http://www.codeonemagazine.com/gallery_slideshow.html?item_id=941
Above is a link to Code One magazine's pictures of the new F-35C. I have to admit I've been back and forth on the F-35. I liked it during the JSF competition; I thought the X-35 had more of a typical fighter look to it, but that the X-32 looked ugly with that big mouth of an intake reminiscent of the A-7/F-8.
I got a couple of 1/72 scale models a few years ago and now I have them built and displayed next to each other. I've since come around on the X-32 recognizing that even though the intake was kind of ugly, it was kinda cool in its own right. I've also espoused the same opinion regarding the A-7/F-8...kinda cool in its own right. And even though the X-32 failed in vertical landings, I think it would still make a great strike aircraft for the Navy.
As for the F-35, my opinion has gone back and forth. I liked it during the JSF competition, then started to think it looked kinda ugly, especially the bulky-ness behind the cockpit, the stubby wings, the narrow rudders, and the lack of thrust vectoring. Now that the F-35 is getting further in its testing, I've come around on the F-35B, and C. I still don't really care for the A model, mostly because of the stubby wings. The C model seems to look cooler with the longer wingspan.
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