Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’

[maddog65]

Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’ Typhoon or Super Hornet
By: Dave Majumdar Washington DC

Lockheed Martin is claiming that all three versions of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have kinematic performance better than or equal to any combat-configured fourth-generation fighter.
The comparison includes transonic acceleration performance versus an air-to-air configured Eurofighter Typhoon and high angle-of-attack flight performance vis-à-vis the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

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[MIKE JG]

Thought I read somewhere recently that they were going to have to limit it to just 5.5g's ??

[maddog65]

Yep you read it here... Think its Lockheed trying to spin the problem in a positive light to save thier arse.

[MIKE JG]

What the heck, they're talking out both sides of their mouth.

[maddog65]

Exactly!!
The military is saying we got these problems of delamination of airfoils etc.. so we are going to reduce the envelope, Now Lockheed is countering saying it isn't as bad so the program will hopefully survive.