To: sukhoi-30mki
2 posted on
01/17/2015 5:56:12 AM PST by
Cletus.D.Yokel
(Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Which one is The Jericho? “Let one of these off the leash, and the bad guys won’t even want to come out of their cave.”
3 posted on
01/17/2015 6:00:02 AM PST by
ArtDodger
To: sukhoi-30mki
This is an illustration of how it’s always been with American warcraft builders. America likes multi-capability fighter bombers (we used to refer to the F-4 as a pig in Danang.)
The Commies build fighters, period. They have a few missiles and a cannon but that’s about it. The reason U.S. aircraft prevail in dogfights is superior training and that’s about the only diff.
IMHO
4 posted on
01/17/2015 6:02:03 AM PST by
Rembrandt
(Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Its not enough. There is never enough.
5 posted on
01/17/2015 6:15:20 AM PST by
Vermont Lt
(Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
There’s one thing it didn’t show: the B61 nuclear bomb. Given that the B61 is the primary gravity-dropped nuclear weapon in the US stockpile, one wonders if the F-35 has been tested to drop such a weapon.
6 posted on
01/17/2015 6:22:26 AM PST by
RayChuang88
(FairTax: America's economic cure)
To: sukhoi-30mki
On the ground. Word is it can’t fly required missions.
10 posted on
01/17/2015 7:22:10 AM PST by
pabianice
(LINE)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The problem for the USAF is that by adding ejector rack pylons for bombs/missiles you've defeated the aircraft's stealth design and made it vulnerable to SAMs and radar directed AAA. The F-35 is a very, very expensive bomb truck of dubious use in a real war. The USAF cannot afford to buy these platinum and gold plated fighter bombers in any useful numbers. The late model F-16s and F-15s are still going to do the heavy lifting (along with the A-10 for REAL close air support).
To: sukhoi-30mki
I am not sure but with all that junk hanging off it I don’t think the stealth features are going to be much good. It will give it the radar cross section of a school bus.
17 posted on
01/17/2015 9:44:33 AM PST by
usurper
(Liberals GET OFF MY LAWN)
To: sukhoi-30mki
F-35, late and billions over budget. It barely flies with no attached arms, needs a trailing dedicated tanker and costs so much we only will buy a few. We’d be better buying the Red Chinese version built with stolen plans as it at least will cost less.
18 posted on
01/17/2015 10:14:27 AM PST by
RicocheT
(us)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Well...this oughta bring out all of FR’s aviation “experts”...can’t wait to read all of the “informed” posts vs. inane opinion. /s
20 posted on
01/17/2015 10:25:30 AM PST by
SZonian
(Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
To: sukhoi-30mki; Egon
21 posted on
01/17/2015 10:51:47 AM PST by
RhoTheta
(US foreign policy under BO: 'Talk butchly and carry a small twig.' -- Mark Steyn)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Is it just me or does that look like the “Auto Pilot” from “Airplane” behind the controls?
LOL
26 posted on
01/17/2015 6:21:46 PM PST by
Zathras
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