• gosling@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    I knew modern jets are huge, but I would’ve never thought it was this huge compared to a P-51

    • OldFartPhil@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Most WWII fighters were basically large engines with the smallest possible airframe fit around them. The only armaments typically carried were guns, so they were light, fast and nimble.

    • blackluster117@possumpat.ioEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      Crazy to think that there’s less than a century between them. Imagine where we’ll be another 80 years from now.

      • Ken27238@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        Crazy to also think about the cost difference between them. Adjusted for inflation the mustang was about $1 million ($50,000). About $80 million for the F-35.

        • lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          324·
          1 year ago

          Also crazy to think an F35 could wipe out a squadron of Mustangs and they’d never even gave a clue what hit them.

  • GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.socialEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Im surprised that the F-35 is able to maintain lift at that airspeed. I’d imagine that they’re not very stable at low speed to increase maneuverability.

    • LouNeko@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’d imagine the cockpit is lit up like a Christmas tree with speed, AoA and stall warnings.

    • mercano@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      How it started would be a WWI biplane like the Nieuport 28 or Sopwith Camel, but I don’t think the F-35 can fly slow enough to fly with one of those, unless it’s the Marines’ VTOL variant.