[Yo-Yo]

This does seem like a bipolar review of the F35 (too fast, to slow). I thought with vectored thrust and the current power, it is more then capable as a dog fighter - putting out more stress than a pilot can handle?

With the exception of the vectoring nozzle on the F-35B STOVL variant, the F-35 does not have thrust vectoring. And even the F-35B's thrust vectoring is limited to STOVL modes, not regular air-to-air combat maneuvering.

Only the F-22 has thrust vectoring, and that is only in pitch. The Russian Suhkoi Su-30 has two dimensional thrust vectoring in the pitch and yaw planes.

[Mashood]

The variable vectoring was one reason the US military was looking to purchase the SU-30 frame and ergonomics. Slap in our engines and avionics packages and you’d have one hell of mission capable fighter.