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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by frou_dh on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @03:40PM (#19505094)
> Though perhaps "cool looks" is maybe not the prime factor in fighter jet selection...

The urban legend about why the X-32 lost out to what become the F-35 is it having a stooopid looking mouth on it: https://i.imgur.com/1GW21we.jpg

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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by huffmsa on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:13PM (#19505498)
The x-32 was just happy to be there. Like a big metal basking shark.
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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by knolan on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:44PM (#19505829)
Since the selection of the JSF was during the Clinton presidency, the X-32 was often referred to as Monica.
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Re:The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile ... by lallysingh on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @04:26PM (#19505656)
Some mean looking teeth, or a spooky spiral may have changed that.
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