General statistics
List of Youtube channels
Youtube commenter search
Distinguished comments
About
Solo Renegade
Ed Nash's Military Matters
comments
Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Thailand Dropping Gripen for F-35?" video.
the F-35 is easier to fly due to automation. the F-35 is actually comparably priced to 4th gen fighters available like the Typhoon, Rafale, and others. The F-35 has superior long-term staying power as more nations become stealth equipped. Your concerns over logistics, cross training, and such are justified to be sure. But at some point you have to pivot, and so this cross training will always happen at some point regardless, every time a new aircraft is introduced.
11
the F-35 has internal air-to-air load, greater internal fuel, and therefore can super cruise with air to air weapons, and without need for drop tanks. or you can cruise subsonic with tanks until you get closer to the engagement area.
4
the F-35 per unit is cheaper than people think. the more sold, the cheaper they get. Many 4th gen and 4.5gen fighters are more expensive than the F-35 per unit.
2
@Niinsa62 interesting. I thought it could super cruise. Most modern fighters with newer engines are being designed to be able to supercruise. I just assumed the F-35 was the same. The engine is powerful though, so it makes sense it guzzles gas. But the spec for the F-35 was clear about not needing to go mach 2. Speed isn't as important these days as it used to be.
1