US experts call F-22 ''a big mistake''

[suntrace1]

I have a hunch that none of you read this article, that has very legitimate claims, how F-22 can very well be the biggest strategical mistake for USAF:

 

http://www.aviapedia.com/news/f-22-is-a-big-mistake-20060522

 

Price of 335$ milion for a plane, new technology not proven in combat, high fidelity machines that need a lot of high-skilled maintanence personel & highly trained pilots - it really sounds to me like Me-262 in WW2. History and present has proven that small high-tech force in the long run can't compete with rugged and cheap weapons that can be produced in greater numbers.

 

 

I don't want to start another ''flame war'', but an honest disgussion if these claims are valid, and if so, how much can mistake like this hurt US's role in geo-startegical arena. And please, do read the article.

[Pilotasso]

I saw this article before and its utter BS, do you want me even bother to quote the utter ignorant sentences?

[Shaman]

Just don't start another flame war, ok? :poster_dont: I think we have had enough of these threads. They have nothing to do with LockOn and only create tensions and misunderstandings within a really nice imho flightsim community.

[deathcoffin]

Screw the flame war cut the crap because all current military aircrafts sucks monkey balls and got owned by wtf laser guns pew pew pew and check out the hyper burners that goes wtf laser speeds

 

 

 

Im here --->:pilotfly: ( H Y P E R S P A C E ) ;) < --- Now im here

 

[britgliderpilot]

The "experts" aren't.

 

 

Now will someone just lock this thread, before it turns into something else? :P

 

 

On a side-note - the Fighter Mafia are now getting a touch too old. These gentlemen are the same ones that said the F-16 didn't need a radar . . . . .

[Dmut]

closed. sorry.

it's another one pointless chit-chat thread based on gossips and fairy-tales.