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Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner

Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner: Here’s your photo of the day, an awesome shot of the F-35 Join Strike Fighter in...

Well, I'm in the Navy and I too am working towards being a pilot and, God willing, if I get to fly I would pick the Super Hornet Block II rather than the F-35C. The Super Hornet is dependable, reliable, heavily armed, flexible, and it has two engines. The only thing the F-35s do that other aircraft can't is be stealthy. In order to achieve that it sacrifices heavily in all other areas of performance, especially maintainability. The advanced sensor suite of the F-35 can also easily be added to the Super Hornet. Stealth is an advantage, but it is not an absolute necessity and we can still defeat our enemies without it by utilizing good tactics and advanced ordinance. Integrating stealth into our forces is important, but not at the cost of other things, especially flexibility and aircraft numbers. We don't need the F-35 when our current jets are good enough and will continue ...

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@Lerg » 08 May '12, 10pm
Very cool picture of an F-35 in afterburner. [link]
@ereinei » 02 May '12, 4pm
Cool stuff. F-35 at full afterburner. [link]
@TacticalSavers » 02 May '12, 3am
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@nightspotsradio » 01 May '12, 6pm
BADASS Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner | Defense Tech: [link]
@Donotgiveintoev » 01 May '12, 5pm
RT @Packetknife: Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner [link] #defense
@HonorThem » 01 May '12, 4pm
via Defense Blog | Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner [link] #Military #Defense
@kursed » 01 May '12, 3pm
@dj_bubble See here: [link] - Also, the engine seems to be in AB. No?
@RockyII3 » 01 May '12, 3pm
Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner [link] @mashable @google
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Defense Technology! Pic of the Day: F-35 in Burner [link] @google @aplusk
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@phoenix_cc » 01 May '12, 11pm
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@LaurieACarlson » 01 May '12, 11pm
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