F35 - Bad idea made worse over time?

[mirth]

you also have no argument for my point, which is this:  at some point you have to freeze a design in order to move forward and have that design grow.  at this point every fuckstick in the Pentagon has held up the F-35 program with a interest study.  theres probably some butter bar butthead grunt, whos a mouth breather, that wanted to know if the damn plane could microwave his God damned MRE from 35000 feet.  and that fuckstick cost the taxpayer $350,000 in research costs and held the plane up by 2 months.

now dont piss me off.
I found the gloves.

Who's arguing the point? The procurement process and desire to have "one plane to rule them all" has fucked the F-35 program all along.

[mirth]

It's fun to rile you up, but now I'm going back to watching Nazi Mega Weapons on Netflix.

[GDS_Starfury]

I'm going back to watching Nazi Mega Weapons on Netflix.

theres no reason to bring your fleshlight to this conversation.

[GDS_Starfury]

Show me proof that right now the F-35 can use the latest USAF external targeting pod without any additional time or cost.

show me that it cant.

[Airborne Rifles]

http://www.duffelblog.com/2015/06/air-force-marines-cancel-f-35-joint-strike-fighter/

;)

[mirth]

You're going to get Star all pissy.




Excellent  O0

[Staggerwing]

And then there's this:


F-35 Delayed After Fourth Prototype Becomes Self-Aware And Has To Be Destroyed

As to what steps might be taken to prevent future prototypes from achieving self-awareness, Fennell explained, "We're developing a net-centric cluster-group forum, a sort of network for their collective 'minds.' We hope that it will keep them from creating unique self-identities, and instead form one easy-to-manage super identity."

Asked what it might be called, Fennell considered it for a moment.

"Well, the F-35 hovers and flies in the sky, and we're creating a network of them, so ... maybe something like 'Sky-Net?' That has a nice ring to it."



Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2014/02/f35-delays-sentience/#ixzz3dHKlpfeK

[mirth]

Too bad about the 35, but Jessica Biel was smokin hawt in that bikini.

[Staggerwing]

Too bad about the 35, but Jessica Biel was smokin hawt in that bikini.

You mean this bikini?

[mirth]

That's the one. Best part of that stupid movie.

[mirth]

Can't fly, can't shoot, and now buggy code - http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/01/f-35-software-overrun-with-bugs-dod-testing-chief-warns/

[undercovergeek]

I read yesterday about the top gun sequel been given the go ahead - would it be the f35 if it was based on the here and now?

[mirth]

I read yesterday about the top gun sequel been given the go ahead - would it be the f35 if it was based on the here and now?

Top Gun: Stuck on the Tarmac

[besilarius]

http://theaviationist.com/2016/02/07/f-35-at-patuxent-river-broll/

Well, the Italians like it.

[mirth]

http://theaviationist.com/2016/02/07/f-35-at-patuxent-river-broll/

Well, the Italians like it.

I'm not sure that's a ringing endorsement.