Originally Posted by
tdracer
Isn't Canada's fundamental problem with the F-35 that they believe a single engine combat aircraft is inherently unsuitable for their climatically hostile (and remote) northern territories?
Hard to see how the F-35 would ever overcome that problem...
It has often been cited as a concern for Canada, but with the USAF regularly flying F-16s over Alaska, and Norway doing the same over its just as harsh northern territories (not to mention the Swedes with their Gripens), I'm not sure how much of an issue it really needs to be.
Indeed, single-engine operations are inordinately safer today than they were when Canada operated the CF-104 seemingly without having the same concerns.