U.S. Air Force to buy 1,763 F-35's
12-15-2012, 04:29 AM
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Originally Posted by cactipilot
Of course, it's not going away so might as well enjoy it- it sure is shiny and pretty and will make lots of noise at the airshow for the next 40 years 
I think that aircraft is one UGLY step-sister - and I'm particularly disgusted with the 'B' version.
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12-15-2012, 07:50 AM
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It's a piece of junk...it can't carry much of anything, only has one engine, and is ridiculously expensive compared to some of our legacy costs with little improvement over existing platforms. Glad (hope) I am retiring in 6 months.
12-15-2012, 09:24 AM
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There's plenty of info out there- just look at the CBO or GAO reports for some insight. I was being slightly sarcastic about its shiny and pretty look, USMCFLYER I'll say I've seen it in person and it looks better up close, but that doesn't change the fact that a single engine jet in carrier ops should not have come to fruition, and the Bravo version may have the propensity to be a highly expensive platform that may, along with the V22, handcuff Marine Corp Aviation for the foreseeable future. I do wish the Corps just bought Supers and the Navy walked away to wait for a better multi engine platform as well... Well at least a relative of mine is going to be a maintainer in Yuma on them so he'll be getting some time to finish his degree
I'll say I've seen it in person and it looks better up close, but that doesn't change the fact that a single engine jet in carrier ops should not have come to fruition, and the Bravo version may have the propensity to be a highly expensive platform that may, along with the V22, handcuff Marine Corp Aviation for the foreseeable future. I do wish the Corps just bought Supers and the Navy walked away to wait for a better multi engine platform as well... Well at least a relative of mine is going to be a maintainer in Yuma on them so he'll be getting some time to finish his degree
12-16-2012, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cactipilot
There's plenty of info out there- just look at the CBO or GAO reports for some insight. I was being slightly sarcastic about its shiny and pretty look, USMCFLYER I'll say I've seen it in person and it looks better up close, but that doesn't change the fact that a single engine jet in carrier ops should not have come to fruition, and the Bravo version may have the propensity to be a highly expensive platform that may, along with the V22, handcuff Marine Corp Aviation for the foreseeable future. I do wish the Corps just bought Supers and the Navy walked away to wait for a better multi engine platform as well... Well at least a relative of mine is going to be a maintainer in Yuma on them so he'll be getting some time to finish his degree
I'll say I've seen it in person and it looks better up close, but that doesn't change the fact that a single engine jet in carrier ops should not have come to fruition, and the Bravo version may have the propensity to be a highly expensive platform that may, along with the V22, handcuff Marine Corp Aviation for the foreseeable future. I do wish the Corps just bought Supers and the Navy walked away to wait for a better multi engine platform as well... Well at least a relative of mine is going to be a maintainer in Yuma on them so he'll be getting some time to finish his degree USMCFLYR
12-16-2012, 04:58 PM
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I think the public statement is just the AIr Force saying "See, we aren't backing out of the contract..." tryng to save face.
I still think it will be severely curtailed, if not outright cancelled, by the "Fiscal Cliff," next month.
But these types of public statemetns will make the Air Force seem not at fault. Yeah...........
I still think it will be severely curtailed, if not outright cancelled, by the "Fiscal Cliff," next month.
But these types of public statemetns will make the Air Force seem not at fault. Yeah...........
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