‘Simplicate and Add Lightness!’ — Designing the F-45 Mustang II

National Review ^ | March 13, 2017 4:00 AM | MIKE FREDENBURG

[Jeff Chandler]

The United States needs a new high-endurance dedicated fleet-defense/air-superiority fighter for its Navy and a new close-air-support warplane to fight alongside the venerable A-10. But our most critical need is an effective air-superiority fighter for our Air Force that provides genuine airpower at a price we can afford. The Air Force’s F-22 Raptor is too expensive to procure and spends too much time on the ground undergoing maintenance. The F-35 is a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none strike fighter that spends too much time on the tarmac and costs far too much to support over its service life. But all is not lost. With a small, disciplined, vendor-independent fighter-design team led by actual fighter pilots, the U.S. could begin production of a new world-class fighter in large numbers in nine years or less. Embodying the spirit of the P-51 Mustang, the best and most important fighter of the Second World War, the F-45 Mustang II, our new air-superiority fighter, will cost less than the newest version of the multi-role F-16 Viper.

[Bryanw92]

Like this?

[txnativegop]

Wishful thinking and fishing for some congressional support and influence.

[Flying Circus]

A few more generations of aircraft development like this and we will only be able to afford one airplane and it will require a month of maintenance after every flight.

[Simon Green]

Development of the F-35 started in 1992...a quarter of a century ago....and only now is it starting to be deployed in significant numbers.

I’m skeptical of this “we can do this in only nine years” optimism. Can we realistically cancel the F-35, start over, and wait until 2043 to begin replacing F15/16/18s?

[txnativegop]

No, Like This:

[txnativegop]

darn didn’t work, sorry.

[Bryanw92]

Got a link to it?

[txnativegop]

try this:

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/wwii-images-51-mustang.html

[gaijin]

You’re saying design and production of the F-35 took NINE years..?

You are saying this..?

[Bryanw92]

Those are Mustangs. My picture was a Mustang II.

Sometimes the sarcasm tag is unnecessary. I guess this wasn’t one of them.

[txnativegop]

No, I got it completely.

it’s horrid really, comparing anything to a Ford Mustang II.

a totally hideous car. /s

LOL

[Red Badger]

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler...........Einstein........

[impactplayer]

“Disaster” F-35? No bias here, I’m sure.

[Jeff Chandler]

You’re saying design and production of the F-35 took NINE years..?

Not me. I just posted the article.

[Professional Engineer]

a totally hideous car. /s

C'mon, there's nothing wrong with that red Pinto in the photo.

[txnativegop]

Oh yes there is . . . LOL

[gaijin]

OK, good.

Cuz crack KILLS.

[freedumb2003]

The F-22 is a proven success. Modify it as an MRF.

If they go back to the drawing board, our great grandchildren will see the test flight. Their children might see it in limited deployment.

I am basing that on the progress of the F-35 Flying Anvil. It probably will be longer.

[Moonman62]

Maybe they can go back to the twin engine Mustang.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang