Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force
John Venable, Daily Signal: 9 Insights on the F-35A From 31 Experienced Fighter Pilots
Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and politicians have questioned the worth of this jet, the only people who know the ground truth are the pilots themselves.
A total of 174 U.S. pilots currently have been trained to fly Lockheed Martin’s F-35A Lightning II. The Heritage Foundation recently interviewed 31 of these former F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, and A-10 pilots. Each expressed a high degree of confidence in the F-35A, their new fifth-generation platform.
Here are nine insights gleaned from those conversations:
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WNU Editor: These pilots are sold on what the F-35A can deliver.
2 comments:
Wow great article! Good to know but the politicians will still complain because this could change Jobs in their districts. Here in STL they are always looking to keeping the F18 line open.
This was written in 2016...
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