What the hell has happened to this thread?
After going back and reviewing the first 30 pages, it was both full of debated points (the F-35 is the best thing since sex and sliced bread or is an absolute expensive pile of sh$$). But then what bridged the gap between the two opinions was humor and it struck me, that is what is now missing.
Back then, 2010, the Navy version was questionable at best but humor dissipated the furor of conflicting opinions:
Originally posted by:Ian Corrigible
U.S. Navy testing back-up alternative for F-35 from latest Nimitz-class carrier
Certainly looks lightweight and somewhat stealthy with a simplified magic helmet, the weapons are neatly tucked away in his pockets (my attempt at humor).
And then there was the suggestion by:Finningley Boy
Perhaps someone might start an F35 fund?! You know, like they had thins like Spitfire funds back in the Second World War. For example, ppruners could get together with people on Fighter Control and UKAR in order to co-ordinate a fund raising campaign in order to buy a F35. That way the R.A.F./R.N. would be sure of getting at least one!
Furthermore, we could have the right to have personalized messages carried on the airframe or something.
We should have taken his suggestion, by now the various PPRuNe experts would have been able to disassemble the purchased F-35 and fixed all the problems producing the best damn plane, ever. Or, it could have resulted upon reassembly in a one hump, two hump or three hump camel instead of a race horse without some intervening humor. Oh well, carry on…
