F/A-18E vs. F-35C

[Baumer]

Kusty I was wondering where you got your information that your opinion is based on?

[lmxar]

I do not know much about the F35, but most of the reports I am seeing bashing it are from media journalists who really don't know anything about planes except that they have wings and go fast.

[Stoney]

Hopefully Mace sees this and can weigh in...

[Butcher]

I do not know much about the F35, but most of the reports I am seeing bashing it are from media journalists who really don't know anything about planes except that they have wings and go fast.

Same people who can't tell the difference between a rock and an AK-47?

[Melvin]

Nevermind...


Great thread! 

[W7LPNRICK]

The F-35 is supersonic without AB as well and much cheaper on fuel. Doesn't matter toward purchase cost, but does matter to the pilot trying to make it to help a buddy, or trying to get home.

[Infidelz]

I would caution government contractor's and others not to be drawn into this obvious attempt at data mining .

[Bodhi]

It is absolutely amazing that Krusty is such an all around knowledgeable fellow when it comes to everything aviation.  Be it pre-production fighter aircraft, prototypes, one offs, or full fledged production, Krusty claims knowledge about all.  Hell, he is so knowledgeable that he knows more than most people that were involved in the actual history!

BTW, a few years back, he was an avid arborist that had two year old 80 foot tall evergreens in his back yard!

Yeah Krusty!

[lmxar]

It is absolutely amazing that Krusty is such an all around knowledgeable fellow when it comes to everything aviation.  Be it pre-production fighter aircraft, prototypes, one offs, or full fledged production, Krusty claims knowledge about all.  Hell, he is so knowledgeable that he knows more than most people that were involved in the actual history!

BTW, a few years back, he was an avid arborist that had two year old 80 foot tall evergreens in his back yard!

Yeah Krusty!

Sounds like a really great guy!  I wish I knew everything aviation related.    Would save me a lot of effort trying to become a Navy aviator.

[Ack-Ack]

The Mexican side of me is to lazy to dig it up but Mace already addressed this topic in another thread about a month or so ago.

ack-ack

[j500ss]

The Mexican side of me is to lazy to dig it up but Mace already addressed this topic in another thread about a month or so ago.

ack-ack

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,325723.0.html

[Wildcat1]

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,325723.0.html

That's what I was looking for! Thanks

[Rob52240]

The Mexican side of me is to lazy to dig it up but Mace already addressed this topic in another thread about a month or so ago.

ack-ack

There is a time to prove Jeremy Clarkson wrong, and there is a time to ignore what he said in the first place.

[mthrockmor]

My background is two decades plus of sheer, straight in-your-face politics. Both the F-35 and the F-22 should have been cancelled in the 90's. They live because of lobbyists like me. END OF DISCUSSION!!! Period!

Next subject...

Boo

[Tank-Ace]

IMO, the best solution would be to upgrade the existing F/A-18 fleet as far as possible (upto and including thrust vectoring and canard wings if viable and effective, similar to the F-15 S/MTD) to both improve preformance and extend their usefull service life so we have a bit of time to take a good long look at where we want to go with the F-35C.

If that turns out being nowhere, then scrap that project, and go back to the drawing boards. Wouldn't be the first time the USA abandoned a project like that.