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Stormin' Norman wrote:

On 11 Oct 2018 17:19:17 -0700, Miloch
wrote:

more at
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/am...in-terrible-sh
ape-but-matt-1829684952

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered this of the armed
services:
get your fighter jets ready for action. Mattis has instructed the services
he
wants four out of five fighter jets ready for combat within one year—which
is a
far cry from current levels.

There is a lot to be said for the philosophy of reliable, plentiful
and flyable aircraft vs. super sophisticated, but unreliable and
unflyable aircraft.

Remind me of the Hellcat-Corsair The Corsair was a better aircraft 3
days a week and spend the remainder in maintenance.
For the F-22 the solution is to regroup the aircrafts so more mainteners
by aircraft.
In any case there will be a need for more spare parts