I have am older, unshielded pacemaker and I am not supposed to get near an alternator or a microwave oven.
It has never happened, but I am supposed to get “zapped” if I do.
So, our F-35 has unshielded “fly by wire” flight controls?
And can’t fly in clouds?
FANTASTIC!
Hi-tech is wonderful, except when it is not!
The F35 can fly in bad weather near thunderstorms just fine. No plane can fly through a thunderstorm without extreme risk of loss of flight control or structural failure.
If you read the Forbes article, the problem is that the system that protects the fuel tank from static explosions has shown some wear on its tubing that might lead to failure. Until this safety flight restriction is lifted, the F35’s need to avoid lightning strikes which occur up to 25 miles away from the thunderstorm cell. Once they determine why the tubing is wearing and replace it, the F35 can be certified to return to normal operational status including flying anywhere they damn well need to fly.