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| Is The $400 Billion F-35's 'Brain' Broken? |
| 2016-04-21 |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #10 why didn't they stop this piece of FOD? I think its a honey trap for the Chinese to steal the tech and design to deploy in their forces. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-04-21 21:24 |
| #9 Geez, that's right. I wonder how old I was when I realized the official name isn't Warthog; like learning my dad's name isn't 'Dad'. While we are at cursed names, and because it has become available, can we change DDG-120 from Carl M. Levin to Boaty McBoatface? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-04-21 19:54 |
| #8 Naming it after a famous predecessor isn't necessarily a curse. The "Jug", P-47 Thunderbolt, was damned effective as a ground attack plane, and the A-10 Thunderbolt II has proven to be a worthy successor to that name. But the 35 is a dog and a disgrace to the name Lightning. |
| Posted by: Percy Clineng8990 2016-04-21 19:43 |
| #7 Yeah, I too was pissed they named it Lightning, even before any of the problems. So many badass things sky-related to choose from, and they coopt a famous and proven airframe name; should have been an ill omen. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2016-04-21 18:21 |
| #6 Gracias USN Ret. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-21 17:24 |
| #5 Alan C; The Osprey was an entirely new technology; tilt rotor and all. A lot of the teething problems were just trying to figure out how to fly the damn thing. the F-35 ( heresy naming it after the original Lightning) doesn't even want to fly. My question is; The DOD canceled the A-12 after $5 Billion, why didn't they stop this piece of FOD? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2016-04-21 17:14 |
| #4 "Maybe they could outsource the programming. I'm sure the Chinese would be glad to take a crack at it." The Chinese already cracked it. They hacked the RSA. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-04-21 16:30 |
| #3 Serious question: How do the F35 "issues" compare to the issues around the Osprey? I remember hearing terrible things about the Osprey for years but don't remember any details. All I know is that that weird looking plane seems to be in use today and shows up in many pics of war zones. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-04-21 13:11 |
| #2 Maybe they could outsource the programming. I'm sure the Chinese would be glad to take a crack at it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-04-21 12:48 |
| #1 At what point will people finally declare this mess unworkable? Most likely after a war where the US had no air cover because the F-35 was in the hanger the whole time. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-04-21 11:11 |