#187

[curry1]

There it is.  The last.



The Air Force is saving every single piece of equipment used to manufacture them.  But only in case they have to make a new part.  Or re-start the line .  The F-35 is rapidly approaching the cost of the F-22. ~150 million for a F-22. ~122 million and counting for a F-35A(Air Force), ~150 million for a F-35B(Marines VTOL) and $140 million for an F-35B(Navy).

[Delirium]

Now, all we need to do is fly it to Iran and give them the keys.

*tongue in cheek*

[curry1]

Now, all we need to do is fly it to Iran and give them the keys.

*tongue in cheek*

We better make sure it is in better condition than the last one.  That RQ-170 had a scratch on it.

[MachFly]

How do you know that the Raptor on that picture is the last one?

[Plazus]

The F-35 should be scrapped since it is a fail project anyways.

[curry1]

How do you know that the Raptor on that picture is the last one?

Other than it being on several news sites look at the assembly line behind it.  Not Much going on.

[titanic3]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

We don't need them, not yet anyway. It'll take another war to get the economy back on its feet. Which means mass production. Which means more jets for me and you.

[MachFly]

Other than it being on several news sites look at the assembly line behind it.  Not Much going on.

Roger

[F22RaptorDude]

so beautiful, glad they are saving the equipment, we may need the F22 in the Future 

[Vudu15]

How do you know that the Raptor on that picture is the last one?

and it would appear to have two exhausts where the 35 only has one.....

[GFShill]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

We don't need them, not yet anyway. It'll take another war to get the economy back on its feet. Which means mass production. Which means more jets for me and you.

Umm, we just finished one and are wrapping up another.  All it did was bleed the government budget of money and families of their servicemen.

[titanic3]

Umm, we just finished one and are wrapping up another.  All it did was bleed the government budget of money and families of their servicemen.

Right...but it's the last one. I somehow doubt we can have the "world's greatest military" with only 10, 50, or 100  planes, however high tech they might be. I think it's money well spent, in this case at least. Could you have bought 2 or 3 more F16s? Yea, but it's been a few decades, an upgrade was in order.

[MachFly]

and it would appear to have two exhausts where the 35 only has one.....

 

You do realize that I'm comparing this Raptor to every other Raptor, it has nothing to do with the F-35.

[wil3ur]

I always thought the YF-23 was a way prettier and better suited plane for its roll, it should have won:

[EskimoJoe]

I always thought the YF-23 was a way prettier and better suited plane for its roll, it should have won:

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Ick, no thanks. It looks like something somebody drew on a napkin.