• AdelleChattre
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    It lost to the F-16 because it's on a profile not allowing it to turn as it can or accelerate as much as it can.

    It lost to the F-16, carrying drop tanks by the way, because it hasn't got enough wing surface.

    The F-35s primary roles are CAS reconnaissance and pretty much everything that isn't dogfighting.

    It's meant to do everything, for everyone, instead of everything else. What any one thing does it do well?

    It's built to be able to stay on target a long time....

    The last I heard there were a hundred maintenance hours for every hour in the air for this thing. Can we afford for it to stay on target a long time? Can it survive ground fire?

    Are we going to be pretending there are no problems with the F-35, then?