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Originally Posted by Zachstar
Fanboi = Fanboy or person who is extremely supportive of something for little reason that has little to no impact overall.
For instance. Being a fanboy who refuses to accept that the F-35 may be weak in a certain role is NOT going to have ANY effect on future orders of the aircraft.
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Ahh. OK. Why not just spell it properly as "Fanboy"?
At any rate, what does pointing out the inherent strengths of the F-35 have to do with being a so called "Fanboy"? I don't refuse to see any weaknesses, as every weapons system has drawbacks somewhere. I just see that some of the technologies proven in F-22 design for air-to-air will also be incorporated into F-35 as well. This includes weapons, sensors, countermeasures, radar and IR stealth which are all revolutionary by design. This jet will also have high thrust to weight characteristics combined with a maneuvarable airframe. I haven't seen anything credible to show any bigtime deficiencies in capabilities. Nor do I believe Su-35 will pose any large true threat on the F-35 and it's operations once it is in it's true air-to-air element.