Posted on 11/25/2020 12:34:47 PM PST by Onthebrink
A lot is known about the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, but many of its details will remain very much shrouded in mystery. This week the action to correct hardware issues that contributed to the crash of a single-engine F-35A Lightning II that was part of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing in May will remain a secret. The F-35 Joint Program Office announced the decision on Monday.
âExplicit details related to corrective actions have the potential to compromise operational security,â a JPO spokeswoman told Air Force magazine, without elaborating.
What the JPO did confirm is that it participates in accident investigations and works to identify âcorrective actions and evaluates, prioritizes and incorporates those actions into aircraft maintenance and production procedures.â The âsafety of the flightsâ also remains the highest priority âin the adjudication of corrective actionsâ for the fifth-generation advanced stealth fighter aircraft.
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I bet China has the full report.
If it was both serious and systemic, all those birds would be grounded.
“Operational Security” could mean untested fuel, sabotage or any number of things likely related to this flight.
If Biden wins it wont take him long to pull an F-22 move on the F-35.
Both cost a lot of money and many boondoggles to get into production. What are the odds these platforms after finally being reasonably ready would be axed from the Military?
Some kid’s RC model interfered with the avionics! (J/K)
They're anxious for joe and the ho to answer any questions and fill in any blanks.
Hmmm... The pilot probably sneezed or farted...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sof1k5DsIrs
Here is the original Air Force AIB report:
The main cause was the pilot's failure to change the aircraft's flight control system from "speed hold" to "Approach Power Compensation" during final approach. Therefore, the pilot landed at 202 knots, some 50 knots above normal landing speed.
When the aircraft touched down at 202 knots, it immediately bounced nose up. The pilot attempted to push the nose back down with the stick, and the nose went down and bounced up again. After several bounce cycles, the pilot got out of sync with the oscillations, and decided to perform a go-around. But when he commanded full throttle and full back stick, the aircraft flight computers were overwhelmed with the commands and did not respond.
I'm sure the classified changes will include rewriting the software to warn the pilot that he is in speed hold mode while trying to land, and to upgrade the flight control computers to prevent task saturation.
That’s what we get for using Chinese computer chips.
(/s - I don’t know one way or the other.)
“If Biden wins it wont take him long to pull an F-22 move on the F-35.”
He’ll only do that if the bugs are worked out and it is ready to be a strong deterrent to the Chinese.
You’re saying the F35 uses Tesla autopilot mode, then. ;-)
Might teach airmen basic flying skills—and build aircraft capable of human control free of puter intervention.
Why does the pilot have to do this when he should just be able to move the throttle to the correct speed for landing?
(Pilot) oxygen delivery problems had a major role.
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