U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin on November 12 confirmed that the F-47 sixth generation fighter is intended to make its first flight in 2028, which
The 3-4 years number is based on an optimistic projection where they pinky-promise they’ll have the fist flight by 2028.
And that’s just the first flight watermark.
China’s ability to bring its first fifth generation fighter, the J-20, from its first demonstrator flight to service entry in just six years drew a highly unfavourable precedent when compared to the F-35 and F-22, which both took 15 years, and indicates that the country could begin fielding sixth generation fighters close to a decade before the United States.
Ok yeah, but like, that’s as 15 years of amazing profits for the investors of the contract manufacturers that “made” the F-35/22s.
Who made any profit off of China’s measley 6 year production time? Checkmate tankies.
Not to mention that one will cost the same as an aircraft carrier, have a regularly scheduled 95% downtime (best case), and licence & software locked to the private companies that make it so only they can service it.
The 3-4 years number is based on an optimistic projection where they pinky-promise they’ll have the fist flight by 2028. And that’s just the first flight watermark.
Ok yeah, but like, that’s as 15 years of amazing profits for the investors of the contract manufacturers that “made” the F-35/22s.
Who made any profit off of China’s measley 6 year production time? Checkmate tankies.
Not to mention that one will cost the same as an aircraft carrier, have a regularly scheduled 95% downtime (best case), and licence & software locked to the private companies that make it so only they can service it.
I will not be satisfied until all aircraft run free and open source hardware and software
After the matabots take over we will build foss warplanes & take back humanity from enslavement.