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Originally Posted by mkjforprez92
Ok guys and gals i think that i may be beating a dead cow but i shall press on. Now which is the better aircraft the F22 raptor or the F35 JSF?
I know the raptor has super cruise and great stealth and that the JSF have VTO but aside from im not sure which aircraft is best.
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Another waste of bandwidth.
Let's hope the thread either gets locked or hijacked into something useful.
I'll try to hijack it. But, I certainly have no objection if the mods lock it. The F-35 has different missions from the F-22. All are important, but no one plane can perform them all. Indeed, the F-35 is really three different aircraft.
F-35A - A replacement for the F-16 as a land based light attack aircraft. May also replace the A-10, though I have doubts about its effectiveness in that roll.
F-35B - A replacement for USMC, RN and RAF Harriers. The only version with STOVL capability.
F-35C - Something new for the USN, a stealthy medium attack type. The C is not really a replacement for anything in the USN arsenal but an augmentation to our capabilities. To be fair, had the A-12 succeeded, the C would be viewed as its replacement. The C is the only CTOL carrier capable version.