Twice the range of the F-16. 1.5x the payload of the F-16.
Unlike the F-16 it's nearly impervious to any and every air defense and SAM system.
It may be the best strike aircraft in history.
And that's before it gets its drone swarm.
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08/05/2016 7:20:20 PM PDT by
Mariner
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To: Mariner
BS the minute you put external pylons on it you loose all stealth capability and it becomes just another target
67 posted on
08/05/2016 10:06:34 PM PDT by
straps
(Loyal Trump Fan)
To: Mariner
To me it has a comical look of a hunchback or Angry Bird beak face. What a weird airplane
68 posted on
08/05/2016 10:10:15 PM PDT by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
To: Mariner
I think what it makes it a monster is that it is 80% heavier than the F-16.
In fact it is heavier than the monster F-105 :p
Its engine is powerful but I fear not enough. 90% more than F-105 and 50% more than F-16
WTF
71 posted on
08/05/2016 10:41:03 PM PDT by
JudgemAll
(Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
To: Mariner
I haven’t seen anything good about the F-35 unless your selling them. 16 years and still in test and according to the GAO another $20B - $100B to fix the S/W that has 8 million lines of code.
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08/06/2016 4:21:34 AM PDT by
maddog55
(America Rising a new Civil War needs to happen.)
To: Mariner
It may be the best strike aircraft in history.And for only $1 Trillion in development!
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