You have no idea what you are talking about. Clearly, the F-35B has issues that need to be resolved. Yet, so did the V-22 Osprey and it is in Service Today. As a matter of fact the Osprey crashed several times and many people were killed. Yet, it is flying today……….The F-35B has no issue remotely close to the V-22. Yet, somehow the US Government isn’t going to back an expensive “looser” like the F-35B.
Respectfully, you have no idea of what you speak….:p
If, the Osprey survived the AXE the F-35B has “Good Odds” of making it….;)
The Osprey first flew in 1989. They’re not going to give the f-35B an extra decade to sort things out. They have two years. If they can make it work and RELIABLY it gets funding. If not, the Marines get charlies.
Isnt the main different between the V-22 and the F-35B that the V-22 is a risky concept with easy (relatively) technology whilst the F-35 is a safe concept but technically very challanging include its issues of being overweight.
Actually, the F-35 is even more risky and complex than the osprey. With the Harrier, they built the aircraft around the Pegasus engine which was designed specifically for STOVL. With the F-35, they had to use a conventional fifth generation design and adapt both the airframe and a conventional turbofan engine for STOVL operation. Its been tried many times before and hasn’t exactly worked. In fact, the only STOVL design (and there have been tons of them since the 60s) to have satisfactory service is still the purpose designed harrier.
OV-10 Bronco on US LHA…
Notice their aren’t any pictures of it landing. Don’t be surprised if Bell and Agusta start working on militarized concepts based on the BA609.
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