p.s. Nevertheless thanks for posting the link, it was interesting.
You're welcome, and thanks for your reply.
As for this statement:
First your defending the opinion that that the F-35 really is quite a manoeuvrable aircraft, and now that you've watched a youtube video, manoeuvrability is suddenly irrelevant...?
My position was and is that F-35 maneuverability is "good enough" (I literally used those words on multiple occasions) and roughly the same as F/A-18C. It is not stellar, but it was never intended to be. (also words I have used on multiple occasions.) That's been my position from the very start of this discussion.
My position has also always been that the the F-35 must be viewed and evaluated as a PACKAGE. You cannot take any one feature and say "Aaahah! Abysmal fighter." Berke just captured my sentiments and packaged them much much better than I could.