The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List

Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List by gozur88 on Thursday February 04, 2016 @02:31PM (#11036509)

Not really, no. Dogfights don't happen one-on-one like in the movies. The air frame's flight performance is less important than other considerations.

You're still better off winning most of your battles BVR and relying on your wingman in a dogfight than going toe to toe in every battle.

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Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List by greedo on Thursday February 04, 2016 @03:16PM (#11036836)

People watch Top Gun too much and think everyone is zooming around the sky on their own, pulling dumbass maneuvers. Or they think that reading a Tom Clancy novel means they know how the military functions.

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Re:The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List by na85 on Friday February 05, 2016 @05:19PM (#11045069)

Are you a military fighter pilot?

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