Well, it's lovely to hear a LM employee being so enthusiastic about the new hook and to feel his faith in the shiny, untested, unproven version. Exactly the sort of thing that would fuel the sceptics' imagination. Maybe not a great answer to any lingering doubts here.
In my view, I am certain that it is not beyond man's capability to build a functioning hook. I am certain they will get it right and that the C model will be a good jet. I am not certain that we need to cling on to Lockheed's propaganda just because we want it all to OK today. As I said before, it's bit early yet, but they will get there.