To: whyilovetexas111
Wasn’t the F35 not really designed for a dogfight, supposed to engage beyond visual range?
Not an aircraft guy, so just curious.
3 posted on
08/27/2025 7:27:51 AM PDT by
HombreSecreto
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To: HombreSecreto
within the visual range part of the engagement envelopeAnd a Zero could take out a Hellcat in low-speed, horizontal dogfight. So what?
10 posted on
08/27/2025 7:38:09 AM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
To: HombreSecreto
The question is not how well the F-35 is against and old French Jet, but how well is stands up to a Mig 41 in combat.
To: HombreSecreto
“Wasn’t the F35 not really designed for a dogfight, supposed to engage beyond visual range?”
That’s what I thought too. Of course this may be a push for billions in new aircraft.
12 posted on
08/27/2025 7:45:23 AM PDT by
dljordan
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To: HombreSecreto
Wasn’t the F35 not really designed for a dogfightNot only that, but an F35 might very well be accompanied by a cohort of F15s, the way aircraft carriers are surrounded by destroyers, cruisers, and submarines.
24 posted on
08/27/2025 10:04:17 AM PDT by
Jeff Chandler
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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