42,000 $ per flight hour for the F-35: operating costs are not improving. The GAO published a report in November on 49 aircraft used within the Department of Defense.
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It is supersonic.The F-35C can reach speeds of 1.6 Mach (~1,200 mph) even with a full internal weapons load. With its fuel and internal weapons load, the F-35C can fly faster with no drag associated with external tanks and weapons required for legacy fighters.
After some training, pilots come out looking like they are 100-years-old,” she added. Having flown many other aircraft, Balzhiser said what she most valued about the F-35 is “the amount of information and situational awareness that the F-35 gave me in comparison to the F-16.”