The F-35

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>sr 71 blackbird, an extremely successful consctruction that technologically was decades ahead of its time
>designed by hand on a drawing board

>f-35
>in development for the last 2 decades in the era of computer aided design
>still doesn't fly too good

ebun

>>70763164
The F-35 is still superior to anything russia and china has to offer, since they're both woefully behind the west when it comes to weapon systems like radar and radar guided missiles

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>>70763164
I read today that each plane will finally be under the $100m mark because the production is increasing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38862319

Which is good because we're buying lots of them.

>>70763164
It actually costs under 1 trillion now. That trillion covers 2-3k jets, 50 years of maintenance and fuel adjusted for inflation.

>>70763164
Oh and the plane flies better than the estimated designs and in some aspects works even better than intended. It's a few years late and it's coming in about 20 percent over budget per jet, nice try brit bong.

What the plane can do is something you cannot even imagine.

What do you think is the planes primary task?

>Pentahon said this week that F-35A will cost 94.6bi USD each.

wewlad

>>70766051

>mi
>pentagon

Fuck i'm drunk.

>>70766051
Billion? More like millions

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F-35b a cute

>>70766051
>>70766178
Yes >>70765202

>>70766226
>>70766178

Yeah i corrected myself, sorry.

Would we develop the F-35 the same way a second time?
No.
Is it grossly overbudget and not what was promised?
Yes.

Is it still the best (and only) option for economical 5th-gen?
Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDrv-E6mqjc

Just as you'd expect.

>all the butthurt RIDF in comment section

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>>70766337
All I know is it's a very tactile looking plane and I'd love to stroke one.

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F-35 and J-20 have special stealh paint, but why don't the PAKFA has one?

>>70766503
because ussr collapsed 1989

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>>70766189

>>70766503
russians aren't a cutting edge jet fighter developer
simple as that

>>70770008
sukhoi 35 is the greatest fighter jet ever built. suicide yourself snownigger

>>70765202
Our government originally wanted to buy like 118 of them. But now they aren't too sure if that thing even works lol.

>>70770419
sure, maybe in the 1980's, you know, when they were soviets you thick cunt.
there's a reason why they haven't been able to come up with anything new since. because they aren't even close to contemporary top tier developers.

>>70763164
fighter jets r cool

>>70770505
Explain why china orders su 35's when they apparently have a 5th gen J20. Russia should have nuked your shit country.

Without f35 america would have an intergalactic empire already

It's a manlet plane.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XeViHEWzLk