Well, one could make that argument that a stealth fighter should be cheap to make with 30 years experience. Look where we are with the F-22 and F-35.

Yeah, range and tanker support is especially an issue on the F-35B.

T-50 appears to be optimized for front aspect LO (as is the F-35) whereas the F-22 is more all-aspect LO. And I won't judge the T-50's RCS from the prototype because it's a prototype. We'll see how clean the production model is (I'm already chilling…

The hardware will be around; it's the software that drives it that will keep changing. It's stuff like that, all these little things that keep changing, they add up and that'll drive up the costs. The whole thing is ridiculous.

Yeah; the F-35's sensors are top notch. Put those on an FB-22 design (with the stretched fuselage, big delta wing and more gas) and you've got a great long range strike aircraft which would be well suited for the Pacific theater of operations.

But that doesn't help the Navy or Marine Corps however. Maybe they should…

That's a cockpit mockup that they hauled out to airshows and trade shows, so it's not indicative of the final production model.

I wish I was wrong about this, but sadly, the tactical display controls have moved back and forth between the HOTAS and the touch screen. Several times over. I *hope* it stays with HOTAS, but…

People bring it up because the F-35 has a hot signature. I cited the Flanker because, well, it sprang to mind first. But ground based IR sensors can spot the exhaust from a distance and alert/direct ground-based defenses toward's the F-35's position. And since those sensors are passive, they're undetectable. They can…

An all-in-one type is a lofty goal, and the UH-1 is a good example of that. I think that the UH-1 succeeded where others failed because it was so simple. It was a sort of "blank canvas" that offered space and load carrying capability. But it was eventually supplanted in some roles (gunship) by specialized types - ie:…

One serious problem that hasn't been brought up is that the types of ships that the F-35B will operate from. In order to get them within striking range of an F-35B without needing an aerial refueling (which gives away your element of surprise because tankers ain't stealthy), said ships would have to operate within…

Even though the maintenance person knew what part he needed to put on it, ALIS was telling him, 'No, you needed this other part.' ALIS thinks she knows everything about the airplane. She won't let you do anything counter to herself.

I've got a printer that does the same thing every time you clear a paper jam, but it…

From the looks of the Nerf version, they likely partnered with Combat Creatures for this new version.

They don't shoot Nerf stuff, but you can get these now for between $50 and $70 on Amazon. One guy even installed a laser on his Attacknid.

Never has there been a more appropriate reaction gif. Well played sir, well played.

Yeah, like, the media TOTALLY should have ignored the bombing at the 1996 Olympics and the 1972 massacre in Munich. How DARE the press report on things that are happening. They should totally be telling us stuff that makes us feel like a Hallmark card.

Actually, my point never has changed. It's a victim of being an older, single use type that has had to gone upgrade plans to the C-model in order to be properly integrated with today's order of battle. The Air Force's 2012 re-wing program was to have kept it airborne until 2040 (and you claim that the air force…

'Murica still receives far more immigrants than any other nation, has Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood. 'Murica has a First World trade profile (massive exports of consumer and technology goods and imports of natural resources), and her GDP (16 trillion dollars) is more than twice the size of China’s GDP.…

Every time I read about an incident like this or see a pic on @SochiProblems...

Yeah, A-10s killed a lot of tanks. Sitting out in the open. Of the desert. During the day. With pretty favorable weather conditions. And that cost them. You argue that A-10s are cheaper than F-35s, but what about the lives of the pilots?

The Air Force has tried for a long time to get rid of the A-10? That's why they're spending all that money bringing it up to the A-10C standard. That's why in 2012 they started the Wing Replacement Program which was planned to replace 233 A-10 wings that are nearing the end of their structural and economic service…

Well said.