I don't understand why you've chosen video footage showing the F-35A and/or B variants, when talking about the replacement of the F-18 Super Hornet. It's neither of those 2 variants that are replacing the Super Hornet. It's the F-35C variant which is the Super Hornet's replacement. The F-35A/B have only a single wheel and you will also find that the landing gear is much smaller. The landing gear of the F-35C has two wheels, and is way sturdier, as it is a carrier based aircraft. You'll find most carrier based aircraft are this way. My guess (by the tailmarkings HL) is that this footage is taken at Holloman airbase in New Mexico, and if that's the case, you wont find any F-35C's there. Instead, you might want to go to Naval Air Station Lemoore in California as it's home to the Navy’s Joint Strike Fighter Wing operating the F-35C. I'm not trying to be "mr. Wiseguy", I just know my aircraft. A few months ago I caught a documentary maker making a similar mistake. The documentary was about the planes on 9/11, the Boeing 757 and 767. He thought he could get away with showing footage of a Boeing 777 (where the main landing gear consists of six wheels instead of four on the 757 and 767). Still, great stuff cheers.
The F-35 is Not a 5th generation Fighter aircraft, it was designed and built as a Joint Strike Fighter, it is not a dogfighter, has limited internal munitions capacity and most important, it cannot supercruise, a massive drawback ! Another massive drawback is the fact the F-35 engine nozzle is 150 deg. C hotter than the opposition aircraft, this massive difference in temperature will surely be exploited by the enemy who could launch a drone to cruise the battle zone and as soon as the hot nacelle is registered, to launch multiple heat seeker missiles. As we saw in Ukraine, the next war will be won by the enemy with the most reserves so I reckon the F-35 will last for a while then pressures of serviceing and replacement electronics will lead to the fleet of F-35 aircraft being grounded one by one as they are fragile.
I don't understand why you've chosen video footage showing the F-35A and/or B variants, when talking about the replacement of the F-18 Super Hornet. It's neither of those 2 variants that are replacing the Super Hornet. It's the F-35C variant which is the Super Hornet's replacement. The F-35A/B have only a single wheel and you will also find that the landing gear is much smaller. The landing gear of the F-35C has two wheels, and is way sturdier, as it is a carrier based aircraft. You'll find most carrier based aircraft are this way. My guess (by the tailmarkings HL) is that this footage is taken at Holloman airbase in New Mexico, and if that's the case, you wont find any F-35C's there. Instead, you might want to go to Naval Air Station Lemoore in California as it's home to the Navy’s Joint Strike Fighter Wing operating the F-35C. I'm not trying to be "mr. Wiseguy", I just know my aircraft. A few months ago I caught a documentary maker making a similar mistake. The documentary was about the planes on 9/11, the Boeing 757 and 767. He thought he could get away with showing footage of a Boeing 777 (where the main landing gear consists of six wheels instead of four on the 757 and 767). Still, great stuff cheers.
The F-35 is Not a 5th generation Fighter aircraft, it was designed and built as a Joint Strike Fighter, it is not a dogfighter, has limited internal munitions capacity and most important, it cannot supercruise, a massive drawback ! Another massive drawback is the fact the F-35 engine nozzle is 150 deg. C hotter than the opposition aircraft, this massive difference in temperature will surely be exploited by the enemy who could launch a drone to cruise the battle zone and as soon as the hot nacelle is registered, to launch multiple heat seeker missiles. As we saw in Ukraine, the next war will be won by the enemy with the most reserves so I reckon the F-35 will last for a while then pressures of serviceing and replacement electronics will lead to the fleet of F-35 aircraft being grounded one by one as they are fragile.