The F-22 at least more or less accomplished what the program set out to do. It's hilarious to compare it to its "replacement", the F-35, a plane that attempts t

The F-22 at least more or less accomplished what the program set out to do. It's hilarious to compare it to its "replacement", the F-35, a plane that attempts to shoehorn three mutually conflicting roles into one airframe to reduce costs, except it's going to cost something like a trillion dollars. The best (worst) one is the jumpjet version, designed to operate from temporary airfields and catapult-less aircraft carriers, except it melts anything it tries to land on [1], the fuel trucks that service it need to be painted white to keep the fuel cool enough so the plane doesn't fall out of the sky [2], and it can't even carry the bombs it was designed to carry [3]. At least, it's not alone in that problem though, the F-35A can't shoot its (pointless) gun [4]. [1] http://aviationweek.com/defense/opinion-f-35b-vertical-landings-doubt-uk http://aviationweek.com/defense/opinion-f-35b-vertical-landi... [2] http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/555558/luke-afb-changes-refueling-truck-color-mitigates-f-35-shutdowns.aspx http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/5555... [3] http://www.defenseworld.net/news/12313/F_35B__Incapable__Of_Carrying_Small_Diameter_Bombs http://www.defenseworld.net/news/12313/F_35B__Incapable__Of_... [4] http://rt.com/usa/219255-f35-fighter-jet-glitch/ http://rt.com/usa/219255-f35-fighter-jet-glitch/