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Originally Posted by Byrns
I think the idea of a shared platform amongst allies is all but dead with the F-35. Too many countries are backing out now, and the snowball is picking up steam.
I'm not a fan of Canada dropping the two engine specification in order to go with this plane so if they can investigate options for a Plan B I'm all for it.
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I've never bought the whole two engine theory being all that important. If you look at fighter jet engine reliability in design, the F-16 actually has better reliability then the twin engine F18 (read that in a popular mechanics a couple of years back I think).
Plus 1 engine planes are cheaper to maintain and its quicker to do an engine replacement.