Derk 265 Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) First flight of a KLu F35 by a Dutch pilot.... http://www.dvidshub.net/video/315200/f-35#.UrLP4dLuK-k Edited December 19, 2013 by Derk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Spillone104 553 Posted December 19, 2013 J35? Congratulations for choosing the Draken in place of that piece of plastic... Oh, damn! That 35... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ravenclaw_007 7,633 Posted December 19, 2013 congratulation !!! by looking at this F-35 i must say i dont like it , compare to other fighters the whole thing looks clumsy and ugly , I hope that this bird does his job better than he looks , i´m glad that we dont have it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,324 Posted December 19, 2013 Marcel Dassault said long ago: "Only a nice plane is a good plane." If i look on the F-35, then i hope for Holland, that Dassault was wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peugeot205 2,745 Posted December 19, 2013 We will see what is going to happen with the F-35, if a country like France with budget , experience and resources has problems with a "Less sophisticated fighter" (The Rafale) , the F-35 may become a nightmare in countries such as The netherlands , Italy or Norway.... However congrats anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted December 19, 2013 Marcel Dassault said long ago: "Only a nice plane is a good plane." If i look on the F-35, then i hope for Holland, that Dassault was wrong. Luckily for the rest of us there are the sayings "Never judge a book by its cover" and "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted December 19, 2013 I guess Dassault never looked at the Mirage F1 or Super Etendard then. Not nice looking at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted December 19, 2013 J35? Congratulations for choosing the Draken in place of that piece of plastic... Oh, damn! That 35... Hi, hi, edited, started to write JSF and then changed my mind... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ravenclaw_007 7,633 Posted December 19, 2013 I guess Dassault never looked at the Mirage F1 or Super Etendard then. Not nice looking at all. excuse me , compare to the F-35 the Mirage F-1 looks like a super sports car , the F-4 phantom was called a "Flying Brick" or "Double Ugly" but looks a tausend times better than that F-35 but i guess tastes differ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted December 20, 2013 I always thought the F-35 looks like a smaller single F-22. It looks a LOT better than the losing X-32! We could've been stuck with THAT. It looked like it had lockjaw and need a serious diet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lexx_Luthor 57 Posted December 22, 2013 F-35 meh But...a contrarian view would say that looks can conceal, especially when everybody hates and votes on a look. Probably the most silly and awkward looking planform is reverse taper. Republic's XF-91 had both a faster supersonic wing *and* a slower flying wing than any other fighter at the time. I wonder about roll rate though. Imagine what aviation would be like if reverse taper took hold in the 50s. Worse, what would a reverse delta planform look like, a mach2 butterfly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,884 Posted December 22, 2013 Fantastic - another way to solve adverse Yaw! Here's another - Horten in WWII Germany solved both adverse Yaw and tailess flight (without using a computer) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+CrazyhorseB34 937 Posted December 27, 2013 F-35=Game Changer. You will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
