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| Attack of the killer turkey - F-35 Dominates At Red Flag With 15:1 Kill Rate |
| 2017-02-07 |
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| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #10 That was back when the Federal Reserve would actually print money rather than just punch some numbers in |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-07 21:55 |
| #9 Remember when the B2 program died because they were costing a billion each? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-02-07 18:39 |
| #8 Killer Turkey: the 'Turkey' part was ripped off the F-14; please return. Re#2: The USN was asked to play when I was still AD, we had 2 Boomer Skypigs painted in Desert Camo and from above they were invisible unless you caught their shadow. We flew them as a section until the Ascotties got tired of being jumped, then we were told that we had to fly the 'hi-vis' grey stealth paint job with one of them. Didn't like it when we colored outside the lines it seems...... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2017-02-07 14:59 |
| #7 Off script GS. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2017-02-07 12:50 |
| #6 Going from 4th to 5th gen fighters is a much bigger leap than going from 3rd (F-4) to 4th gen (F-15) and we've used the F-15 to establish unquestioned air superiority for the last 40 years. The 5th gen capability leap is like going from props to jets. The problem now is if we can only afford X number of -35s, and the enemy has X number of aircraft +1 This year's LRIP10 F-35A flyaway production price is $94.6 million and it is still 2 years from full production and ~$85 million flyaway. Planned number US F-35s: ~2400 Planned number of PAK-FA: ~150-200 Likely lifetime F-35 production: ~4000 https://www.f35.com/news/detail/agreement-reached-on-lowest-priced-f-35s-in-program-history |
| Posted by: Guillibaldo Stalin4227 2017-02-07 11:51 |
| #5 "Killer Turkey" is a good name for the F-35. Thanks. I'm quite proud of that. That plane is able to leap tall buildings, slay fighter and budgets both in one bound! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-07 11:31 |
| #4 I can do that too! Just need to figure out how to get the fishes in the barrel to stay still while I shoot them. "Killer Turkey" is a good name for the F-35. |
| Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-02-07 11:28 |
| #3 The only working Wing? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-02-07 11:08 |
| #2 ... Having attended a few Red Flags, I'm willing to believe this is true. The problem now is if we can only afford X number of -35s, and the enemy has X number of aircraft +1.... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-02-07 09:51 |
| #1 Maybe it can do the job. We hope. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-02-07 09:42 |