F-35 slims down, at least on paper
Engineers make about 400 design changes to cut 2,700 pounds I wonder what was changed and cut (besides pilot saftey). Anytime you make that many changes, you introduce too many variables into the equation.
Don't get me wrong, the F-35 looks great on paper, but I wonder if we are simply preparing for the last war, rather than looking ahead to the next one.
They cut the size of the vertical stabilizers and the extra strength off of the langing gear, from what I could gather.
They also (on paper) changed the materials in the engine.
Redesigning an engine "after the fact" for mere weight savings strikes me as risky, btw.
Shudder...
The F-35 has got to go.
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