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Is there a verdict on the F-22 and F-35?

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  1. rdefabri

    rdefabri Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #1 rdefabri, Apr 22, 2015
    So the F-22 has been used in combat, and I assume the F-35 is imminent. By now, some data has to have been gathered - anyone have the scoop?

    I'm not military, nor a pilot, just a fan of both (more specifically military aircraft).
     
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    #2 ralfabco, Apr 22, 2015
    The F-35 has issues and is way over budget. The F-22 should have been purchased in greater numbers. They should not drop the A-10, to pay for some of the F-35 program costs. A mission exists for subsonic CAS. The F-35 is not a CAS platform.
     
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    #3 jcurry, Apr 22, 2015
    I must have missed this. When/Where?

    edit: nevermind, although I don't really count the action against ISIS qualitative combat experience for the F-22.
     
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    #4 rdefabri, Apr 22, 2015
    Fair enough - that was my terminology.

    I know my original post wasn't clear - do we have a sense as to the capabilities of the aircraft, cost to operate, etc.

    Also, so much back and forth on which was "better" (understand the applications are different), but was limiting production on the F-22 the right idea?

    Always got the impression that the F-22 was superior not only in performance, but that the cost gap between it and the F-35 would not be great enough to put all of our eggs in the F-35.
     
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    #5 jcurry, Apr 22, 2015
    The reduced production numbers on the F-22 were a product of air superiority requirements, which at the time the demise of the USSR/Warsaw Pact threat impacted considerably. Lack of a mission, or change of scope because of lack of a mission (air superiority), has thus created a sense of mission overlap between the F-22 and F-35. But suffice to say, the F-35 will never compete with the F-16 legacy as a low-cost multi-mission aircraft produced by the thousands.
     
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    #6 Hannibal308, Apr 22, 2015
    One set of words to describe the ultimate missed opportunity: Block 60 F-16...
     

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