So we know it can fly. Have they worked out the bugs in the software so it can actually fight?
$$ POS.
I can’t recall seeing an article about the development of this aircraft that wasn’t either a marketing ad or one that went the opposite direction and seemed to ignore the fact that the purpose of testing is to expose flaws so they can be corrected. If one goes back and reads the press as the M1 Abrams tank was in development, or for that matter just prior to the first Gulf War, it supposedly couldn’t operate in a sand storm. So it’s probably best not to form a judgement until finished model F-35’s are deployed with pilots and naval aviators fully trained. Lockheed-Martin has a pretty amazing track record of success.
The F-35 is a VERY loud aircraft, especially the version with downward pointing fans.
It's a comforting sound, in my opinion, but I find the sound of a low-flying B-52 to be comforting as well.
/johnny
Combat radius doesn’t look too impressive
It’s the jack of all trades and the master at none. This is what happens when something is designed by a committee.
If a committee had designed the Model-T, it would have gone 1 mph and would have needed parts and labor every mile or two.
Abort! Abort!