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Indeed, the public's tune on F-35 has changed to positive. How much was due to actual improvements in operations and manufacturing versus change of perception,
by quanto 3y ago
Indeed, the public's tune on F-35 has changed to positive. How much was due to actual improvements in operations and manufacturing versus change of perception, i.e. media no longer blasting perceived failures of then-nascent project?
- josefresco 3y agoA lot of hard work has been put into refining the F-35. I'd say it's a mix of both. The "fixes" weren't trusted until we saw deployment, sales, and sorties!
- quanto 3y agoThat's my impression as well: the F-35 program materially improved, but it also helps that the media no longer calls it a trillion dollar failure.
- ianburrell 3y agoI think part of the problem with F-35 was that it took a long time to be developed. First flight was in 2006 and entered service 2015 to 2019. That is a long time to be paying for plane that can't see. I think entering service with foreign countries and the price dropping with full production is what caused it to be accepted.
- jiggawatts 3y agoOne hilarious side effect of this protracted timeline is that its central computer is about as powerful as a Pentium 1 from the 1990s. Not to worry: it’s being upgraded this year to a computer as powerful as the SoC in the first generation Apple Watch. “Flying supercomputer” indeed…