Well now for something different...an update on my favorite
fighter...the vaunted F-35. These from DID...
1. The
"Black Hole" becomes more infinite...
"It’s always commendable to act on front-line advice, and it can be very useful to reduce costs. The Pentagon is doing so for the F-35, and hoping to reach 10-20% savings, but most costs are set in the design stage.
The F-35 is estimated to be 40-60% more expensive to operate and maintain than the aircraft it’s replacing."
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=122477
2. Leaking oil at this stage of development...
"The
temporary grounding of the US’ entire F-35 fleet because of an oil leak is a minor glitch, in the larger scheme of things, but it is also a warning regarding the consequences of a tri-service, single-engine future fighter fleet. Most planes have already been cleared external link to resume flight operations."
http://www.brecorder.com/world/north...hter-jets.html
3. Those golden memories from about three to four years ago; ah those were the days my friend (Sounds like a song!?!
)...
Remember what I told you about and posted from AUSA concerning the T-50/PAK-FA, F-35 and F-22? Well that well respected think tank on aviation, missile and space issues ranked the F-35 as the worst of the three. For you F-35 supports you might not want to read this next and further ask yourselves why the DOD has/is upgrading the whole fleet of F-22 fighters with a new advanced electronics suite based on the F-35 one.
http://theaviationist.com/2014/02/04...f-22-acc-says/
http://www.airforcetimes.com/article...older-aircraft
The good general should go back a few years and reread those selling points that this was going to be the main frontline fighter. Just saying.
Regards,
Pat
Regards,
Pat