The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is almost ready for prime time. As a product of the Joint Strike Fighter Program, (JSF), to design a single platform for all branches of the military, the F-35 has had its share of development cost overruns and delays.
Whatever your opinions about military spending in the USA, the F-35 Lightning represents a unique moment in history. The biggest design drawback of the F-35 has been the allowances made for its human pilot. The F-35 may be the last advanced fighter with a human onboard, our technology is well ahead of human physiology.
If this is correct then the F-35 Lightning is the last of its kind.
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Whatever your opinions about military spending in the USA, the F-35 Lightning represents a unique moment in history. The biggest design drawback of the F-35 has been the allowances made for its human pilot. The F-35 may be the last advanced fighter with a human onboard, our technology is well ahead of human physiology.
If this is correct then the F-35 Lightning is the last of its kind.
Lockheed Martin Video...
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is almost ready for prime time. As a product of the Joint Strike Fighter Program, (JSF), to design a single platform for all branches of the military, the F-35 has had its share of development cost overruns and delays.
Whatever your opinions about military spending in the USA, the F-35 Lightning represents a unique moment in history. The biggest design drawback of the F-35 has been the allowances made for its human pilot. The F-35 may be the last advanced fighter with a human onboard, our technology is well ahead of human physiology.
If this is correct then the F-35 Lightning is the last of its kind.
Lockheed Martin Video...
Whatever your opinions about military spending in the USA, the F-35 Lightning represents a unique moment in history. The biggest design drawback of the F-35 has been the allowances made for its human pilot. The F-35 may be the last advanced fighter with a human onboard, our technology is well ahead of human physiology.
If this is correct then the F-35 Lightning is the last of its kind.
Lockheed Martin Video...
It sure is an interesting shape! Something you can see on Star Wars. Sort of..
My friend is trying to become a fighter pilot. I told him he better hurry up or the closest he'll be is with a joystick controlling one!
Yes, once fully deployed the F-35 will remain operational for a few years to come but it will soon be replaced by its robot cousins - and the joystick control era will not last long either!