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F-35 doing F-35 things (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: No one seems to have picked up on the reference to the Grim Reapers channel on Youtube.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Flying?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

looking sexy 🥵

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Please do not the fighter jet.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Please dont turn this into militaryporn.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

too late coward my pants already need changing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Felt cute, might delete [your existence] later.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Missile Missile Missile Missile

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Beeing expensive and performing worse than its predecessor?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Heading to EAA right now. Looking forward to seeing them cruising around.

[+] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's basically paid for itself in total foreign sales and its not even in the top 3 for most expensive current generation fighters. The F-35 is a fucking triumph.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

bruh what the fuck are you talking about

latest batch f35s are cheaper than most 4th and 4.5th generation fighters

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It was a “peace divided” project, back from before China posed a credible threat and Russia looked like they were gonna actually try not being complete geopolitical psychos for a bit. All things considered, I think it’s matured into a remarkably capable weapon system given what it started as. Not to mention: despite its… somewhat lacking aerodynamics and kinematics, the connectivity (datalink), distributed systems, and sensor fusion that have become some of its core characteristics are genuinely game-changing.

I fully agree that it has some glaring flaws… but it’s also currently the 5th gen volume-production stealth fighter to beat, and nobody’s come close yet (yes, I’m including China’s J-20 and J-31; and no, as far as anyone outside of China has been able to determine, they are not as capable or stealthy as the F-35, and nowhere near the F-22 for stealth or air superiority).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hitting the airbrakes?