John Carrier
August 20th 04, 10:15 PM
> The horizontal tails on the F-35 resemble the original tails on the
> YF-22. I assume that the F-22 tails were changed to make them
> stealthier, which would imply that the F-35's tails are unstealthy. I
> know that the F-35 is supposed to save money by concentrating on being
> stealthy from the front, but I don't see why it would be expensive to
> reshape the tails in the manner of the F-22. I wonder if the F-35
> exhaust is so unstealthy that changing the tails would be pointless.
>
> Are the F-35 tails a detriment to stealth and if so how much?
Hard to say precisely, but I have it on good authority that the airplane
isn't THAT stealthy. So tweaking the tail seems fruitless, eh?
R / John
> YF-22. I assume that the F-22 tails were changed to make them
> stealthier, which would imply that the F-35's tails are unstealthy. I
> know that the F-35 is supposed to save money by concentrating on being
> stealthy from the front, but I don't see why it would be expensive to
> reshape the tails in the manner of the F-22. I wonder if the F-35
> exhaust is so unstealthy that changing the tails would be pointless.
>
> Are the F-35 tails a detriment to stealth and if so how much?
Hard to say precisely, but I have it on good authority that the airplane
isn't THAT stealthy. So tweaking the tail seems fruitless, eh?
R / John