The AR12 wasn't supposed to be called a SR71. Somebody messed that one up too.
On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 11:04 PM, Alan Perry <ape...@snowmoose.com> wrote: > On 5/27/16 7:17 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > >> >> It hasn't >> seen battle yet (and I hope it doesn't have to) but I'm a little >> worried >> about the fact that it's beaten (badly) in simulations and exercises >> with >> much older fighter aircraft with much more "primitive" tech, including >> Russian aircraft, too. >> >> >> Oh, just to add more, the F35 is not a "fighter" despite its >> designation. It is an air superiority platform that is never supposed to >> get into a dogfight. It is supposed to be in a network of planes, and >> agressors will be shot down by missile from 50 miles away. The F22 is >> supposed to be the dogfighter. >> >> > And it wasn't supposed to even be the F-35. It was a misstatement at the > announcement and should have been F-24. > > alan > > >
