Originally Posted by
FODPlod
"bright new shiny jet"? The F-35 has clocked up well over 50,000 flying hours since it first flew almost ten years ago. Unless you know otherwise, it has yet to suffer any significant aerial incident causing loss of life during its trials and testing. What other FJ can claim that safety record during its development?
You certainly nailed your colours to the mast early enough, though. This is from Feb 2011:
"fact", eh?
Are you seriously suggesting that we should weigh your
opinion of the F-35 over that of the pilots who are flying it?
Depends on a number of things, knowing fighter jocks, yeah fast anything and a future to align with.
And why not indeed.