(Henry J. Cobb) wrote:

:Peter Kemp peter_n_kempathotmaildotcom@ wrote in message . ..
: But it's the only one that can be canceled without leaving a service
: without aircraft. The USAF can use the USN version without giving up
: too much in performance. Fiddle with the refueling point and presto!
:
:Nope, the most cost effective measure would be to cut the airframe
:that will have the fewest built.
:
:Can the F-35C and replace them 1-1 with F-35Bs.

Not acceptable to the Navy, so they take their cash and go buy their
own airplane. Your costs for the remaining airframes go up.

:Anyway the Air Force already tried adopting a Navy jet fighter that
:didn't have a gun and they don't want to go there again.

Do you have ANY clue how long the F-4 was in Air Force service? Let's
just say that having the Navy design and build an airplane and making
the Air Force use it has historically been a lot more successful than
attempts to do it the other way around.

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