More reasons not to buy the F35

[Ostfriese]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

I'm in favor of Sopwith Camels myself....the overall 'wonder weapon' mentality(ala Hitler) against its cost and maintenance, incl. serious downtime as both a carrier and landbased aircraft guaranteed to achieve air supremacy in the coming WW III's two-front war against Russia and China causes me serious concern$.

I guess Sopwith Camels would be somewhat difficult to spot these days. They are small, have few metallic parts and a low power engine, both of which would make it surprisingly difficult to detect them on radar or on infrared. They are also quite slow, which would make them difficult to shoot at from a fast aircraft. And they fly at a relatively low altitude. They'd be an easy prey for ground based air defence, though, and they can only carry a small payload (but more than SpaceX's Starship!)