The F-35 thread

[buka001]

They should just have gone with Boeing. I really like the look of that aircraft.

 

[Splinter]

I think I touched buka on his cockpit.

 

[Splinter]

And thats not quite the way I remember it from the doccie about the competition between the two and how the F35 was finally chosen.

 

[supersunbird]

And thats not quite the way I remember it from the doccie about the competition between the two and how the F35 was finally chosen.

Are you not thinking about the YF22 vs YF23?

 

[buka001]

I think I touched buka on his cockpit.

Not at all, I always think of that meme, when the X-32 is referenced.

When you see it, you can't unsee it.

 

[buka001]

Are you not thinking about the YF22 vs YF23?

The YF-23 is a work of art.

 

[Splinter]

Are you not thinking about the YF22 vs YF23?

Don't know. I'm not that invested in this

 

[Blu82]

Still think neither and three different air frames and here is an example why.

The difference between Air Force and Navy pilots in one short video

A TikTok comparing Air Force and Navy fighter jets landing at Nellis Air Force Base shows a big difference in how they fly.

taskandpurpose.com

 

[Dave]

I think I touched buka on his cockpit.

I think you need to go to Specsavers.

 

[DapperDanMan]

The 911 call is pretty wild.

 

[Currantly]

 

[Arthur]

General Goretti says what we were saying at the start of this thread.

The F-35 Completely Changed The Mindset For Modern Operations, Italian Air Force Chief Says​

" ...The F-35 has to be considered not only an aircraft, but it has to be considered a node of data information,” said Goretti. “So we used that aircraft to change completely the mindset of the people. It is no longer an aircraft to fly but actually is a data machine available in the air for everyone.”

The F-35 Completely Changed The Mindset For Modern Operations, Italian Air Force Chief Says

Gen. Goretti discussed ItAF priorities with the Mitchell Institute, including F-35, GCAP, the Pacific theater and operational concepts. Recently, the

theaviationist.com

 

[Arthur]

Meanwhile the Romanian parliament has unanimously approved the acquisition of an initial batch of 32 F-35As.

 

[Blu82]

Something is doing taxi tests. Check that rear end…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717251207557738948

 

[Blu82]

Note that this F-22 has been nerfed. I never knew they could carry stores under their wings.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718675508920197349

 

[Dave]

Note that this F-22 has been nerfed. I never knew they could carry stores under their wings.

Not just that, everything would have been turned down a couple of notches on the F-22.

 

[Blu82]

Not just that, everything would have been turned down a couple of notches on the F-22.

Israel almost didn’t buy F-15s due to an F-14 tagging one in training.

 

[Blu82]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1719005312126955861

 

[Blu82]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1719774814825791936

 

[Blu82]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721569038734659662