It’s not. As @quellish said he was referring to F-35 in multiple ways: the super F-35 is the TR3/Block 4 and the F-55 is a super F-35 in the sense that it’s a superior aircraft (has two engines!). LM is not in the running for F/A-XX as you know, ergo F-55 will be made by Boeing or NG.
You mean besides the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, the strike fighter aircraft F/A-XX nee F-55 is specifically designed to replace?
If you are wanting the F-47 to be flying in 3 years, I would envision a “modified F119” to be a bone stock F119, possibly with a new augmentor / nozzle to match whatever the aft end concept is for the F-47. And a revised FADEC design to communicate on whatever flight control buss the F-47 will use instead of the 1553 bus used on the F-22.
I checked again yesterday and concrete still has yet to be poured. I doubt this facility will open in 2026.
Hardly worse than the Secretary of the United States Air Force not knowing that the X-35 shouldn't be the F-35.
How much do you think Biden knew?
He knew enough to simply read from a script on things he didn't have a clue on. No president knows enough of every aspect of how different industries, technologies, and geopolitics intertwine.
The question is whether the F119 would be a good fit size wise to replicate the XA102/103. Will those engines be closer in size to a F100/110 than a F119? They will want an engine that is essentially exactly the same size or smaller to prevent unnecessary airframe changes..
It required experts?
Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’ - Breaking Defense
“We're going to do an F-55,” President Donald Trump announced today in Doha. “That'll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35.”breakingdefense.com
You don't actually need any new aircraft to explain what Trump said, just to remember that he doesn't do well with technical detail and ad-libs shamelessly to (he thinks) cover it:-Don't shoot the messenger. Trump wants to build a F-55, a twin engined F-35 in addition to an 'F-22 Super'. Is it serious? Despite it all, he's the President of the United States, the most powerful and influential person in the world, and for that reason alone we NEED to take it seriously.
Trump wants a twin-engined F-35. Experts say it’s ‘not feasible.’ - Breaking Defense
“We're going to do an F-55,” President Donald Trump announced today in Doha. “That'll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35.”
A few direct quotes from the president:
“We’re going to do an F-55, and I think — if we get the right price, we have to get the right price — that’ll be two engines and a super upgrade on the F-35,” he said at the event.
“Then we’re going to do the F-22. I think the most beautiful fighter jet in the world is the F-22, but we’re going to do an F-22 Super, and it’ll be a very modern version of the F-22 fighter jet,” he added.
“I don’t like single engines. Even this man, he is the best in the world in engines,” Trump said, referring to Culp. “But on occasion, I know you won’t admit this, if an engine goes out, it’s nice to have two, three or four. That’s why, I like the 747, it’s got four. … They tell me the engine will never go out. Well, I think it goes out on occasion, pretty rarely.”
“You’re going to design an ugly plane for stealth reasons, and then six months later, they’re going to figure out this, and then you’re stuck with the plane,” he said.
Yeah probaly but you know those twin engine concepts looks quite nice. That aside him pointing at the twin engine F-35 (ala F/A-XX) makes me wonder about those remarks some days ago where they talked about our most beloved being on the way to cancel F/A-XX budget for the next few years
100 % Agree with you , we have F-47 now and surely a Lockheed F-55, Lockheed CEO is surely better than all of us when He speak about doing a Ferrari with the F-35 chassis, Skunk Works engineers are surely not sleeping, and Lockheed is prorietary of some classified contracts so stoping the sarcasm could be a good thing to do.
I mean for saving money stuff could have been reused from F-35 which may brought lockheed back into the development as a side member
Sorry was responding to DS
Maybe F/A-XX is more similiar to F-35 than i tought. Now a twin F-135 fighter does seems unlikely but maybe the explained it like that. Cutting cost by reusing a lot of F-35 hardware (Radar, EW suite, EOTS or DAS from Block 4 for example). I know what ever agent orange says often is quite from the reality but maybe its just his last brain cells (or whats left from them) trying to make it understandable for him.
Enough to know the difference btw Zelensky and Putin, but I digress.
Are you surprised at the apparent not great increase in thrust of the NGAP engines?
“General Electric has previously said that its earlier XA100 design is some 25 percent more efficient than the F135 and can also offer between 10 and 20 percent more thrust than the Pratt & Whitney engine in certain flight profiles. You can read more about the XA100 and adaptive cycle technologies here.“
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“General Electric has previously said that its earlier XA100 design is some 25 percent more efficient than the F135 and can also offer between 10 and 20 percent more thrust than the Pratt & Whitney engine in certain flight profiles. You can read more about the XA100 and adaptive cycle technologies here.“
Billions For Next Generation Fighter Jet Engines Greenlit By Air Force
The USAF just accelerated funding for advanced engine work primarily for its sixth-generation tactical jet, the future of which is now uncertain.
I like this positive attitude!
Hopefully F119Doctor will respond but the big requirement seems to be greatly increased range.
The super f-22 probably refers to both the modernized f-22 and the f-47. They exist as 1 thing in his memory in the moment of this speech probably. It's important to recognize trump's well known lack of focus during technical and intelligence briefings (not political hit piece, straight out the mouths of those in his 1st admin including the CIA head) if we are to try to discern any golden nugget of truth in what he says.
