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Originally Posted by waste gate
Its that Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Lightning II which I find suspect. Development has been going on for too many years compaired to the F-22. I'm beginning to think that its a cover for some other program(s). The navy's DSRV, of which there are only two, was also a cover. That $500 hammer thing.
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It is longer because it's 3 aircraft vs 1. The V/STOL design also eats considerable time. THe only thing the same between these 3 aircraft is the engine and parts of the frame, and even these are different due to nozzel design, etc.
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