The fact that the vtol version of the aircraft for the marines basically dictated the frame and design for all the variants. That’s a pretty big compromise because that single decision gave the non-marine variants an airframe unoptimized for their intended missions. Second, the CAS role is rather limited. They’re…

The 35 is a camel if you look at its development and the compromises made. And, to me, it doesn’t look “right”. Granted, looks don’t mean a thing if it can do the job - but until it does the job, I’m going to be very highly skeptical. I’ve always loved the lines of the A-10 and the 22 is a beautiful machine, but there…

I give it zero chance of success. My friends Val and Kate are not impressed either.