Here’s Why the Pentagon Didn’t Pick the X-32

Support this channel with SUPER THANKS (heart icon with dollar sign above) or by becoming a Patron at Get official Ward Carroll channel gear at Buy the PUNK’S TRILOGY, Ward’s first three novels about an F-14 pilot, at In this episode, Ward chats with his old friend and fellow Tomcat guy Phil “Rowdy“ Yates, who served as chief test pilot for the X-32 during the concept demonstration phase of the Joint Strike Fighter Program. Rowdy explains how the program was designed, where the X-32 had problems, and what the airplane would’ve been like had it been selected by the Pentagon instead of the F-35. Thumbnail image and other X-32 animation courtesy of .