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Old 05-14-11, 09:03 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
Time to train shorter and lighter pilots.
The F-35 is the latest weapon in the war against obesity!

The F-14A Tomcat listed an operation range of 1167 km, the F-14D Super Tomcat 920 km.

The F/A-18 E/F lists an operation range of 720 km to 1065 km (interceptor role).

And the F-35 just around 600 km?

As long as carriers and their escorts as well as tankers are not stealthed, I think for naval warfare I do not like this shortening of legs.
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