Originally Posted by
crewdawg
We'll never be able to roll out jets like we used to
I guess this is just something I'll have to begrudgingly accept. It's purely a wild guess but somehow I wouldn't be surprised if China and Russia don't have as much of an issue with acquisition as we have.
...but the 35 program has gotten ridiculous.
Agreed 100%. I'd like us to cut our losses, apply the lessons learned both technologically and logistically from the F-35 program to improving the solid platforms that we have easy access to today.
Re: JamesNoBrakes,
I do agree with your points that those aircraft you listed all had their teething problems to varying degrees, but a big difference between all of those and the F-35 is that none of those were intended to replace so many aircraft roles, airframes, and airframe types as they dreamed of with the F-35. I believe that the scale of the problems being faced with the F-35 is far greater than the older jets that had their issues, and thus puts it in its own league of failure.
Those other jets went to on to eventually be pretty successful. I'm not hopeful of the same with the F-35.