Dave B v Dave C
Cross posted from Sea Jet thread... sorry meant to ask this here to allow the Sea Jet thread to die....
Genuine question.....
Despite the fact that F-35 BF-1 has now flown conventionally, there are persistent rumours that it's going to canned by the USMC in favour of Dave-Cs.
So it was interesting to hear someone pontificating that though the UK prefers Dave-B, no decision has been made yet, and that we could yet end up with Dave-C, and CVF with Cats and Traps.
Q1. Is this true?
Q2. Given the ostensibly "convertible" nature of the CVF / PA2 design, how late can the decision be made to go for CV CTOL design and still meet the 2014 ISD of QEII?
(Appreciating that as IOC for UK Daves is unlikely to be before 2018, and that this would mean operating increasingly knackered Harriers off a CTOL CV minus ski jump).
Cheers
S41