The F-35, an “inherently terrible airplane”?
Pierre Sprey, the jazz musician/gospel singer who designed the legendary F-16 fighter, went on Canadian TV to call the new backbone of the United States Air Force “a turkey” that can neither win a dogfight nor provide ground support.
Why? Canada is making the F-35 the backbone of its air force as well.
Sprey says the plane’s vaunted stealth technology can be defeated by low frequency, long wave-length World War II era radars.
In fact, he says all our stealth technology can be defeated by such radar and that the Russians have picked up on this.
With all this doom and gloom, it should be pointed out that Sprey also dissed the F-15 which turned out to be a pretty successful aircraft.
In related matter, Sen. John McCain is trying to save the legendary A-10 Warthog, the beloved ground support aircraft that is slated to be replaced by the F-35.
And who designed the A-10? Pierre Sprey.
Sprey’s music was sampled on Kayne West’s rap hit Jesus Walks.
Below is Sprey’s interview last year with the Canadian Broadcast System’s Fifth Estate program.
Pierre Sprey Disses F-35