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To: Red Badger

"The faulty systems could cause a F-35 hit by lightning to literally explode in midair."

Oh, stop - all kinds of things can happen to ANY aircraft at ANY time.

Lightening is a problem for any aircraft. Sheesh.
Does Popular Mechanics have any credibility anymore? Just another rag the Libtards have ruined.

4 posted on 07/08/2020 1:03:05 PM PDT by Psalm 73

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To: Psalm 73

The article is a reprint from Defense News:

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2020/06/24/the-f-35-lightning-ii-cant-fly-in-lightning-once-again/

6 posted on 07/08/2020 1:05:03 PM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)

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To: Psalm 73

Popular Mechanics needs to stick with something they know, like toppling statues.

14 posted on 07/08/2020 1:20:11 PM PDT by Cold Heart (Legalize Hydoxychlorquin)

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To: Psalm 73

“Lightening is a problem for any aircraft. Sheesh.
Does Popular Mechanics have any credibility anymore? Just another rag the Libtards have ruined.”

Absolutely right! Former USAF fighter jet mechanic here. Nothing humans build is immune to lightning.

20 posted on 07/08/2020 1:39:32 PM PDT by Old Student (As I watch the balkanization of our nation I realize that Robert A. Heinlein was a prophet.)

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To: Psalm 73

Yeah. I get all my accurate information from POS Popular Mechanics.

Used to love it years ago. It is woke now. On board with all things Leftist including Global Warming and other fake science.

26 posted on 07/08/2020 1:54:10 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Truth is Treason in the Empire of Lies"- George Orwell)

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