Hi bob,   
      
   On Wed 2012-Apr-18 04:48, BOB KLAHN (1:123/140) wrote to RICHARD WEBB:   
      
      
      
   BK>>  How does that compare to the Harrier? Is it that much better, to   
   BK>> justify the immense cost?   
      
    RW> Good question.  i"m assuming better stealth capabilities or   
    RW> something, but I've never really seen a side by side   
    RW> comparison of the two or anything that even discusses the   
    RW> Harrier in the same piece with the f35.  The harrier though   
      
   BK>  Just looked it up. The big difference I see is the F35 is   
   BK>  supersonic. The Harrier is not.   
      
   Yep, could be a big advantage, speed and stealth.   
      
    RW> is proven technology, it's been around for decades now   
    RW> iirc. One of our inveterate web crawlers could probably dig   
    RW> up a pretty good look at each.   
      
   BK>  The Harrier development dates back to the 50s. That part   
   BK>  surprised me.   
      
   Doesn't me, I seem to recall articles in pm way back in the   
   '60's early '70's about vtol technology.   
      
   BK>  The F35 does have some advanced technology, but I don't see why    
   BK> that can't be grafted onto the Harrier. It's the speed advantage    
   BK> that seems to make the difference.   
      
   Might be incompatible, and, from what I've read the harrier   
   is anything but stealthy.   
      
    RW>> Also, do more sea basing, which would require developing   
    RW>> faster transport for material.   
      
      
   BK>>  I have doubt about the sea basing. I suspect that might be more   
   BK>> expensive.   
      
    RW> Yep, might be but that might be greatly offset, and   
    RW> therefore cheaper in the long run than all the diplomatic   
    RW> soft shoe shuffle dance crap.   
      
   BK>  True.   
      
   That's the main thing i like about it.  There's just   
   something doesn't set right with me at having to play mother may I with   
   political hateful and unstable governments like   
   pakistan or Saudi Arabia.   
      
   BK>>  Free basing ain't so hot either.   
      
    RW> Ask Richard Pryor .   
      
   BK>  Yup. OTOH as Pryor once said, when you run down the street on  fire   
   BK> people give you the right of way.   
      
     YEp remember that one.   
      
   Oh, and combining two for one you asked how strange I   
   thought you were when I said "welcome back stranger"   
   Probably not as strange as this old bird .   
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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