Comments on: F35 for $60 million each (batteries not included :) http://blog.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/06/22/f35-for-60-million-each-batteries-not-included/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=f35-for-60-million-each-batteries-not-included News & Views from the PCDU Team Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:20:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grant http://blog.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/06/22/f35-for-60-million-each-batteries-not-included/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Grant Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:03:03 +0000 http://blog.planecrazydownunder.com/?p=19#comment-82 There is a lot to be said about training over systems quality. I know I can't craft great furniture no matter how good the tools are :) The other approach is volume. A RAND corporation had a US missile kill ratio set to about 50% and with a couple of waves of aircraft that were inferior to the F22/F35, enough got through that they could take out the AWACS & tankers. As a result, the F22/F35 aircraft ran out of gas on the way home. Oooops. It was a very interesting scenario. There is a lot to be said about training over systems quality. I know I can’t craft great furniture no matter how good the tools are :)

The other approach is volume. A RAND corporation had a US missile kill ratio set to about 50% and with a couple of waves of aircraft that were inferior to the F22/F35, enough got through that they could take out the AWACS & tankers. As a result, the F22/F35 aircraft ran out of gas on the way home. Oooops.

It was a very interesting scenario.

]]> By: Bas Scheffers http://blog.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/06/22/f35-for-60-million-each-batteries-not-included/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Bas Scheffers Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:18:14 +0000 http://blog.planecrazydownunder.com/?p=19#comment-74 I still think the F35 is a maximum overkill aircraft. Stick with Super Hornets and use the change to properly train the pilots and keep them current and they'll eat the next generation Russian hardware for breakfast when flow by Australia's poorly trained possible foes. We're simply not going to get into a fight with the US, a Western European country or even China. Let's be realistic here. And if you want a combat proven dogfighter, how many F-16E's can you buy for the price of one F-35? Did I mention they look a lot cooler too? I still think the F35 is a maximum overkill aircraft. Stick with Super Hornets and use the change to properly train the pilots and keep them current and they’ll eat the next generation Russian hardware for breakfast when flow by Australia’s poorly trained possible foes. We’re simply not going to get into a fight with the US, a Western European country or even China. Let’s be realistic here.

And if you want a combat proven dogfighter, how many F-16E’s can you buy for the price of one F-35? Did I mention they look a lot cooler too?

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