To: sukhoi-30mki
To: sukhoi-30mki
I feel that the F16 is the best jet air superiority fighter we have.
3 posted on
06/29/2016 9:01:43 PM PDT by
SkyDancer
("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
To: sukhoi-30mki
As I recall, the F-16 beat out several competitors to be the next NATO fighter.
4 posted on
06/29/2016 9:02:49 PM PDT by
Red Steel
To: sukhoi-30mki
Given that the B-52 still gets the job done, what tech drives the F-35 over all of the F-teens?
Stealth(materials)? Engines? Aero? Avionics? Changes in the Laws of Physics(CAD optimizations)? or, ????
5 posted on
06/29/2016 9:06:46 PM PDT by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Not that I know anything about military technology, but given that the R&D costs for the F35 are about twice what they were for the F16, adjusted for inflation, it seems a given that the costs for these manned fighter programs are not going to be sustainable. Wouldn’t it make more sense to invest in drone technology?
To: sukhoi-30mki
Comparing the F-35 to the F-16 is silly. The F-35 is far more like the F-111.
12 posted on
06/29/2016 9:14:37 PM PDT by
CodeToad
(Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
“Many of the F-16’s past problems are mirror images of the issues we see in the F-35.”
Not really. The 16 wasn’t 20 years in development and still sucking. And on day one, nothing on earth could beat it except a well flown F-15. In fact, it is still one of the most deadly fighters on earth. Nothing foreign can best it yet.
16 posted on
06/29/2016 9:22:30 PM PDT by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that the state deportmentthat up....)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Supposedly, the F-35 is going to replace all other fixed wing tactical aircraft. It cannot replace the A-10.
17 posted on
06/29/2016 9:25:13 PM PDT by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: sukhoi-30mki
22 posted on
06/29/2016 11:44:38 PM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: sukhoi-30mki
24 posted on
06/30/2016 4:00:41 AM PDT by
SunTzuWu
To: sukhoi-30mki
One of the most prolifically distributed and desired fighters in the world. The big one I remember is hydraulic problems on the F-14 Tomcat.
25 posted on
06/30/2016 4:18:17 AM PDT by
Gaffer
To: sukhoi-30mki
Originally designed as a day VFR fighter.
27 posted on
06/30/2016 7:45:07 AM PDT by
Hulka
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