Was it a good idea for the UK to invest into the Eurofigther program

[Le Rosbif]

instead of designing and building their own planes?

[VectraMan]

What's a "figther"?

[DimPrawn]

No it was a tulip idea. Mainly because it costs a fortune, has no stealth capability and all the countries will be buying F35's instead.

[ace00]

No - we should just call the Americans if the big boys are nasty to us.

[BrilloPad]

Of course it was. We are good Europeans. Unlike the FRench.

[bogeyman]

No it was a tulip idea. Mainly because it costs a fortune, has no stealth capability and all the countries will be buying F35's instead.

Have you ever seen it fly. It's an amazing aircraft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j7QHRikQbI

The F35 is pedestrian in comparison.

But as you say, most will buy F35.

[Le Rosbif]

Of course it was. We are good Europeans. Unlike the FRench.

You are not.
Just an island off the shores of Europe, poodling around for the USA are you not?

You're even spying onEurope on their account.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echelon...s_intelligence)

[DimPrawn]

F35 is almost half the price.

Eurofighter very expensive white elephant.

[Le Rosbif]

Have you ever seen it fly. It's an amazing aircraft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j7QHRikQbI

The F35 is pedestrian in comparison.

But as you say, most will buy F35.

So shouldn't the UK have designed and built their own plane?
It would have been cheaper!

[bogeyman]

So shouldn't the UK have designed and built their own plane?
It would have been cheaper!

Yes. Probably.

Too many cooks spoil the cassoulet!