Ken27238 to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months ago[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comimagemessage-square13arrow-up1136arrow-down110cross-posted to: warplaneporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1126arrow-down1image[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comKen27238 to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square13cross-posted to: warplaneporn@lemmy.world
minus-square@blackluster117linkfedilinkEnglish6•11 months agoCrazy to think that there’s less than a century between them. Imagine where we’ll be another 80 years from now.
minus-squareKen27238OPlinkfedilinkEnglish5•11 months agoCrazy to also think about the cost difference between them. Adjusted for inflation the mustang was about $1 million ($50,000). About $80 million for the F-35.
minus-square@lemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-21•11 months agoAlso crazy to think an F35 could wipe out a squadron of Mustangs and they’d never even gave a clue what hit them.
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Crazy to think that there’s less than a century between them. Imagine where we’ll be another 80 years from now.
Crazy to also think about the cost difference between them. Adjusted for inflation the mustang was about $1 million ($50,000). About $80 million for the F-35.
Also crazy to think an F35 could wipe out a squadron of Mustangs and they’d never even gave a clue what hit them.