper Fidelis is what I have to say about that.
Question: How was the airplane ergonomically?
Answer: I did not think about it until you asked the question.
The seat is very comfortable.
You can stretch your legs in front of you.
The helmet was confortable, and the seat was very supportable and
comfortable.
With this helmet I do not have to turn my head, which makes it easier as
well for the pilot.
Question: When did you learn that you would do this flight?
Answer: We started working this about six months ago and worked various
scenarios for the flight including divert requirements if needed.
But the aircraft holds so much fuel that there is an additional safety
factor built in. After 30 minutes after take off from the Azores I could
reach the coast of Canada flying high. If I needed to fly lower, I would
need a refueling.
We also brought our tankers to Edwards last year to do refueling of the F-35
and worked through various procedures and operating conditions.
Question: This plane is designed to drop bombs and fire missiles.
What you can see going forward with regard to training with regard to
weapons?
Answer: It is a lot easier than you think.
This is one of the first aircraft that you can take off and after about two
flights dropping bombs, and firing weapons.
Your mission systems are so good that you can start operating weapons very
early in your training and operations.
We have to air-to-air pilots working with air-to-ground pilots and merging
the cultures.
You are not focusing on your sensors; you are focusing on the end objective
of your mission.
The big difference with this aircraft is situational awareness.
You see everything, and I mean on the surface and on the ground and you
command attack, defense and electronic warfare functions within the aircraft.
The HMI is processing this and allowing you to be more strategic in your
role.
You have different screens and different set ups that we are using as we fly
the aircraft, and over time we can help the pilots standardize ways to
usual the two screens optimally.
During my flight, I mostly used the two screens in the following way:
Half a screen provided a long-range view to look further; the second half
showed the formation.
And the second screen contained my targeting Pod in one half and DAS in the
other.
I hand flew because I wanted to play with the screens and figure out how to
make best use of the systems during flight.
Question: How is the F-35 a game changer for the Italian Air Force?
Answer: The F-35 gives us much greater global reach.
We have so much gas in the aircraft and it is so fuel efficient, it gives us
options in the various scenarios we are likely to face in our area of
operations. | z**********e
发帖数: 22064 | 2 二战时纳粹续航力最强的轰炸机都飞不过大西洋，一个F35能飞过去？
还是顶风？
现在飞机的耗油量比那时候大得多吧？ | M*****G
发帖数: 3105 | 3 草，如今美帝真是沦落了……
等我啥时候有空去博物馆把第一次飞跃大西洋的黑猫偷回来~~ | s******d
发帖数: 9806 | 4 空中加了四次油。
【在 z**********e 的大作中提到】
: 二战时纳粹续航力最强的轰炸机都飞不过大西洋，一个F35能飞过去？
: 还是顶风？
: 现在飞机的耗油量比那时候大得多吧？
| a******o
发帖数: 16625 | 5 F-35基本达到设计目标了吧。日本和欧洲都可以组装了。 | d******n
发帖数: 3836 | 6 算个鸟！只要你搞得来，我老人家也敢飞，尽管从来也没飞过f35
ITALIAN
transatlantic
【在 e*c 的大作中提到】
: 意大利组装的第一架F-35，飞机只飞过15个小时，意大利飞行员只飞过50小时F-35，就
: 顶着120节的西北风横跨大西洋。麻痹的还是黑手党有胆。
: NINJA DISCUSSES HIS F-35 FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC: THE RIGHT STUFF ITALIAN
: STYLE
: 2016-02-08 On Feb. 5, the Italian Air Force’s first F-35, AL-1 with code
: “32-01” and markings of the 32 Stormo Wing landed at Naval Air Station
: Patuxent River, Maryland, at the end of the JSF’s first ever transatlantic
: flight.
: The aircraft was piloted by “Ninja,”an Italian Air Force test pilot,
: belonging to the Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Test Wing) from Pratica di Mare,
| c*******r
发帖数: 3289 | 7 原来是过来参加redflag的，这是一个北约的空军实战演习，有一部IMAX当年看的我如
痴如醉
[在 emc (键盘手) 的大作中提到：]
：意大利组装的第一架F-35，飞机只飞过15个小时，意大利飞行员只飞过50小时F-35，
就顶着120节的西北风横跨大西洋。麻痹的还是黑手党有胆。
：
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发帖数: 6180 | 8 boeing 拍的那部？
【在 c*******r 的大作中提到】
: 原来是过来参加redflag的，这是一个北约的空军实战演习，有一部IMAX当年看的我如
: 痴如醉
: [在 emc (键盘手) 的大作中提到：]
: ：意大利组装的第一架F-35，飞机只飞过15个小时，意大利飞行员只飞过50小时F-35，
: 就顶着120节的西北风横跨大西洋。麻痹的还是黑手党有胆。
: ：
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