melmothtw
I suspect The Comanche programme being so much smaller than the F-35 was always going to be easier to cancel – for whatever reason.
Courtney
I don’t know if you count the engine as a basic issue. But when I saw the diagram of the compressor sealing arrangements in Av Week a while back I thought “Golly (English for f..k me) that will give a step change in overall compressor efficiency compared to the engines we are used to” then a few moments later “But that is bold and going to be difficult”