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F-35 research, development & maintenance employ a lot of people and move science forward.
by coolspot 5y ago
F-35 research, development & maintenance employ a lot of people and move science forward.
- m0llusk 5y agoEmploying people to produce a plane that does not function as intended is a good use of money? It seems like there might be superior alternatives available. Can you point out any specific ways in which the F-35 project actually moved science forward, even indirectly?
- PraetorianGourd 5y agoIdentifying underseas airplane crashes obviously
- ensan 5y agoThe employment and “moving science forward” are certainly not commensurate with the money pit that is F35. How many JWST-scale projects could be funded with that money?
- PraetorianGourd 5y ago170 is the answer. 170 JWSTs. For more fun facts, JWST has employed 1200 people in the world, F-35 has produced around 250,000 jobs. So F-35 has produced more jobs per dollar than JWST so from that perspective it is a steal