F35 - Bad idea made worse over time?

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BanzaiCat

^ What's next? Praying that war doesn't break out?

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Quote from: BanzaiCat on December 06, 2017, 09:13:04 AM
^ What's next? Praying that war doesn't break out?
I initially read that as "praying the wing doesn't break off". 

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bayonetbrant

Quote from: mirth on December 26, 2017, 08:35:52 PM
We all knew this was coming

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17199/japan-and-south-korea-eye-f-35b-for-their-helicopter-carriers

They were designed to fit on the USMC amphib assault ships that are essentially the same thing, right?  I'm sure that was in the back of everyone's minds...
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mirth

Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 27, 2017, 07:57:57 AM
Quote from: mirth on December 26, 2017, 08:35:52 PM
We all knew this was coming

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17199/japan-and-south-korea-eye-f-35b-for-their-helicopter-carriers

They were designed to fit on the USMC amphib assault ships that are essentially the same thing, right?  I'm sure that was in the back of everyone's minds...

Yeah, the F-35B is designed to be operated off the Corps' assault ships. So it's no surprise that the Japanese would be looking at using them on their own baby carriers...err helicopter destroyers.
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mirth

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"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

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GDS_Starfury

shit.... the IAF has been using them over Syria for a year.  :knuppel2:
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Quote from: mirth on December 27, 2017, 08:06:12 PM
The IAF does not fuck around.

By now at least a few of their F35s have some fresh stencils just below the canopy.
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bayonetbrant

Quote from: GDS_Starfury on December 27, 2017, 08:05:21 PM
shit.... the IAF has been using them over Syria for a year.  :knuppel2:

Yeah, but not off of helicopter carriers
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on December 27, 2017, 08:11:14 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on December 27, 2017, 08:05:21 PM
shit.... the IAF has been using them over Syria for a year.  :knuppel2:

Yeah, but not off of helicopter carriers

The countries not much bigger than a helicopter carrier, so yeah, they do. 
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