The F-35C

News Flash: The Navy Rolls Out a New Joint Strike Fighter

It’s no better than what it’s replacing.
It adds tremendous capability to the fleet.
It is a piece of overpriced junk.
It is low maintenance.

It is high maintenance.
It is state of the art.

It is already obsolete.

It is our F-35C Lightning II,
the Navy’s first stealth joint strike fighter...

It has been plagued from the start.
It is one of the most versatile systems ever.
It is another boondoggle headed down the pike.
We could even see commercial V/STOL applications...
It costs $83 million, it costs $38 million...
It will give us new anti-terrorists capabilities.
It would be better to speed up the development of unmanned tactical planes.
It is the only way to show up at your high school reunion...

The F-18 Hornet is only half the price and just as good.
The F-35C will outperform any fighter aircraft in the world.
It is another not-needed product of our military-industrial complex.
It is a long-overdue strike fighter.
It is designed to keep military corporations in business.
I am glad to see a new add-in to the fleet.
It eats fuel like a hog.

May God be your constant pilot...

The B version is prone to mechanical failure at critical moments.

I wonder if we can unman it and remove it’s tail,
then we can use it in tomorrow’s scenarios...

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still.she.waits
August 8
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* in a sing-song voice*
... In the Navy!
[don't ask, I won't tell]
you make me laugh at myself more than usual.
so stop talking to the voices in my head.

[have I confused ya yet?]
- wbiro
  August 8
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  gee, I didn't know you had a thing for fighter jets (or is it the pilots in tight suits?) lol well, as long as I'm not PUTTING the voices in your head...
- - still.she.waits
    August 8
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    lmao. maybe I do, maybe I don't. [it's most definitely the pilots. haha]
    and no worries, the voices were there already.
  - - wbiro
      August 8
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      pilots, yes, but I've heard that turbo-thrusters do it for some people...
    - - still.she.waits
        August 8
        
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        glad my name isn't "some people"
      - wbiro
        August 8
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        well, there's always the 'cockpit' lol (oooo bad one, sorry...)
        
        still.she.waits
        August 8
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        and here I was trying to hide my perv-ness with emoticons. lol.
        nice to know I am not the only one with guttermind. haha