Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "F-35 Documentary: Runaway Plane | Retro Report | The New York Times" video.

  1. If you read http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/666042.pdf at page 25 shows the breakdown for $916.3 billion (JPO) or 1020 billion (CAPE) estimate $916.3 / 56 years = $16.36 billion per year. $1020.3 / 56 years = $18.21 billion per year. F-35's 1 Trillion price tag is over 56 years and +1700 unit fleet. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_welfare_spending_40.html US spends about *$500.3 billion USD/fiscal year *on welfare which is significantly larger than F-35's $16 billion per year rate
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  2. Vanklow Original source (non-English) http://suomenkuvalehti.fi/jutut/kotimaa/suomella-vahvat-ilmavoimat-mutta-kuinka-kauan/ Frisian Flag 2012 exercises in Holland, Finnish F-18Cs gets 100 kills and 6 loses against Eurofighter (Germany, UK), Polish new F-16 and older F-16 planes (Norway, Belgium) and Gripen (Swedish) Norway got butt kicked by Finland's F-18Cs http://nettsteder.regjeringen.no/kampfly/2015/11/20/a-fly-f-35-erfaringer-fra-den-forste-uka/ More F-16 vs F-35 from Norwegian pilot. I quote Overall, flying the F-35 reminds me a bit of flying the F/A-18 Hornet, but with an important difference: It has been fitted with a turbo
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  3. If you read http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/666042.pdf at page 25 shows the breakdown for $916.3 billion (JPO) or 1020 billion (CAPE) estimate $916.3 / 56 years = $16.36 billion per year. $1020.3 / 56 years = $18.21 billion per year. F-35's 1 Trillion price tag is over 56 years and +1700 unit fleet.
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  4. Bart050384, USAF is giving A10s new wings.
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  5. Here's another perspective. According to the Norwegians, F-35A costs 14.3k dollars per hour (not including indirect costs) to operate. http://fosna-folket.alda.no/bestillpluss?0&artRefId=16000548&aviskode=FOS&targetUrl=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.fosna-folket.no%252F%253Fservice%253DpaywallRedirect%2526articleUrl%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.fosna-folket.no%252Fpluss%252Farticle16000548.ece Hourly cost for the Finnish F/A-18 is 11.5k dollars right now. http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/201701232200057957_uu.shtml
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  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804135017/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/lth/ SU-30MK empty weight estimate from OEM 24900 Kg - (2 x 105 Kg + 2 x 253 Kg + 5270 kg) = 18914 kg or 41698 lbs Select a desired combat range and load SU-30MK with fuel load and calculate the effective wing loading. Basic wing loading empty weight without factoring forward/rear body and vortex lift factors. Fuel and weapons load can change with different missions. SU-30MK Empty Weight: 41698 lbs Wing area: 667 ft² Wing loading: 62.51 lbs/ sq feet. Thrust weight ratio: 1.33 :1 F-35A Empty weight: 28,999 lb (Year 2015). Wing area: 460 ft² Wing loading: 63.04 lbs/ sq feet. Thrust weight ratio: 1.48 : 1
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  7. Bobzeda http://www.f-16.net/forum/download/file.php?id=26173 To The FUTURE Jan/Feb 2018 ANDREW MCLAUGHLIN; Aust Aviation Magazine "...To the future A former classic Hornet pilot, WGCDR Clare provides an interesting comparison between the old and new aircraft. “The F-35 actually flies very, very similarly to the Hornet, both classic and Super,” he related. “In fact, it’s probably more like the Super in the way it feels. The alpha (angle of attack performance) and the power is similar to a Super Hornet, although it’s got a little bit more power down low. Australia has both F-18F Block 2 and F-35A Block 3F
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