Originally Posted by Channel 2
Does the F-22, which is also optimized for low observability, incorporate the same crippling airframe compromises?
Crippling? Who said anything about crippling airframe compromises? F-35 is a compromise between aerodynamic performance (including energy manoeuvrability) and LO, and I would have liked to see some better performance in some areas, but you can hardly call it crippling.