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6/17/2025, 10:58:31 PM
>>63853735
I would say there are at least 2 planes under the same name, considering the f-35c has less than 30% part commonality with the other 2 types, to the point it has different wings and version specific gunpods.
https://raafdocumentary.com/comparing-the-variants-of-the-lockheed-martin-f-35-lightning-ii/
I'm willing to bet the airforce and navy version of the F-4 had a lot more in common. By comparison, the rafale m has about 95% parts commonality with the C version, but to be fair it's a lot easier to adapt a carrier based plane to land than the other way around.
>>63851348
Orders for their own offerings? The most blatant example was the BAC/Dassault AFVG project, which was started in 1964 but was torpedoed by mirage III G prototype that was designed, built and flown by dassault between 1965 and 1967 while the AFVG project was still finalising design details (it later on became the basis for the panavia tornado). Dassault makes great combat planes, but it's business practises are no less lethal.
I would say there are at least 2 planes under the same name, considering the f-35c has less than 30% part commonality with the other 2 types, to the point it has different wings and version specific gunpods.
https://raafdocumentary.com/comparing-the-variants-of-the-lockheed-martin-f-35-lightning-ii/
I'm willing to bet the airforce and navy version of the F-4 had a lot more in common. By comparison, the rafale m has about 95% parts commonality with the C version, but to be fair it's a lot easier to adapt a carrier based plane to land than the other way around.
>>63851348
Orders for their own offerings? The most blatant example was the BAC/Dassault AFVG project, which was started in 1964 but was torpedoed by mirage III G prototype that was designed, built and flown by dassault between 1965 and 1967 while the AFVG project was still finalising design details (it later on became the basis for the panavia tornado). Dassault makes great combat planes, but it's business practises are no less lethal.
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