More F-35 stupidity. . .

[sferrin]

From defenseaerospace. (Par for the course for that guy.)

"(EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Air Force famously plans to operate its F-35As with F-22s – if enough are available – flying top cover. The Israeli Air Force, which doesn’t have any F-22s, is now training with F-16Is to escort its F-35s.
This confirms, once and for all, that the F-35 is ill-equipped to fly combat missions without air-superiority fighters providing top cover, and puts paid to the various claims by its backers that it can survive alone.) "

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... scort.html

[garrya]

From defenseaerospace. (Par for the course for that guy.)

"(EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Air Force famously plans to operate its F-35As with F-22s – if enough are available – flying top cover. The Israeli Air Force, which doesn’t have any F-22s, is now training with F-16Is to escort its F-35s.
This confirms, once and for all, that the F-35 is ill-equipped to fly combat missions without air-superiority fighters providing top cover, and puts paid to the various claims by its backers that it can survive alone.) "

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... scort.html

I like how defense aerospace editor is always desperately try to play down F-35 capabilities. Pathetic

[spazsinbad]

I read that article to take away that the F-35i escorts the F-16s & makes them mo betta - just like the advertisement says.

[XanderCrews]

Lol Yes it's just like when the KC-135s escorts and protects the F-22s

[sferrin]

I read that article to take away that the F-35i escorts the F-16s & makes them mo betta - just like the advertisement says.

Yep, just like F-22s do with F-15s (and probably Typhoons when they're around).

[mixelflick]

So a non stealthy platform escorts the F-35, thereby alerting the bad guys to both their presence.

Got it

[shania]

Some more s.....

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ightweight

[steve2267]

Some more s.....

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ightweight

Wow, that guy's mechanical engineering degree / prowess must either rival Elon Musk's physics knowledge, or he forgot a little bit since graduating and is just piling it higher and deeper. (The article did mention he has his Master's... so maybe he's just piling it higher and deeper.)

I wonder if Pierre Sprey helped him write that piece.

[count_to_10]

Some more s.....

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ightweight

That article comes really close to being entirely false. Pretty much anything factual was stated in such a misleading way so as to make the conclusion false.

Holy crap. No radar? Seriously?

[southernphantom]

Some more s.....

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ightweight

I think he just "designed" an F-16A with an IRST.

[pmi]

I wonder if Pierre Sprey helped him write that piece.

It does read suspiciously close to what Sprey has been pushing for years.

[juretrn]

Some more s.....

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... ightweight

Jesus rollerblading Christ, was that a giant pile of bollocks!
The author basically goes on a diatribe about how awful the F-35 is based on... um... something...? And proceeds on saying how stealth is useless, radar is useless, how great passive sensors are and that the F-35 can apparently only every two or three days.
Not to mention a modern, competitive fighter for... 48 million USD?! And 10k/flight hour... okay?
The author also makes up a top speed figure for the F-22, gives the F-35 a "large+" IR signature rating , and calls F-35s IR capability "aging tech, mediocre" and the weapon payload of the F-35 is apparently "4 missiles, 1 gun - big issues". The hilarity is just incredible!

Need to bookmark this one for posterity for when I need cheering up.

[spazsinbad]

'juretrn' print it out (on soft paper I guess) so that for your posterior (when you run out of toilet paper) it'll do instead.

[juretrn]

:devil: 'juretrn' print it out (on soft paper I guess) so that for your posterior (when you run out of toilet paper) it'll do instead.

Sounds about appropriate.

[That_Engine_Guy]

The last time, didn't they call it the F-20? Sold real well versus the F-16 even though it was 'cheaper'.

TEG