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F35: To the 2080s and Beyond!
One of the cursed blessings of the F-35B Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) requirement, the spec that created made Fat Amy fat. Without the VTOL configuration, the extra internal volume is used for additional fuel, creating single engine jet with almost as much internal fuel as a Sukhoi Su-27. In the 21st century, long loiter time and sensors are what make an aerial platform, and for this the F-35 did achieve something, by being the smallest possible airframe to fit a large radar and fuel tank.
The pointlessness of the 35B, can’t even do supersonic for more than one minute without…
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