F-35 "Lawn Dart" and the Competition

It is a comparison between the F35 "Lawn Dart" and the Eurofighter.

They had one day to get a headstart. Now it's your turn to provide these figures to Canadians and let them have a say in what our military pilots need.

Here are some questions that you may want to ask the Minister of National Defence:

Were other fighter jets considered?

Which is better, the F35 or the Eurofighter?

Which is the better for the money?

Has Bombardier been consulted on the Eurofighter?

Can the Pilot and Fighter Jet be save if one engine fails in flight for the F35? For the Eurofighter?

How much does it cost to replace the Pilot and the Fighter Jet in case of a crash?

Now, when a pilot is sent up to intercept the enemy, do you want him/her in the American built single engine, not fast, not able to fly high fighter jet, or the Europeon best fighter? If we were buying the F22 (two engines and very good), there would be no complaint.

How much is a pilot's life worth? According the DVA, $276,000 (Lumpsum Payment).

How much for the Fighter Jet he crashed when the engine failed? $45-90 Million.

Now if he was flying the Eurofighter how much would we have saved when one engine failed? $45-50 Million (the plane has two engines so it could fly to the nearest runway and land on the remaining engine) and $276,000 that would have gone out to the pilot's family for his/her DVA payment.

How much does it cost to train a new Pilot? Approximately $1.5 Million.

How much is that pilot worth to his family? PRICELESS!

Why would the Conservatives want to purchase a Single Engine Fighter Jet when they can get a Two Engine Fighter Jet that is far better for less money?

Did the government do their homework? Perhaps Karl-Heinz Schrieber is involved.

Here are a couple of other advantages:

Specifications     F35                   Eurofighter

Company            Lockheed Martin       British Aerospace
Speed              Mach 1.6 (1930 Km)    Mach 2 (2387 Km)
Engines            One                   Two
Weight             60,000 Lbs            24,240 Lbs
Max Altitude       48,000 Feet           60,000 Feet
Designed for       Convention Takeoff    Multi-Role Fighter
Allied Forces      USA                   UK, GE, SP, IT
Cost               *$45-90 Million       $45-50 Million
                  (* Latest Parliamentary figure)


http://www.air-attack.com/specs


Robin Brentnall
Gambo, NL