Ken27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down18cross-posted to: warplaneporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up1130arrow-down1image[OC] F-35 Lightning II and P-51 Mustang flying in formation togetheri.imgur.comKen27238@lemmy.ml to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: warplaneporn@lemmy.world
minus-squareJefflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoTwo excellent airframes of their respective eras!
minus-squareblackluster117@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoCrazy to think that there’s less than a century between them. Imagine where we’ll be another 80 years from now.
minus-squareKen27238@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 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-squarelemmyshmemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down24·11 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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Two excellent airframes of their respective eras!
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.