Skip to comments.
The USAF Has To Re-Paint Its Trucks Because The F-35 Can’t Fly On Warm Fuel
Daily Caller via Yahoo ^
| December 9, 2014
| Staff
Posted on 12/09/2014 10:47:29 AM PST by Idaho_Cowboy
After a year of several fleet-wide groundings for the F-35, the latest problem to plague the fifth-generation fighter is forcing the U.S. Air Force to revamp an entirely separate fleet to support the military’s most expensive plane yet.
The F-35 can only fly on jet fuel under a certain temperature due to a range of heating issues attributed to the F-35B variant’s short takeoff and vertical landing engine. According to the USAF, the dark-green trucks that carry that fuel absorb too much heat from the sun to keep the planes in the sky.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: boondoggle; f35; turd
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-91 next last
I'm no expert, but this doens't exactly look good in terms of long term reliability or ease of use in the field.
To: Idaho_Cowboy
2
posted on
12/09/2014 10:49:16 AM PST
by
Marko413
To: Idaho_Cowboy
So, no desert operations?
3
posted on
12/09/2014 10:49:34 AM PST
by
cld51860
(Volo pro veritas)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
The left will blame the hotter green fuel trucks on GlowBull warming in 3... 2... 1...
4
posted on
12/09/2014 10:49:47 AM PST
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
white fuel trucks = easy targets
To: Idaho_Cowboy
Sooo...it can't be used or maintained in hot climates?
Guess we'll have to restrict it's use to polar bases.
6
posted on
12/09/2014 10:50:58 AM PST
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
Can this administration successfully accomplish anything?
7
posted on
12/09/2014 10:51:14 AM PST
by
rhubarbk
(2014: First Flush . . . 2016: Final Flush)
To: LeoWindhorse
unless its sitting in snow
8
posted on
12/09/2014 10:51:15 AM PST
by
Mount Athos
(A Giant luxury mega-mansion for Gore, a Government Green EcoShack made of poo for you)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
Good money after bad. This is unacceptable.
9
posted on
12/09/2014 10:51:17 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: Idaho_Cowboy
I remember back in the 60s, Roger Penske used to pack his refueling rig tank in dry ice. But the sanctioning body outlawed the practice.
10
posted on
12/09/2014 10:52:11 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
Conversion of ice cream truck to carry the needed fuel...yeah...how about we NOT go with this platform....then again, like Obamacare - they have spent soooo much $$$ on it - they don’t want to go with anything else.
Turn Wrong - Go Wrong!
11
posted on
12/09/2014 10:53:11 AM PST
by
BCW
(ARMIS EXPOSCERE PACEM)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
12
posted on
12/09/2014 10:53:32 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(It's insanity to support those who hate us, no matter they call themselves Democrats or Republicans.)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
13
posted on
12/09/2014 10:54:02 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Scrap this cost overrun POS!
14
posted on
12/09/2014 10:54:39 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
I thought vapor lock was taken care of with the advent of fuel injection.
15
posted on
12/09/2014 10:55:00 AM PST
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
That headline bothers me. Can it fly on a hot sunny day.... yikes
16
posted on
12/09/2014 10:55:01 AM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to install an evaporator coil somewhere on the plane?
17
posted on
12/09/2014 10:56:38 AM PST
by
Eaker
(Radical muslims want to cut off your head. Moderate muslims want a radical muslim to cut it off .)
To: Idaho_Cowboy
No problem. They just need to add a fuel refrigerating system to the aircraft. What’s a thousand extra pounds of weight and reduced aerodynamics?
18
posted on
12/09/2014 10:57:35 AM PST
by
Obadiah
To: Idaho_Cowboy
The B is the USMC version. Why would the USAF have to do this outside of bases (like Eglin) where joint training and operations take place?
To: Eaker
20
posted on
12/09/2014 10:58:05 AM PST
by
Obadiah
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-91 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson