[freedumb2003]

The Defence Secretary does want to go back to the F-35B idea and has announced that, but it’s contingent on the F-35B being proven viable by sometime later this year and that is looking unlikely. The final decision on whether to go CATOBAR with the F-35C or stick with the F-35B has to be made in the second half of this year.

Either way, the F-35 is a mouse made to government specifications:

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It is basically a:

Too bad, it was a good idea.

[A.A. Cunningham]

How much verifiable time have you logged in any F-35 variant/simulator?