The F-35, at 50 million per airframe has now been flying for 15 years, and is one of the most controversial planes in existence. Critics constantly cite it's spiraling costs. And yet, in 15 years of flying the F-35 has lost 4 airframes, and killed one pilot, making it one of the safest planes flying today.
But if so why is the plane so controversial? In this video we briefly examine the Woozle effect, the effect by which the media, and those that cite the media, simply quote each other as a source without ever truly fact checking if what they publish is genuine or not, and have, for years, been unintentionally broadcasting Russian propaganda as factual claims about Americas new fighter jet.
Listen sweaty, it may be ridiculously expensive to purchase and maintain, and the maintainance issues may make it so that theyre not flying as often as is reasonable for a fighter, but theyre a vital part of the hi/low doctrine as the low cost fighter to be supported by the f22!
/uj, the plane is good when it is in the air, but who is the US' biggest enemy? China? Whats a short range fighter that costs a bazillion dollars to maintain going to do against a country that is primarily interested in developing its interests through economic means?