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gpt

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But reddit and twitter armchair generals were telling me the 'invisible' F-22s will be:
- making bombing raids over Chinese cities with 0% chance of getting shot down
- operating totally uncontested because J-20 can't take off
 
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Hitomi

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B777LR said:
In related news, the pilot ran a Reddit profile committed to dispelling the myth of the Osprey's poor safety record.
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Interesting, can I get a source? Incidentally while I was trying to locate the source, I saw people defending the Osprey over the Blackhawk because the Blackhawk actually has a higher crash rate.
 
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Atomicfrog

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emblem21 said:
Considering how maintenance is now an issue, should any be surprised
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Lots of airplanes in US airforces are hangar queens... and they have problems with parts logistics and availability on top of that. A bulk of rugged airplanes is a must in any forces.
 
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Zichan said:
A demonstrator of the new US Mojave drone took of and landed from UK’s QE2 aircraft carrier, demonstrating the capability to operate on carriers without catapults, although with a much reduced payload as explained in one of the figures in the following USNI article:
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Couldn't they do this with an existing platform with a reduced payload?
 
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