Sometimes an issue comes up and both sides provide compelling evidence.
Its easy to get wrapped around the axle..especially when the subject is outside your lane.
That's how I felt about the F-35 maneuverability debate. I heard from the critics (you know who you are), that the F-35 was a dog, couldn't possibly handle anything outside of a crop duster in a dogfight and that our pilots were going to be at a severe disadvantage when facing enemy forces.
Then "Elements of Power" Blog put out an article that seems to have taken apart the critics arguments and not one contrary opinion has been voiced. You can read his article here, but for me...especially in light of the facts that he put forward...this debate is now over.
The F-35 will be a winner.
Well,the article cant be debunked because...its all true.I have said it and i will say it again:Bill Gunston as previewed a fighter like this since the early 1980s...
ReplyDeleteThe story of the JSF will be similar to the F-111:«The Preface in Bill Gunston's 1978 book titled "F-111" contains the following: "So, obviously, the reader can see that, whereas everyone knows that the F-111 is a disaster , the people who actually live with it, fly it, and have been to war in it, think exactly the opposite."He allways as viewed thing as they are...
But maybe he is wrong...he was only an RAF pilot ,author of more than 300 books and OBE FRAeS...