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Sexy aircraft. Congrats to everyone who took part!

by 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago

the__alchemist 3y ago
The chubby dolphin; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!
- namaria 3y ago
  F16 is peak fighter jet aesthetics, tho I have a soft spot for the Tomcats and Eagles. Both look the part of powerful birds of prey. Su-27 has a nice sleek look to it but I respected it more when it had all this theoretical capabilities that never materialized in an active theater...
  - jayemar 3y ago
    I agree with your take on aesthetics, and would also add the MiG-29
  - CoastalCoder 3y ago
    F-16??? YF-23 would like a word with you.
    - namaria 3y ago
      Nice bird as well. I stand by the F16. Real life results make me view them in different lights. Kinda like when you realized someone you grow to respect looks more impressive the better you get to know them.
golemotron 3y ago
17 years is just shameful. Sure the aircraft looks nice but the SR-71 had first flight in 1964 and went into service in 1966.
- dmoy 3y ago
  To be fair, the f-35 (some variant at least?) went into service like 8 years ago But yea, 9 yrs vs 2 yrs is quite a difference
- tekla 3y ago
  And this post is just ignorance. The SR-71 was a incredibly limited run, extremely expensive, designed to do a VERY specific mission. The F-35 is designed to do multiple missions, mass manufacturable, exportable to allied countries, and is a general purpose fighter. Comparing them is pure ignorance.
  - golemotron 3y ago
    Pleasing everyone in engineering can be disastrous. We'll see how it goes.
- Jtsummers 3y ago
  This is the same company that added developers (and had them work in shifts 24x7) to an already late project and expected that to result in a quality product. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/19/lockheed-reassigns-workers-to-fix-f35-software.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/19/lockheed-reas...
- nobodyandproud 3y ago
  Shameful, but what do you propose?
  - golemotron 3y ago
    Concentrating on the process of developing airplanes from concept to production quickly rather than just concentrating on just one airplane. When you have the former, the latter becomes easier.

Sexy aircraft. Congrats to everyone who took part!

the__alchemist 3y ago

The chubby dolphin; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!

namaria 3y ago
F16 is peak fighter jet aesthetics, tho I have a soft spot for the Tomcats and Eagles. Both look the part of powerful birds of prey. Su-27 has a nice sleek look to it but I respected it more when it had all this theoretical capabilities that never materialized in an active theater...
- jayemar 3y ago
  I agree with your take on aesthetics, and would also add the MiG-29
- CoastalCoder 3y ago
  F-16??? YF-23 would like a word with you.
  - namaria 3y ago
    Nice bird as well. I stand by the F16. Real life results make me view them in different lights. Kinda like when you realized someone you grow to respect looks more impressive the better you get to know them.

golemotron 3y ago

17 years is just shameful. Sure the aircraft looks nice but the SR-71 had first flight in 1964 and went into service in 1966.

dmoy 3y ago
To be fair, the f-35 (some variant at least?) went into service like 8 years ago But yea, 9 yrs vs 2 yrs is quite a difference
tekla 3y ago
And this post is just ignorance. The SR-71 was a incredibly limited run, extremely expensive, designed to do a VERY specific mission. The F-35 is designed to do multiple missions, mass manufacturable, exportable to allied countries, and is a general purpose fighter. Comparing them is pure ignorance.
- golemotron 3y ago
  Pleasing everyone in engineering can be disastrous. We'll see how it goes.
Jtsummers 3y ago
This is the same company that added developers (and had them work in shifts 24x7) to an already late project and expected that to result in a quality product. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/19/lockheed-reassigns-workers-to-fix-f35-software.html https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/19/lockheed-reas...
nobodyandproud 3y ago
Shameful, but what do you propose?
- golemotron 3y ago
  Concentrating on the process of developing airplanes from concept to production quickly rather than just concentrating on just one airplane. When you have the former, the latter becomes easier.