Ray,IN Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 This project is too big to fail according to Business Insider website. Sound familiar? 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docj Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 This project is too big to fail according to Business Insider website. Sound familiar? No offense intended but the article is 15 months old. I'm sure the situation with the project has changed; it may not be any better but it definitely will have changed. Sandie & Joel 2000 40' Beaver Patriot Thunder Princeton--425 HP/1550 ft-lbs CAT C-12 2014 Honda CR-V AWD EX-L with ReadyBrute tow bar/brake systemWiFiRanger Ambassador Follow our adventures on Facebook at Weiss Travels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray,IN Posted April 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Certainly none taken Docj. This is perhaps the largest example of a far overreaching project that is allowed to continue draining our money(borrowed money none the less) in spite of its doubtful future. Never fear, the U.S. Air Force is still pushing the F-35 project ahead, look how many jobs will be lost if the F-35 is canned now. You'll find current stories about the F-35 project on the internet that echo what Business Insider wrote. Kinda odd it's never in the news media this election cycle. 2000 Winnebago Ultimate Freedom USQ40JD, ISC 8.3 Cummins 350, Spartan MM Chassis. USA IN 1SG retired;Good Sam Life member,FMCA ." And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy 20 Jan 1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Changed it has, things are even worse, a bit of duplication in these but the thought of removing older aircraft from service before these really ready to fly in combat is scary. Really scary if you are getting shot at and calling for air support only to be told nothing is coming because even if it didn't burn on takeoff it couldn't find your location or lock up a target to destroy. Feb 2016: http://www.businessinsider.com/f35-problems-2016 Mar 2016: https://www.rt.com/usa/337121-f35-problems-pentagon-hearing/ and http://fortune.com/2016/03/10/the-f-35-is-still-a-mess/ Apr 2016: https://news.usni.org/2016/04/26/f-35-joint-program-office-working-through-lingering-software-issues Politics is playing a part here but the big rat in the room is the senior military making sure they have a cushy job to retire to with no thoughts of what their corruption is doing to the folks that aren't in a safe, rear area office. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Gates cut the F-22 Raptor production at 220 planes to replace the 6000 F-16 fleet. Gates' argument was the F-22 was too expensive. Yes it was $384M a plane for the first order. But the follow on orders would have been in the low $100M range as the development costs have been paid for. The F-35 will be in the low $100M only after it's development cost is written of so the $110M a plane is BS. The F-22 was our(is) air superiority plane. The F-35 was to be the lower performance plane that we would sell to our allies. We do need the VTOL Version of the F-35 to replace the Harriers that we last bought in 1976. The condition of the F16 fleet is so bad that the Air force is making UAV out them so there is no pilot to die when the fuselage cracks in half from age fatigue. This is a political screw up, in the Military and the overseeing Government, Please click for Emails instead of PM Mark & DaleJoey - 2016 Bounder 33C Tige - 2006 40' Travel SupremeSparky III - 2021 Mustang Mach-e, off the the Road since 2019 Useful HDT Truck, Trailer, and Full-timing Info atwww.dmbruss.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Catcher Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Its a camel, a horse designed by a committee that just does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp51443 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 But the committee in so many situations had no real interest in it ever working, only in it making money for them or their interests. They build things that nobody wants for missions that we are never going to see again while things we really need go by the wayside. First rule of computer consulting: Sell a customer a Linux computer and you'll eat for a day. Sell a customer a Windows computer and you'll eat for a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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