[Mariner]

They are comparing apples and oranges:

The F-35 stated range on internal fuel alone is accurate, but the F-16 stated range is FERRY RANGE with large drop tanks.

Combat radius for the 16 is less than half the 35.

The 16 top speed is in a totally "clean" configuration...no missiles, no tanks. Which is how the 35 is most of the time.

If you put weapons or external fuel on a 16, it underperforms the 35 in every category.

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If you put weapons or external fuel on a 16, it underperforms the 35 in every category.

You say that as if there should be equivalence between a 1970's and a 2010's plane, not to mention price.

35 is a dud, everyone knows it is just a cash cow for the elites and their crony corporations.

[Vinnie]

Does the F-35 supercruise?

The more I read about and see videos of the F-35 the more I like it.