>>Informed and educated position or conjecture and opinion?<<
Yes.
Well then, expand the informed and educated position and help dispel the conjecture and opinion. There are always 2 sides to a coin and the F35 is no exception to that rule.
Beware, some of the articles are extremely technical and geeky in nature.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-35.htm
http://whythef35.blogspot.com/
http://elementsofpower.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-f-35-and-infamous-sustained-g-spec.html
http://elementsofpower.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-f-35-and-infamous-sustained-g-spec.html
http://elementsofpower.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-f-35-and-infamous-sustained-g-spec_26.html
http://elementsofpower.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-f-35-and-infamous-sustained-g-spec.html
http://whythef35.blogspot.com/2012/11/usaf-pilots-and-maintainers-give-f-35.html
In addition, the USAF has moved up its expected IOC by one year. I don’t think they’d be doing that if the aircraft was such a “brick”.
Oh,
Wishing you and yours a Happy 4th of July.
FRegards,
SZ