Merlin wrote:
Why did the Lockheed X-35 beat the Boeing X-32 in the JSF competition
? Cheaper bid or better systems ?

Simpler design ?

Better performance. The lift fan gave the X-35 significantly better STOVL
up-and-away performance than the X-32. Even the Boeing team leader
acknowledged that they were sunk once LM demonstrated that the clutched lift
fan actually worked.

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