Sunday, March 19, 2023

Stealth

 

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  1. The far better, but far less politically connected, contestant in the last fighter competition.
    What we could have had...

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    1. True. Same with the X-32 vs 35

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    2. I blame the A-12 disaster. The A-12 scared the DoD off the bleeding edge. The F-22 was the 'safer' bet, the F-23 more of a technological risk. The F23 was the better plane, larger weapons bay, more range over the F-22. The F-22 was more maneuverable but the prototype had thrust vectoring and the F-23 prototype did not. Give it thrust vectoring too and I think it's just as competitive.

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  2. McCain probably would have axed that one too though.

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