[fso301]

According to this article, the F-35 engines run hot which forces the weapons bay to be opened every 10 minutes which causes the plane to light up radar screens like a christmas tree.

href="http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Column-one-Time-to-walk-away-from-US-aid-462677

[ThunderSleeps]

That has got to impose in-flight restrictions on airspeed. Bet they have to slow down before opening the doors. Slow and non-stealthy, great, just great.

[Mariner]

Their principal gripe is the ALIS and it's ability to ground a plane from afar.

All the rest is huff and smoke over minor problems blown out of proportion. All fixable and all in line with every new combat aircraft we have introduced.

[KC Burke]

I see them fly every week and I have never seen a weapons bay open.