Favorite Fighter/Bomber

[Woodlouse2002]

[quote]Charlie, after doing some reading, what you called a primitive system appears to actually be fairly advanced.

[Chris_F]

I'd rather have a VTOL F-35 compromised in order to produce a more capable non-VTOL F-35 than have a non-VTOL F-35 compromised in order to make a more capable VTOL F-35.    Although the VTOL variant of the F-35 gets so much press (because it is unique) it still will be a fairly rare beast.  

[C]

 Although the VTOL variant of the F-35 gets so much press (because it is unique) it still will be a fairly rare beast.  

Which raises the question is the VTOL variant really necessary?

[Chris_F]

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[Woodlouse2002]

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[C]

 Although the VTOL variant of the F-35 gets so much press (because it is unique) it still will be a fairly rare beast.  

Which raises the question is the VTOL variant really necessary?

IMO no, but them Brits (and others) seem to find 'em useful for carrier ops.  A proper carrier (with catapults and arrestor cables) would resolve that little problem...  :)

Mmm, we've been tetering on the edge of which size to build (small, or decent size with cats and wires). I wonder if the USMC has had the biggest influence on it for their current carriers (and I suppose possible orders abroad such as Spain and Italy, who I doubt will build bigger carriers).

[Woodlouse2002]

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[Chris_F]

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[Papa9571]

Kinda nice shots of something that hasn't flown yet, wouldn't you agree???

[Woodlouse2002]

Kinda nice shots of something that hasn't flown yet, wouldn't you agree???

Thats the prototype. The plane as it will be produced hasn't flown yet in it's VTOL form. And it'll be very different from the one in your pictures.

[C]

Kinda nice shots of something that hasn't flown yet, wouldn't you agree???

Hmmm, yep - that's the X-35. That's equivalent of posting a picture of a Hawker Siddeley Kestrel and saying it's a Harrier (of any sort) - a very different beast indeed.

[Theis]

But all will probably have to add catapults because the JSF can't use a ski jump.

Why can't the JSF use a ski jump?

[bok269]

B-2.  I love the shape, and I love the engineering achievement that it is.

[Ivan]

CAS: Su-25... might be less effective than the A-10 but that doesnt run on truck diesel...
Fighter / Bomber: Su-34
Fighter: Su-37

Bomber: B-1 or Tu-160

[JA 37 Viggen]

Man what ever happened to the Sea Harrier Fa.2 and Sea Harrier FRS.1? Those are true fighters.