Watch over 2,400 documentaries for free for 30 days AND get a free Nebula account by signing up at http://www.CuriosityStream.com/realengineering and using the code, "realengineering" New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Vlog channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMet4qY3027v8KjpaDtDx-g Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2825050&ty=h Facebook: http://facebook.com/realengineering1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianjamesmcmanus Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEngineering/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebrianmcmanus Discord: https://discord.gg/s8BhkmN Get your Real Engineering shirts at: https://standard.tv/collections/real-engineering Credits: Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus Editor: Dylan Hennessy Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster https://twitter.com/forgottentowel References: [1] https://www.gao.gov/assets/600/591608.pdf [2]https://www.boeing.com/history/products/x-32-joint-strike-fighter.page [3] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-boeings-x-32-could-have-replaced-the-f-35-why-it-never-22134 [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harrier_Jump_Jet_family_losses [5] https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm [6] https://www.f35.com/in-depth/detail/how-it-works-f-35b-hover [7] https://www.rolls-royce.com/products-and-services/defence/aerospace/combat-jets/rolls-royce-liftsystem.aspx#section-our-customers [8] https://web.archive.org/web/20081115084346/http://www.rolls-royce.com/defence_aerospace/technology/stovl.jsp [9] https://www.f35.com/assets/uploads/documents/FG18-24036_010_F35FastFacts10_2019.pdf [10] https://www.globalaircraft.org/planes/av-8b_harrier_ii.pl [11] https://www.f35.com/about/variants [12] https://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-vs-f-16-15-18-lost-beaten-flatley-comeback-2017-4?r=US&IR=T [13] https://medium.com/war-is-boring/read-for-yourself-the-f-35-s-damning-dogfighting-report-719a4e66f3eb [14] https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-the-f-35-was-not-beaten-by-an-f-16/ [15] https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/f-35-faces-most-critical-test-180971734/ [16]https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/28/red-flag-confirmed-f-35-dominance-with-a-201-kill-ratio-u-s-air-force-says/ [17] https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/f-35-lightning-ii-eots.html [18] https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/super-helmet-180964342/ [19] https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/01/09/the-f-117-nighthawks-near-perfect-combat-record/ [20] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/did-russias-new-radar-just-make-americas-lethal-stealth-16936 [21] https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/stealth-can-be-defeated-1999-f-117-nighthawk-was-shot-down-35142 [22] https://f35.com/about/cost [23] https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/middle-east-demand-could-boost-f-35-sales-to-4600-u-458548/#targetText=Lockheed%20Martin%20believes%20that%20worldwide,sales%20potential%20of%204%2C000%20aircraft. Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage. Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Songs: Desert Dew - Alec Slayne Fraudulent Business - Marten Moses Midnight Waves - Dye O Travellers - Ran the Man A Trip To The Moon - Aiolos Rue Night Vibes - Moon Craters Innovations - From Now On Waiting in Vain - Kikoru Thank you to my patreon supporters: Adam Flohr, Henning Basma, Hank Green, William Leu, Tristan Edwards, Ian Dundore, John & Becki Johnston. Nevin Spoljaric, Jason Clark, Thomas Barth, Johnny MacDonald, Stephen Foland, Alfred Holzheu, Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Binghaith, Brent Higgins, Dexter Appleberry, Alex Pavek, Marko Hirsch, Mikkel Johansen, Hibiyi Mori. Viktor Józsa, Ron Hochsprung