Hey oppo or military buffs why did the F35 fail.

"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid) 07/16/2014 at 22:56 • Filed to: None

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I don't understand why it failed so hard. I think it was a awesome concept.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > TheStraightSixKid 07/16/2014 at 22:59

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It tried to do too much.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/16/2014 at 23:04

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Source: My fellow volunteer at a church thing is in charge of buying F-35B and F-35C for the ********* Air Force (somewhere in Europe) and flying them. And he is a on the dev team for the L-II.

As I understand it, they didn't follow the K. I. S. S. rule as such, it's too complicated to be useful.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/7-things-the-m…

Manuél Ferrari > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/16/2014 at 23:07

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It's like an automatic E36 M3 convertible that's been lifted and outfitted with big wheels and tires for going offroad.

GhostZ > TheStraightSixKid 07/16/2014 at 23:13

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Awesome concept, but way too expensive for not excelling in any particular area. Had it cost a fraction of the price, it would be amazing, but I think the general idea is that for the cost, it leaves holes in the budget for other things.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 07/16/2014 at 23:15

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Also, they are retrofitting parked Viking S-3s, limited numbers of F-15s and C-130s to fufill the electronic warfare roles that the NAVY and Air Force need the F-35 to do...yesterday.

ttyymmnn > TheStraightSixKid 07/16/2014 at 23:16

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It hasn't failed yet. There's still a ways to go before we declare it a failure. It's had significant teething problems, but most new systems do. It's getting the press because it's so damned expensive.

Manuél Ferrari > ttyymmnn 07/16/2014 at 23:21

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If it does fail I hope it depreciates hard like a 10 year old AMG so I can buy one for $15K

minardi > TheStraightSixKid 07/17/2014 at 06:59

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Only one engine.

TheCraigy > TheStraightSixKid 07/17/2014 at 10:26

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Was supposed to be cheap, cost billions of dollars.

TheStraightSixKid > Manuél Ferrari 07/17/2014 at 11:37

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OOOOOH I see it tried to do everything at once but fell flat on it's face when it attempted to climb a grassy knoll.

TheStraightSixKid > GhostZ 07/17/2014 at 11:40

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Like making master chief and others spartans.

Manuél Ferrari > TheStraightSixKid 07/17/2014 at 14:09

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It fell over then overheated, lol