I really, really hate to mess with your "credibility" but the F35 was NOT
designed as a carrier aircraft. The JSF concept was for an aircraft that
can be used by different players with differnt requiremnets. NOT as a
CARRIER aircraft.

The F-35C was. Argue all you want, but that leaves two other variants of
the F35 that were NOT designed to be carrier aircraft. The A, a CTOV
variant for the Airforce to replace F-16's, A-10's, and yes, in the up
coming future, the F-22.

Now if you want to argue that the F-35B is an aircraft designed as a Carrier
Aircraft, I know some Marines that would like to chat with you. The B will
be replacing AV-8B's and land based F-18's. Sure, it can land on a carrier
but it is not being built to trap aboard CV/N's using arresting gear or Cat
launches.

The Brits have a little different take on the uses but they pretty much fall
in line with the above.

Respectfully
Jake

PS - Oh, wait a minute, please quote some credible documentation to back up
your above statement. I don't seem to be able to find any.


"Andrew C. Toppan" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:36:35 GMT, R. David Steele
wrote:

The F-35 is basically the same plane as the F-22. It has been
modified to be a carrier aircraft.

Huh? The F-35 is absolutely nothing like the F-22.

The F-35 was not "modified" to be a carrier aircraft, it was DESIGNED
AS a carrier aircraft.

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