It is also depend on specific mission

above all it depends on if there is external fuel tanks included in the estimate, like the above pic does,
but dont expect f-35 to make it above 650 nm combat radius on any mission without external fuel tanks and/or refuelling,
and dont expect f-35 to make 800 nm with fuel tanks either

There’s so much stupidity in it, but here’s one that stuck out a lot:

Over 700 nm combat radius on internal fuel but it has less range than an F-16! And of course they always talk about the F-35’s “limited range” and “limited payload” but I have yet to see a plane with “unlimited range” or “unlimited payload”.

(I should also mention that the link it uses as a citation for this claim doesn’t even talk about the F-35’s range, other than that they accepted a range reduction in 2012 during the program restructure.)

err, no, combat range on internal fuel is around 600 nm

russia picked up on it, but its the different seeker you want,
its better if both are equally fast so the timing of intercept can be consistent

…Colonel Michael W. Pietrucha…the former EW (Beeps and Squeaks) instructor added…terminate the air force’s participation in the F-35 programme…

He is arguing that soldiers should continue practicing their sword fighting skills in case that gunpowder thing doesn’t pan out. :highly_amused:

he is arguing that f-35 level stealth & speed is pike and shot era,
an arquebus gun that merely complement good ole pikes

“observed” without clue of fuel state or even accurate angle is worth squat

errr, “the aircraft could be “parked” at 70 to 80 degrees of alpha. ” (parked as in, controlled flight, indefinitely)
why would it have issues doing 50 aoa ? other than the fact that it slow the fighter down, that is

There is a possibility for the pilot to override the soft
stop in an emergency situation and pull the control
stick back to the hard stop and thus get an extra 3g,
when aircraft speed is above 600 km/h. This requires
an extra stick force of approximately 135 N.

i didnt know gripen has an override mode over the normal soft limited envelope,
how much more AoA is required to add another another 3g ?

altho the graph display up to 90 degree AoA, he discusses mostly only up to 45 AoA

i dont think its going to be a pretty sight if anyone misses the g string on the first pic.
pretty is as pretty does and i prefer the angled ship