Originally Posted by
KenV
You agree F-22 has area rule. Can you tell us how area rule is accomplished on F-22 which has no waist to pinch in?
Area rule isn't restricted to the waist area of the fuselage. It can be applied to various specific and local areas pretty much anywhere.
Specific to "lifting body" aerodynamics area ruling is used in shape and location of the canopy, among others, and this is probably the case on the F35 - it is the case on the F22.