F35 vs. A10?

[StCapps]

in fact, anybody who is old enough to remember, knows that the media trashed the F-15 back in the 70's

it was a hanger queen, it was too expensive, it was full of bugs, it was a waste of money

all these things were said by the American media about the F-15 Eagle too

this is the media narrative about all weapon systems in general, they never met one they ever approved of

GCF never met a weapon system he ever approved of either, he drinks their kool-aid by the gallon

[Smitty-48]

in fact, anybody who is old enough to remember, knows that the media trashed the F-15 back in the 70's

it was a hanger queen, it was too expensive, it was full of bugs, it was a waste of money

all these things were said by the American media about the F-15 Eagle too

this is the media narrative about all weapon systems in general, they never met one they ever approved of

GCF never met a weapon system he ever approved of either

because just like the media types, he fancies himself to be some sort of messiah come to save us from something

[SuburbanFarmer]

Again, if we can save a few trillion on other boondoggles with this one, I'm all for it. Go F35!

There's still that issue with supplying oxygen to the pilot, and software glitches... but hey, let's save some money.

the Space Shuttle was expensive, and it blew up twice, every complex machine is full of bugs and flaws, so what ?

Space Shuttle was the worst possible design for space exploration. A half-assed attempt at an SSTO vehicle, as mandated by politicians trying to 'save money'. Unsafe, unstable, and unable to get anywhere further than low-earth orbit. Absolute trash, repeated again by Constellation, and now SLS.
This is why Elon is able to run laps around NASA - they're run by the politicians now.

the F-15 Eagle has a critical design flaw which can cause it to break up in flight, but every F-35 hater loves F-15

Never heard of that, but interesting. That's probably why the F-16 has been dominant for so long.
We didn't need a fighter jet then, and we don't need one now, but they're pretty cool at air shows.

[Smitty-48]

Never heard of that, but interesting. That's probably why the F-16 has been dominant for so long.
We didn't need a fighter jet then, and we don't need one now, but they're pretty cool at air shows.

no, the F-15 is dominant over the F-16

the F-16 is the same as the F-35, the fighter to win the market share with allied nations

[SuburbanFarmer]

in fact, anybody who is old enough to remember, knows that the media trashed the F-15 back in the 70's

it was a hanger queen, it was too expensive, it was full of bugs, it was a waste of money

all these things were said by the American media about the F-15 Eagle too

this is the media narrative about all weapon systems in general, they never met one they ever approved of

GCF never met a weapon system he ever approved of either

because just like the media types, he fancies himself to be some sort of messiah come to save us from something

As do we all, I suspect. Smitty, savior of the unsexy millenial. Capps, his loyal sidekick.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Never heard of that, but interesting. That's probably why the F-16 has been dominant for so long.
We didn't need a fighter jet then, and we don't need one now, but they're pretty cool at air shows.

no, the F-15 is dominant over the F-16

the F-16 is the same as the F-35, the fighter to win the market share with allied nations

Yes, market share. Profits for the MIC. Nothing to do with defense, as we already knew.

[pineapplemike]

in fact, anybody who is old enough to remember, knows that the media trashed the F-15 back in the 70's

it was a hanger queen, it was too expensive, it was full of bugs, it was a waste of money

all these things were said by the American media about the F-15 Eagle too

this is the media narrative about all weapon systems in general, they never met one they ever approved of

the liberal media panders to its base

smitty breaking it down as per yuge

[Smitty-48]

Never heard of that, but interesting. That's probably why the F-16 has been dominant for so long.
We didn't need a fighter jet then, and we don't need one now, but they're pretty cool at air shows.

no, the F-15 is dominant over the F-16

the F-16 is the same as the F-35, the fighter to win the market share with allied nations

Yes, market share. Profits for the MIC. Nothing to do with defense, as we already knew.

there is very little profit in weapons, the profit margin on the F-16 is 10%

the whole point of F-16 was for NATO to standardize to the American fighter

[SuburbanFarmer]

no, the F-15 is dominant over the F-16

the F-16 is the same as the F-35, the fighter to win the market share with allied nations

Yes, market share. Profits for the MIC. Nothing to do with defense, as we already knew.

there is very little profit in weapons, the profit margin on the F-16 is 10%

the whole point of F-16 was for NATO to standardize to the American fighter

Didn't work out, did it.

[Smitty-48]

in fact, anybody who is old enough to remember, knows that the media trashed the F-15 back in the 70's

it was a hanger queen, it was too expensive, it was full of bugs, it was a waste of money

all these things were said by the American media about the F-15 Eagle too

this is the media narrative about all weapon systems in general, they never met one they ever approved of

the liberal media panders to its base

smitty breaking it down as per yuge

it's not about comparing F-35 to some perfect fighter which doesn't exist, although that it the media narrative

when you compare F-35 to the actual alternatives, it's a no brainer

also bear in mind that F-35 is replacing F-16 & F/A-18 which have all sorts of bugs themselves

it's not even expensive for what it does, an F-16 with sensor fusion would cost the same

sensor fusion is the most expensive part of the F-35

but that is the game changing part which makes it a revolutionary leap

the picture that the pilot is looking at in the cockpit, nothing that has come before can do that

is it complex and fraught with issues ? Yes it is, but the situational awareness gained is worth it