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Sexy aircraft. Congrats to everyone who took part!

17 years is just shameful. Sure the aircraft looks nice but the SR-71 had first flight in 1964 and went into service in 1966.

To be fair, the f-35 (some variant at least?) went into service like 8 years ago

But yea, 9 yrs vs 2 yrs is quite a difference

And this post is just ignorance.

The SR-71 was a incredibly limited run, extremely expensive, designed to do a VERY specific mission.

The F-35 is designed to do multiple missions, mass manufacturable, exportable to allied countries, and is a general purpose fighter.

Comparing them is pure ignorance.

Pleasing everyone in engineering can be disastrous.

We'll see how it goes.

This is the same company that added developers (and had them work in shifts 24x7) to an already late project and expected that to result in a quality product.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/19/lockheed-reas...

Shameful, but what do you propose?

Concentrating on the process of developing airplanes from concept to production quickly rather than just concentrating on just one airplane. When you have the former, the latter becomes easier.

The chubby dolphin; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder!

F16 is peak fighter jet aesthetics, tho I have a soft spot for the Tomcats and Eagles. Both look the part of powerful birds of prey.

Su-27 has a nice sleek look to it but I respected it more when it had all this theoretical capabilities that never materialized in an active theater...

F-16???

YF-23 would like a word with you.

Nice bird as well. I stand by the F16. Real life results make me view them in different lights.

Kinda like when you realized someone you grow to respect looks more impressive the better you get to know them.

I agree with your take on aesthetics, and would also add the MiG-29

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