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[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

No matter what role it dresses up in, EADS, SEADS, CASCOM, IRST or DASS its still a flop as a multi role ac compared to its contemporaries.

I'm sorry man, but you can appreciate that without any evidence of what you say, your sentence can hardly be taken seriously.

It was purely an exercise in how much tax payers money can be wasted on an obsolete ac design.

same as above.

Too many fingers were allowed into this pie, it took too long to develop and went way over its budget, result out of date over priced ac.

I agree about the fingers and the development time, but it's a jet with a HUGE longevity ahead of it. Let's not forget that we still fly our Tornadoes and there are jets that are more than 30 years old on the lines.

Turning with a Spit proves what ?
It can turn with a Spit in a high Speed turn ...yippee

that you don't need thrust vectoring to show off at an airshow

You wont see this ac in such combat manoeuvres.

Of course IMHO



Edit:
Woops just seen swiss's post same thoughts as mine.

yeah, one kinda wonders what you guys think would be better than an EF, an F-35 maybe? The most expensive piece of military equipment ever developed and not even finished yet? mmmmmh