Saturday, April 11, 2015

Can A Speedy And Flimsy F-35 Truly Replace A Low- And Slow-Flying Armored A-10 In Close Air Support?

F-35 pilot Maj. John Wilson

David Axe, War is Boring: How to Annoy an F-35 Stealth Fighter Pilot

Compare his fancy plane to the rough-and-tumble A-10

Maj. John Wilson flies F-35 stealth fighters at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Christian Sundsdal — editor of the Danish Website Krigeren — caught up with Wilson at Luke on April 7 and posed some of the most troubling questions that have vexed the new stealth fighter’s development.

WNU Editor:
So the truth comes out .... an F-35 cannot replace the A-10 when it comes to close air support. The video link to this exchange is here.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Amazing how at the tip of the spear there are still arrogant pecking orders.