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Re:F-35 crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck, fell in... by coolspot on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:46PM (#30080623)
F-35 research, development & maintenance employ a lot of people and move science forward.
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Re:F-35 crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck, fell in... by m0llusk on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:57PM (#30080697)
Employing people to produce a plane that does not function as intended is a good use of money? It seems like there might be superior alternatives available.

Can you point out any specific ways in which the F-35 project actually moved science forward, even indirectly?

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Re:F-35 crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck, fell in... by PraetorianGourd on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:37AM (#30082495)
Identifying underseas airplane crashes obviously
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Re:F-35 crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck, fell in... by ensan on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @08:56PM (#30080693)
The employment and “moving science forward” are certainly not commensurate with the money pit that is F35.

How many JWST-scale projects could be funded with that money?

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Re:F-35 crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck, fell in... by PraetorianGourd on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @01:36AM (#30082489)
170 is the answer. 170 JWSTs.

For more fun facts, JWST has employed 1200 people in the world, F-35 has produced around 250,000 jobs.

So F-35 has produced more jobs per dollar than JWST so from that perspective it is a steal

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