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Old July 6th 07, 05:26 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval
John[_1_]
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Default Navy F-35C Gets A Big Wing

On Jul 5, 10:07 pm, wrote:
See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...plckController...

This means the F-35C will have a bigger wing than the F-15.


Crap . . . Don't even want to think what this redesign will cost. I
think JSF is an airplane we need, but does anyone recall the last time
a "clean sheet" design came even close to the estimated cost. I
understand part of the problem rests with the vendors trying to
underbid each other . . . and another part of the problem is that it
would be nice for the customer to have a better developed idea of what
he wants. Problem with that idea development process . . . is that it
costs money too. Dang . . . almost Catch 22

Sorry for the rant . . . take care all

John