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Old 17th Jun 2017, 03:01
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George K Lee
 
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RP - more like "falling brick".

Demos are clearly not combat maneuvers but a good demo is designed to point to strengths and (sometimes) obscure weaknesses.

This demo is unusual in that it is really an expression of cognitive dissonance. Because the messages that (1) the F-35 is a competitive dogfighter despite what the eeevil naysayers think, and (2) "dogfighting" and "air show maneuvers" are irrelevant, are not compatible.

But otherwise it's pretty well what any sensible person would expect from a big-engine, small-wing tactical bomber. Newton's a bitch and so is Bernoulli.
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