Posted on 01/05/2022 3:21:11 PM PST by MAGA2017
SEOUL: South Korea has grounded its entire fleet of advanced F-35 fighter jets, officials said Wednesday (Jan 5), pending a probe into a dramatic emergency landing.
After the landing gear on a South Korean F-35A stopped working during a major systems malfunction, the pilot chose not to eject and instead landed the jet on its belly, walking away without any injuries.
The heart-stopping incident on Tuesday, at an air force base in the west of the country, has prompted a probe during which South Korean F-35s will be grounded.
"With the investigation under way, the entire (F-35) fleet is suspended from flying," a defence ministry official told AFP.
South Korea ordered 40 F-35A variants from its American maker Lockheed Martin in 2014, receiving the first batch five years later.
Republic of Korea Air Force vice chief of staff Shin Ok-chul shared the dramatic details at a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday.
The F-35A was flying at low altitude when the pilot heard bangs, prompting him to check aircraft systems, Shin told lawmakers.
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Insurance’ll pay for it.
I told ya fellers ya got to grease the damn thing-a-ma-jig or it won’t fly !
The jet designed by a committee …
The technology is great until it stops working.
The F-35A was flying at low altitude when the pilot heard bangs, prompting him to check aircraft systems, Shin told lawmakers.”All systems had stopped working except flight controls and the engine,” he said, adding that the pilot then chose not to eject and decided to attempt a belly landing.”
What is it? 500 million lines of code? The flying moonpig never stops entertaining.
American manufacturer… Chinese made parts?
It’s only a trillion dollars plus or minus in development, but if they sell enough, they can make few hundred billion back. This incident should help sales since it proves that the pilot can land it even with major systems crippled, and survive. Right?
Widows decided it was going to update NOW??
Expensive growing pains.
Took some serious skills and courage on the part of the pilot to pull this off and not bail.
Bird strike?
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