The F-35 has not enabled any military victories, but it has consumed so much money that we could just write $64k checks to every American instead. Which option would make this nation stronger?
> we could just write $64k checks to every American
Actually $51k. Over 66 years. Comes at around $780 per year. If it were paid off only by Americans. It will be used and paid for also by Brits, Australians, Israeli, Japanese and about 10 other nations.
Employing people to produce a plane that does not function as intended is a good use of money? It seems like there might be superior alternatives available.
Can you point out any specific ways in which the F-35 project actually moved science forward, even indirectly?
That's interesting, the UK Navy lost one of their F35s in the Mediterranean a few months back. Maybe there is an issue with these aircraft that they need to resolve quickly?
I think that plane was lost soon after takeoff because a raincover was left on an engine. Perhaps this incident was something related to landing heavily, unless the pilot made a very quick go-around.
