Engineering

Something that lies in my head rent free:

No one says this part out loud - as part of the JST (Joint Strike Fighter - the program that led to the F-35) The Lockheed Martin X-35 was chosen over Boeing X-32 simply because the X-35 looked like a plane, not a cow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Strike_Fighter_program

This is the funniest and most believable reason for a trillion-dollar defense decision I’ve ever heard.”
Imagine losing a contract because your jet looked like a Pixar character