Re: "Former" - Exactly!
Oy!! Albatrosses are beautiful birds, and incredible fliers - flying thousands of kilometres on very little energy. The F-35 falls far short of that.
Spend some time looking at albatrosses and other gulls flying on the sea and you will be very impressed with their abilities.
But if you are referring to that poem about the Ancient Mariner by that junkie... point taken.