To: freedumb2003
The F-35 JSF is the perfect example of the old adage that a camel is a mouse built to government specifications.
Unfortunately the government never wanted the F-15, F-16 or F-18 in the first place. John "40 seconds" Boyd forced them on the desk pilots. He is unfortunately no longer around to focus the minds of the procurement pencil warriors. The F-15's motto of "not a pound for air to ground" made it the best fighter in the sky for nearly 30 years. The F-35 is a Ferrari dumptruck. It can't do any job well and costs too much to buy in the first place. Heck it costs more per plane than the F-22 and that is better than the F-35 at both air to air and air to ground.
A good fighter can still drop bombs, especially with the development of JDAMS. But there isn't much you can do to turn a bomb truck into a fighter.
7 posted on
04/18/2012 7:19:50 AM PDT by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: GonzoGOP
The F-35 is a Ferrari dumptruck. LOL -- I am SO going to steal that term!!!!!
8 posted on
04/18/2012 7:25:05 AM PDT by
freedumb2003
('RETRO' Abortions = performed on 84th trimester individuals who think killing babies is a "right.")
To: GonzoGOP
“But there isn’t much you can do to turn a bomb truck into a fighter.”
Except for the F-15E. . . .just say’n
22 posted on
04/18/2012 8:49:55 AM PDT by
Hulka
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