The pilot of a US F-35 jet ejected as his jet crashed on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea injuring seven, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement Monday.
"What do you mean developing a plane to be both an air superiority fighter and a close air support isn't a good idea? Specializ-what now? But think of how cool it'll look when your VTOL carrier plane gets retrofitted to drop paratroopers (Editor's Note: Retrofitting between roles takes 3-6 business weeks and requires a Lockheed Martin:tm: proprietary aircraft hangar, only available in Arizona.)!"
"What do you mean developing a plane to be both an air superiority fighter and a close air support isn't a good idea? Specializ-what now? But think of how cool it'll look when your VTOL carrier plane gets retrofitted to drop paratroopers (Editor's Note: Retrofitting between roles takes 3-6 business weeks and requires a Lockheed Martin:tm: proprietary aircraft hangar, only available in Arizona.)!"