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Dave Majumdar, National Interest: The F-35 Is One of the 5 Worst Fighter Jets Ever Made
We break down the worst of the worst.
The F-35 is a case of massive over ambition to develop one base airframe that can be adapted to replace half-dozen specialized jets. The result is an expensive jack-of-all-trades, but a master of none.
The United States has built many great fighters over the years. The P-51 Mustang, the F4U Corsair, F-86 Sabre, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-22 are among the best warplanes this country has ever produced. This article is not about those machines.
There have been plenty of times when American ingenuity has fallen flat on its face. This article is about the dregs of U.S. warplane designs—the worst of the worst. But from each of these failures, we can learn something and make sure it never happens again. It’s only a failure of you don’t learn something from it.
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WNU Editor: Others have a different point of view where they believe the F-35 is a success story .... F-35 Will Cost Less to Operate Than Older Fighters (Loren Thompson, Forbes).
