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Wikipedia - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability.The F-35 has three main models; the F-35A is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the F-35B is a short take off and vertical-landing variant, and the F-35C is a carrier-based variant.The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Ok,the only reason I'm asking is Britain will have two new Aircraft carriers by 2018,both supporting the F-35B(Harrier jump-jet type).Now my current knowledge/experience of Fighter jets are movies(Top Gun) and principally games,USAF,Eurofighter Typhoon,F/A-18E Super Hornet and even HAWX 1/2(Arcade stuff).The youtube vids I've seen today are depicturing and describing that the F-35 variants as total Lemons,and a complete waste of Billions of dollars taxpayers money.Specifically the one Britain is purchasing,F-35B being most widely criticised due too instability during training exercises.Also these planes in one report are said to be inferior to Russian and Chinese rivals.Quoted"'Double inferior' relative to modern Russian/Chinese fighter designs in visual range combat."And also "Inferior acceleration, inferior climb, inferior sustained turn capability."It concludes that the JSF: "Can't turn, can't climb, can't run."

Now that may well be over elaborated BS,but it's abit worrying nonetheless.Anyway's can someone enlighten/insight me more on these or other Next Generation Jets,foreinstance like the F-22 Raptor,a non carrier version,both considered vastly superior too anything out in the skies at the moment.Also I came across this awesomeness gem of a plane lately,Boeing F/A-XX,straight out of Sci-fiction and can open fire or zap enemy opponents down with a flipping LASER! -



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