To: Teflonic
It wasn’t beaten by an F16.
It was beaten by a pilot who was better that day.
2 posted on
06/30/2015 11:55:05 AM PDT by
Vendome
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To: Vendome
just swap pilots and try again.
To: Vendome
It was beaten by a pilot who was better that day. Would be interesting to switch pilots and see if the results are the same.
4 posted on
06/30/2015 11:56:24 AM PDT by
ealgeone
To: Vendome
15 posted on
06/30/2015 12:11:45 PM PDT by
navyguy
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To: Vendome
But according to the other thread, the F-35 was unladen while the F-16 was burdened with two external fuel tanks. So it's not just the pilots; the F-16 was heavily disadvantaged in the test and still won. Can you put all of THAT on the F-35 pilot? Was he really that bad of a pilot that he was beaten by a weighed down F-16? If so, why was he selected for the test in the first place? Wouldn't we put our best on a test of a trillion-dollar plane?
What would it have been like if the F-35 were also burdened with the extra weight of armament?
-PJ
17 posted on
06/30/2015 12:14:13 PM PDT by
Political Junkie Too
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To: Vendome
Having read the article it was beaten by the plane not the pilot.
25 posted on
06/30/2015 12:18:07 PM PDT by
driftdiver
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To: Vendome
That is mostly true and that is why I continue to argue that fighter drones will not be all that effective. The pilot will be in the cockpit for a long time to come.
I am biased about the F-16, I helped build them and their various AISs.
The plane has stunned everybody that has come up against it. It is a national defense treasure.
27 posted on
06/30/2015 12:19:21 PM PDT by
pfflier
To: Vendome
Nope, the F-22 is not intended to be a dog fighter. USAF revisit an old fail strategy from Vietnam.
National Review Article
To: Vendome
Realistically, we would have to be in a very tight situation before they would even commit an F-35 to a combat arena where it would have a serious challenge. At $350 Million+ per copy, they could not afford to have one shot down. If one was shot down, then the Air Force would face having the program canceled, or curtailed, and they certainly don’t want to lose their new toy.
49 posted on
06/30/2015 12:45:15 PM PDT by
The Sons of Liberty
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To: Vendome
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