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Originally Posted by Schizo
::sigh:: Every new generation aircraft comes down to the same criticism and speculation as the generation before it. "It's too expensive!" "What's wrong with our current airframe?" Every new generation is leaps beyond what the old was. I like the F-35. Once enough of them are made it will be cheaper to maintain and cheaper to sell, just like the generations before.
But yes. Give it 50 years and it will all be drones most likely.
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I remember the old A-10 Warthog. It was received like a pill of poop in a bag. These still fly today! The F-35 will find her place. 
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