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To: Reverend Wright

It is known that the composite structure of the F35 does not handle lightning well.

See: "Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs Still Can’t Fly Within 25 Miles Of ... Lightning

And: "F-35: despite improvements, Lightnig II still can’t fly in storms

In early 2022 (before those two articles were published), the Air Force said that upgrades were coming to the aircraft’s fuel system to allow operation near lightning.

There's speculation that lightning brought this plane down, hence the "mishap" story.

106 posted on 09/20/2023 5:15:57 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)

To: ProtectOurFreedom

Do the nitrogen fuel tank systems exist on the older aluminum planes, or just the composite ones like the F35?

113 posted on 09/20/2023 5:40:43 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)

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