- until a device in the fuel tank is redesigned, test-flying within 25 miles of thunderstorms is 'not permitted'.
- a fault in the design of the fuel tank which means it is unable to rapidly descend to low altitude.
- a handful of cracks discovered during examinations by the United States Air Force and the aircraft's manufacturer Lockheed Martin.
- The report states: 'All of these discoveries will require mitigation plans and may include redesigning parts and additional weight.'
>>The F-35 may eventually prove all skeptics wrong, but the bad news keeps on coming. <<
The F-35 is a camel: a mouse built by government committee.
And as you said: just when it could not possible get worse, it gets worse.
The F-22 WAS a pretty good aircraft ....
Was it made in china?
Not to worry ... with sequestration pretty much everyone involved with the F-35 will be looking for another job. Taxes will go up, our military will the logistical nightmare of supporting far more specialty aircraft than necessary, and we will grow more incapable of defending our nation.
But - at least we aren’t entirely racist - we have a half-black president.
Just great. A flying Chevy Volt.
Just update the Geneva Conventions to allow combat only on sunny days. Problem solved.
Sounds like the Fisker Karma
http://updates.jalopnik.com/post/34669789863/more-than-a-dozen-fisker-karma-hybrids-caught-fire-and
Lightning won`t hit if if you fly it with the wheels down.
Lightning won`t hit it if you fly it with the wheels down.
How ironic considering the aircraft's name: The F-35 Lightning II