Well, Lockheed skunked up the Raptor. The Raptor would be great, if it could fly more often. Now, they are skunking up the JSF = F-35.. The JSF stinks no matter how you smell at it.
The UK should navalize the Typhoon. Add a stronger engine with thrust vectoring; EJ230, stronger landig gear and a hook. Use a ski jump on the new carriers. Voila, you get yourself a great strike/fighter for half the cost and a lot better than the skunked up F-35
Oh, so the prohibitive cost of the F-22 and Typhoon are the reason for getting the F-35? Well let's look at the prices, shall we?! F-22 "fly-away-cost" 150 million$; Typhoon= 100 million $. The F-35 is already projected to be at around 140 million $. So?
Here's an idea, next time doing something like this, have a common airframe that has one big engine for the airforce and marines, and two smaller ones for the navy.
I bet the Russians will take the X-32's design and sqaush it flat, from top to bottom, give it 4 wings instead of 6, and give their new MIG a 3D thrust vectoring nozzel. Just like they did when they took our YF-23 and put it on steroids and called it Pak-Fa T-50.
This is the same program that appeared on the PBS series NOVA under same title (and seemingly the same narration). Funny to listen to this this and know what will happen next due to the age of the show.
Authors forgot about Dassault Mirage 2000 - classic delta design, but higly praised, combat proven, durable and -suprisingly - equal in manouverability to F-16.
Also F-35 tag already matched this of F-22's.
One could also recall Yak-141 - pioneer in high performance VTOL aircraft.
Authors forgot about Dassault Mirage 2000 - classic delta design, but higly praised, combat proven, durable and -suprisingly - equal in manouverability to F-16.
China copy our JSF as its J-10....
cro7485 1 week ago
@cro7485
luckily the j10 sucks balls
deathcorepyro 1 week ago
Lol F35 now is another death spiral :)
jack99889988 4 weeks ago
Well, Lockheed skunked up the Raptor. The Raptor would be great, if it could fly more often. Now, they are skunking up the JSF = F-35.. The JSF stinks no matter how you smell at it.
The UK should navalize the Typhoon. Add a stronger engine with thrust vectoring; EJ230, stronger landig gear and a hook. Use a ski jump on the new carriers. Voila, you get yourself a great strike/fighter for half the cost and a lot better than the skunked up F-35
bhigr 1 month ago in playlist JSF F-35
Oh, so the prohibitive cost of the F-22 and Typhoon are the reason for getting the F-35? Well let's look at the prices, shall we?! F-22 "fly-away-cost" 150 million$; Typhoon= 100 million $. The F-35 is already projected to be at around 140 million $. So?
bhigr 1 month ago
Here's an idea, next time doing something like this, have a common airframe that has one big engine for the airforce and marines, and two smaller ones for the navy.
LouistheHedgehog 1 month ago
I bet the Russians will take the X-32's design and sqaush it flat, from top to bottom, give it 4 wings instead of 6, and give their new MIG a 3D thrust vectoring nozzel. Just like they did when they took our YF-23 and put it on steroids and called it Pak-Fa T-50.
bujoun76 1 month ago
What year is this from?
42crazyguy 2 months ago
This is the same program that appeared on the PBS series NOVA under same title (and seemingly the same narration). Funny to listen to this this and know what will happen next due to the age of the show.
fooman2108 3 months ago
Authors forgot about Dassault Mirage 2000 - classic delta design, but higly praised, combat proven, durable and -suprisingly - equal in manouverability to F-16.
Also F-35 tag already matched this of F-22's.
One could also recall Yak-141 - pioneer in high performance VTOL aircraft.
AnteyPL 4 months ago
Authors forgot about Dassault Mirage 2000 - classic delta design, but higly praised, combat proven, durable and -suprisingly - equal in manouverability to F-16.
AnteyPL 4 months ago
the good old days
hotrod4you2 5 months ago
100 likes!!!!!
I love the program as an aircraft lover...!!
tamilarasuu 7 months ago
@tamilarasuu I love the progrm too my friend! Appearently only real aircraft lovers do.
bujoun76 1 month ago