Trump Continues to Claim F-35 Jets Are Literally Invisible: 'They're Stealth, You Can't See Them'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate



by Ken Meyer | Nov 15th, 2018, 3:30 pm

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The president gave a speech from the White House on Thursday in which he spoke about providing support for veterans and military families. But at one point, Trump went on a tangent about his admiration for America’s military aircraft, especially the F-35.

“Just gave out a tremendous order for brand new F-35’s. They are stealth. You can’t see them, other than this, they are easy to beat. I said to one of the pilots, ‘how good are these?’ He said, ‘sir, the problem is you can’t see them when you fight them.’ I said ‘that sounds like a big advantage.’ They said ‘it’s an awfully big advantage.’ Incredible equipment.”

This wouldn’t be the first time Trump has spoken of F-35s as if they cannot be seen with the naked eye.

While F-35s are known to be undetectable by radar and other kinds of sensory equipment, can operate in spaces other fighters cannot, and cost around $100 million per fighter, they are not literally “invisible” as Trump says now and then.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-continues-to-claim-f-35-jets-are-literally-invisible-theyre-stealth-you-cant-see-them/

[Racerdog1]

1. Yes!

This fucking orange asshole is that stupid.

[tanyev]

2. "...and Ivanka can put her hands in front of her face and completely disappear. Wow!"

[OneBro]

3. We are in Jeopardy!

Things only a 3 year old would believe, for $200, Alex.

[DFW]

4. Trump has issues with comparisons

Obviously, anyone can see an F-35. It is just very difficult to detect by others when in use.

As opposed to Trump's vanity and his selfishness. They can't be "seen" by anybody, and yet they are instantly detectable by anyone who comes within half a mile of him.

[luvs2sing]

5. And even if the planes were invisible..

The pilots would not be. 😂😂😂

Let that mental image entertain you for a little while. 😁

[NCjack]

15. Trump: "No!!! The pilots are surrounded by invisibility, therefore

they are invisible. What's wrong with you?"

[Dave Starsky]

55. "There are no planes showing on radar, Mr. President."

"But we do see a man and a woman in a seated position travelling at 800 miles an hour."

[RockRaven]

6. Trump's handlers are afraid to tell him the only invisible airplane is owned by a woman,

and Princess Diana of Themyscira is not going to share it with The Dotard either. She might let him get up close and personal with the Lasso of Truth though.

[irisblue]

8. 👏👏👏 take a bow Rock Raven

[cstanleytech]

45. Ahh but would the Lasso work on him? After all wouldnt he have

to know the difference between a lie and the truth?

[RockRaven]

46. Perhaps it would merely render him silent...

after all, he seems utterly and completely incapable of speaking the truth. Almost like that is his superpower/meta-ability.

That would still be an improvement for all of us, and as a side benefit cause him unparalleled distress (can you imagine the internal ravings of a muzzled Dotard?)

[SergeStorms]

50. She's going to need more rope.

Her usual lasso isn't nearly long enough to harness Trump's substantial girth, or his unfathomably huge ego. Trump, the super-villain.

[milestogo]

7. I've always fantasized about becoming invisible.

Then I could walk right up to Trump and write on his face with magic marker, and he wouldn't know who was doing it.

[Mrs. Overall]

9. OMFG

[world wide wally]

21. Sheeeesh, Trump!

You can still see the outline of the plane.
Duh!

[NurseJackie]

10. Trump struggles with object permanence.

Trump struggles with object permanence.

[WePurrsevere]

40. I think you're right. It's not uncommon for dementia patients...

to have issues with this. I don't remember him having this problem 30 yrs of so ago when in first started seeing him appear on TV talk shows.

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. The F-35 Budget Buster.

The price we pay for technology that can't deliver.

[Kablooie]

12. You just haven't seen them turn on their cloak of invisiblity.

DARPA has been working closely with J.K.Rowling to implement Harry Potter's cloak of invisiblity on the F-35 jets.

[paleotn]

13. Undetectable? Oh, please....

Even journalists can't get this shit right. They are detectable. All aircraft are detectable. Freaking birds are detectable. The issue is the size of their radar signature at specific distances from the radar source.

As for actual "cloaking devices", I think shitler watched the Star Trek movies a few too many times. Just like his followers, the man's stupidity knows no bounds. Yes. I'll say it. 30%+ of the US population are dumber than boxes of rocks and their idol is the moron and chief.

[erronis]

14. Nice rant! I doubt donnie-boy could tell us where he gets his strange facts. Maybe just fux t.v.

or beamed into his few neurons.

Now, I doubt the pluto's/russians/chinese have enough mind-beams to affect the 30%+, but they'll follow their leader.

[relayerbob]

28. Exactly

They are no undetectable, much less invisible, they just have a (greatly) reduced radar signature. Long wavelength radars can spot them quite easily, just have a hard time homing in to vector in a missile

[dameatball]

29. Correct. Same with subs.

[Aristus]

16. This is a picture of the 'stealth tank' I crewed when I was in the Army:

As dazzling and overwhelming as Emperor Trump's new clothes...

[JohnnyRingo]

17. And they only cost $100b each!

Oh to be a defense contractor these days.

[HeiressofBickworth]

32. A number of years ago

I went to an air show in Everett, WA. There were many different aircraft, all with signs identifying them and giving information. There was a large open plot of land with a sign saying Stealth Bomber. Totally invisible -- probably because it wasn't actually there. But Trump wouldn't have understood that fine distinction.

[Aristus]

33. HA!

[underpants]

52. I can see it

but then I was a Scout, we see everything

[7962]

56. Hey! You're exposing top secret tech right here on DU!!

[0rganism]

18. 'they're stealth, you can't see them. there's one in the room with us now.'

'i stubbed my toe on it this morning. it's the ultimate in toe-disabling weapons technology. put one of these things in the enemy camp, they won't know what hit them, in 24 hours none of them will be able to walk. total victory.'

[world wide wally]

19. Can you say "fucking idiot"?

Very good.
Can you say "egg mcmuffin"?

[JohnnyRingo]

20. Such high tech is expensive until it's beaten.

In the case of stealth technology, it was compromised during the first Iraq war. The Iraqis quickly realized the planes caused an anomaly when passing cell phone towers. That allowed them to be tracked, and as a result prevented us from using them until all communications were eliminated.

Why do I know more about this than the President of the United States of America?

[Thekaspervote]

22. Well then...Donnie boy you should park one on the WH lawn for your escape. Can we help?

That is with your stealth escape into the nearest black hole

[Solly Mack]

23. Idiot. Liar.

[Astraea]

24. Is he Wonder Woman now?

[bora13]

25. And Studebaker Hawk was real.

he's just another greasy guy who happened to be born next to the Frozen Beef Pies at BONEY'S MARKET.

[Turbineguy]

26. It helps if

you can get the other people to close their eyes.

[Hassler]

27. The Idiot has never seen one so it makes sense that they're invisible--to him

[mercuryblues]

30. LOL

If I was ever near him, I could have some fun with that. RUN! RUN! a F-35 is coming right at us. It's gonna crash! RUN!

[3catwoman3]

31. Might this be the same tehnology he was touting...

...for the see-through wall?

(If I bang my head against a see thru wall will it still hurt?)

[keithbvadu2]

34. Invisible airplane

[Freethinker65]

35. Sir alert

[AKing]

37. Only thing invisible is Trump's ethics,empathy,conscience and morality

[raging moderate]

38. Well, after all, the Star Trek crew did bring us the transparent aluminum recipe.

Remember, during that episode when they traveled back in time to help save the dolphins. Or was it porpoises?

[LakeSuperiorView]

53. Whales.

[raging moderate]

57. Oh, right. Whales.

I got it mixed up with Douglas Adams and his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sequel, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish.

[LakeSuperiorView]

59. Well, actually they were Humpback whales, not Right whales, IIRC...

I have been accused of being too literal....

[raging moderate]

61. Thank you! Yes, and they were singing.

And aliens on another planet loved them and listened for their song. And that was saving the Earth.
In Douglas Robinson's fantasies, the dolphins could hear that some aliens were planning to destroy the Earth to make room for an interstellar highway, and they were trying to warn us with their squeals, and even trying to spell it out with their acrobatics, but we couldn't understand them, so they finally gave up on us and hitched a ride with some other aliens.

I like these fantasies much better than those of Donald Trump and his cohorts.

[Sunlei]

39. everyone else will use drones & ground/air fired lasers., by the time those dodos are built.

2018- China 'drone' fireworks.

2016 US military shows off drone swarm
https://www.popsci.com/pentagon-drone-swarm-autonomous-war-machine



Published on May 25, 2017
The Defense Department successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, Calif., in October

My friend Noah is into the new sport drone racing!

[keithbvadu2]

41. Trump's all weather fighter jet delayed by weather --- rain of course?

all weather fighter jet delayed by weather

irony?

https://sputniknews.com/military/201806071065203231-f35-bad-weather-vulnerabilities/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=idealmedia&utm_campaign=sputniknews.com&utm_term=68737&utm_content=2248356


Four F-35 Lightning II fifth-gen fighters, originally expected to arrive at the Royal Air Force Marham airbase in Norfolk on Tuesday, got delayed in South Carolina for a day due to what the defense ministry said were "adverse weather conditions."

British military top brass were peeved over pretext for the delay in receiving their new jets.

"How pathetic," one defense source told The Times. "It is bonkers…embarrassing," another said. "Not sure why weather should delay an all-weather fighter," the source added.

[Ilsa]

42. Then I hope he enjoyed the Veterans Day Parade of F-35s on Monday!

It was really grand, not seeing them roll down Pennsylvania Ave on Monday during his military parade.

[underpants]

51. DUzy!

[Maine-i-acs]

43. I'm going to sell him a few ...

pose as an arms dealer
tell him they're parked out back.
bargain priced, 50 million each.

[smirkymonkey]

64. *snort*

I'd love to see how that "deal" went down.

[djacq]

44. "tremendous order" is an obvious lie.

There's a huge difference between Procurement and an actual "tremendous order";

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_procurement#Orders|

Thank You Obama!



The Orange Clown's earlier lie;

[link:https://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/feb/07/donald-trump/trump-overstates-credit-700-million-savings-f-35s/|

[truthisfreedom]

47. There's only one thing that's truly invisible to our president.

The truth.

Also, he hasn’t seen his wanger in decades.

[hostalover]

48. Enormous pleasure reading all of the posts on this thread!! We have

some VERY clever and funny people here on DU!

[generalbetrayus]

49. "You can't see them, other than this, they are easy to beat." - Donald

Wait, we're shelling out $100 million dollars per plane for a fighter that is "easy to beat" except for the fact that it is invisible, which it isn't???

[marble falls]

54. Think of all the infrastructure, new energy sources, education opportunities, social programs ...

we literaly will not ever see because of this trillion dollar 40 year travesty of a defense industry boon doggle.

I can wait until these invisible planes take on the ISIS and Taliban's nonexistent airforces!

[Dave Starsky]

58. Hell, they could have given Fathead his military parade!

Just have him stand next to an empty street, and tell him the troops are demonstrating the latest in "maximum stealth" mode, which only the US has.

"The troops are saluting you, Mr. President. You may want to salute them back."

[secondwind]

60. He sure is spending taxpayer dollars like a kid in a candy shop.

[Blue_Tires]

62. I think it's a foregone conclusion that Donnie has a shitty short-term memory

and stuff that happened more than 24 hours ago never happened...

[apnu]

63. Cranky old man doesn't know we can google pictures of F-35s

If they can be photographed they can be seen.

What a moron Trump is.