Originally Posted by
Chris Scott
The F-35B relies on an outdated and flawed concept over half a century after Hawkers rejected it in favour of the inspired P1127. It may well be a lemon.
Only time will tell if that is true. It may well be a great aircraft, eventually.
It is, however, a compromise that is necessary for some of the uses it is designed for.
A full size carrier is not one of those uses it was designed for. We should have decks full of "C" models or even F18 or Rafale plus E2/V22 Bagger plus Growler (if only for the name!) plus COD