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TTomcat - Since you have thoroughly demonstrated you don't have a clue about anything, I am not going to waste any more of my time on you.GTX - I'm not sure that you have posted here once without mis-stating my views.Of course I agree that some customers want STOVL. The question is whether that requirement is important enough to justify the production and deployment of a $138 million jet (at full rate, base 2012 APUC) that can haul two 1000 lb bombs and two AMRAAMs 450 miles, while compromising the performance and cost of 2,000+ AF and Navy aircraft.I would also suggest that some of the things that you label "speculative" are more correctly considered as the interpretation of the F-35 configuration based on generally recognized principles of aircraft design.
TTomcat - Since you have thoroughly demonstrated you don't have a clue about anything, I am not going to waste any more of my time on you.
GTX - I'm not sure that you have posted here once without mis-stating my views.
Of course I agree that some customers want STOVL. The question is whether that requirement is important enough to justify the production and deployment of a $138 million jet (at full rate, base 2012 APUC) that can haul two 1000 lb bombs and two AMRAAMs 450 miles, while compromising the performance and cost of 2,000+ AF and Navy aircraft.
I would also suggest that some of the things that you label "speculative" are more correctly considered as the interpretation of the F-35 configuration based on generally recognized principles of aircraft design.
