Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
All-weather?
Aren’t most planes weatherproof? As a layman, the inclusion of “all-weather” in the lede is puzzling, especially as there’s no other mention of “weather” in the article and no link for context. I gather from a search of the Talk archives that the plane has been accused of being vulnerable to lightning (ironic or what?), and this could be in response to that accusation? AlmostReadytoFly (talk) 09:10, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
lmao at the username being “AlmostReadyToFly”.
All-weather means the planes are equipped with better radar systems allowing them to perform operations in poor weather and/or night operations. It’s an evolution of the night-fighter from WW2 since the radar systems on night fighters also gave them the capabilities to operate in poor weather conditions compared to the contemporary “standard” fighters.
All-weather is a category of attack and fighter aircraft and it’s a normal description to use. It basically means it’s meant to perform its mission at night and in bad weather/visibility. Not just that it’s capable of flying in poor weather. Though I think any modern fighter or attacker would have very advanced night fighting capabilities.
Edit: According the Wikipedia, the F-16 was originally designed a day fighter.
throw in a [citation needed] behind that one and see what happens
