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I'm sure there is an envelope expansion, but I doubt it is very extensive becasue it is extremely hard to control the weather and visibility for repeatability and this can be perceived differently by different people. I expect it would depend on the scores from initial integration testing that comes from aircrew themselves.
Part of me wishes the Program was more aggressive in getting the good news out there, but I fear politics are paramount and no one wants to spend political capital if they don't have to. This I believe, also unfortunately plays further into the hands of the POGO-CDI strategy, which believe it or not, I'm pretty sure their slamming the F-35 is only a means to their greater goals concerning all defense and acquisition and not the goal itself. Their game hasn't really changed since the 70s.
Apr 10, 2012, 11:01:51 PM