Posted on 09/20/2023 7:52:32 PM PDT by algore
A F-35 jet could have crashed on Sunday due to poor weather in South Carolina, new audio suggests - as questions mount as to why the disastrous training exercise was allowed to proceed.
The F-35B Lightning II which the unnamed Marine pilot was flying is believed to be at risk of malfunctions if it flies in thunderstorms, according to a Forbes investigation in November.
Its sister jet, the F-35A, is more severely affected and cannot fly within 25 miles of lightning
he issue lies within the F-35's OBIGGS (Onboard Inert Gas Generation) system, which pumps nitrogen-enriched air into its fuel tanks to inert them, preventing the aircraft from exploding if it is struck by lightning.
'F-35B and C variants have some of the same OBIGGS issues as the F-35A, but have been able to alleviate operational impacts,' said Chief Petty Officer Matthew Olay, spokesman for the F-35 Joint Program Office, in an email to Forbes last year.
Audio from Sunday's crash shows the pilot telling emergency responders, after ejecting, that he 'lost it in the weather'.
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I recall a company engineer explaining that the drone was going nuts because of the wine getting into the electronics in the nose cone and that it wouldn't be a problem since there wouldn't be any more such ceremonies. They just need to keep the nosecone dry. And of course the officer screams in response about RAIN!
And now something similar has become reality. Truth really is stranger than fiction.
You do realize that is utter and complete hogwash, don't you?
China just needs to invade Taiwan during typhoon season, and they will have no problems.
I guess they should not have retired the A-6 Intruder.
For another million $s they could have put windshield wipers on it.
As long as we are only attacked in San Diego, these planes are great.
I never heard of this before. Just wondering when you heard of it. I kinda just heard this might be a thing. Was it a new report, old report or something you recently found after this incident?
I never heard of this before. Just wondering when you heard of it. I kinda just heard this might be a thing. Was it a new report, old report or something you recently found after this incident?
Sorry, but I’m not buying this BS story.
I seriously doubt that, but I'm having trouble working out how lightning would affect what must essentially be a medical oxygen concentrator but instead of collecting the oxygen you'd throw it away and collect the nitrogen. I have an oxygen concentrator, and it's too simple a device to have any such sensitivity. N.B. Military aircraft have used nitrogen purge for a long, long time.
It can melt the inlet tube.
What if we throw in a UAP sighting by a local farmer as an incentive?
Inlet tube? Made of what.....dark chocolate?
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I live in the 5 mile zone from Detroit Metro airport and watch planes landing in tornado, severer winds, severer storms, and all sorts of warnings, sometimes I have my phone camera ready just in case but it doesn’t happen.
As long as the enemy limits their military operations to good weather what is the problem?
Why the hell was this made public? Incompetence on all levels.
Still unnamed
Makes u go hmmm
I have a great solution.
Bring back the P-38 Lightning!
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