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> By saying "WWII-era," the title very succinctly sums up the idea that "hey, there's this interesting airplane that's been in the works alongside the very expe
by fweespeech 11y ago
> By saying "WWII-era," the title very succinctly sums up the idea that "hey, there's this interesting airplane that's been in the works alongside the very expensive F-35, but it's actually much cheaper and much less technologically advanced, but actually much better suited for the war in Afghanistan--and it resembles the types of fighter planes that you've seen in 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Saving Private Ryan'."
Yes but its inaccurate. Cold war era would get the point across just fine.
- mrob 11y agoI don't think "Cold war era" would get the point across. To me, "Cold war" is associated with expensive high-tech planes like the SR-71 and the B-2. I think most people would think of planes like these when you say "Cold war era".
- dkrich 11y agoTo say that the plane is "WWII era" when it is not, is simply incorrect. I don't understand how it would be considered acceptable practice to state something that is misleading and untrue for effect. If it is a clear exaggeration then maybe you could argue hyperbole, but I think that this is just a poorly-researched article.
- nsxwolf 11y agoNo way can this be considered hyperbole. It's just 100% totally wrong.