Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
According to the designer of the F16 it's useless, uses way too much power and a radar from the 50's can still see them supposedly. He wasnt all that positive about the JSF alltogether, says it's not got good at anything. Too clumsy, too heavy, not enough airtime because of all the tech, can be outmaneuvred by just about anything because of the short wings.

Edit, make that co-designer http://sploid.gizmodo.com/the-design...uch-1591828468

Why are buying these things if we can also get superior stuff from Sweden or France
Except Fa Fa says the Viggen was a fine multi-role fighter, reports are the Grippen likewise performs very well, and indeed (despite the expense) the F-15 performs well by all accounts.

That's not to say some of the things he says about the F-35 aren't true - but I don't think everything he says is by any stretch.