Posted on Jul 29, 2015
F-35 appears to be making headway. Have they turned it around?
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Those who know me know that I'm not a big fan of this bird, mainly because they initially wanted it to be a CAS platform, even though it is not suited for such.
This article shows that the Force has realized that they made mistakes in trying to test & build the bird at the same time, instead of building it, & then tweaking the problems in testing.
I know that perhaps the program has gotten "too big to fail", but even I am seeing that it appears they are honestly trying to make it viable in a platform that it appears to have been bred for - air superiority!
This article shows that the Force has realized that they made mistakes in trying to test & build the bird at the same time, instead of building it, & then tweaking the problems in testing.
I know that perhaps the program has gotten "too big to fail", but even I am seeing that it appears they are honestly trying to make it viable in a platform that it appears to have been bred for - air superiority!
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My personal opinion is that the delays, cost over runs, mechanic key problems, problems with being unable to train enough maintainers fast enough, are problems that often border on the criminal in nature. Is the jet a good idea, yes, was it well thought out, planned for, and honest cost figures vetted, NO! It's ridiculous and other countries are starting to act on the ridiculousness of its reality and all its problems.
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The prose sounds good but at this point I'm more concerned with deeds than words.
Until they can "show me the money" with a good airframe I shall remain very skeptical of the Lightning II and make jokes at its expense about how the Lightning I could serve as a better airframe for CAS, air superiority, VSTOL, propaganda posters, stealth, and keychain bling at a fraction of the cost right now!
Until they can "show me the money" with a good airframe I shall remain very skeptical of the Lightning II and make jokes at its expense about how the Lightning I could serve as a better airframe for CAS, air superiority, VSTOL, propaganda posters, stealth, and keychain bling at a fraction of the cost right now!
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Exactly, TSgt (Join to see). The cost it has taken to get the F-35 to this point would fund maintenance on the A-10 for many many years to come.
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