Johnboy Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Although it was not a full on demo by any means it was nice to see the F35 in the flesh. Nice heritage flight as well with a P-51D. 40,000 lbs of thrust seem to be enough and this Rockwell Collins ESA Vision Systems F35 HMD custom fitted for the individual pilot runs about $500,000 CAD a pop. Not interested in another food fight about this vs Super Hornet blah blah blah but this thing is on a whole other level. It does take air to ground fighter to the next generation and beyond and with a 20:1 kill ratio at a recent Maple Flag 17-1 ....impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 3 hours ago, Johnboy said: Not interested in another food fight about this vs Super Hornet blah blah blah No problem. Don't forget that we have a Liberal government so the RCAF will not get either aircraft while they dither around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Very pretty and impressive technology for sure, at least in the American birds, but at its staggering per unit price can Canada 'afford' to take the significant chance the aircraft's single engine will 'never' fail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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