F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

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gelgoog

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And to think the US Navy already delayed the introduction into service of the F-35C by several years and it still has issues like this.
This is pretty bad. I mean it was expectable on the VTOL F-35B but the F-35C should have been more reliable than this.
 
TerraN_EmpirE

TerraN_EmpirE

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gelgoog said:
And to think the US Navy already delayed the introduction into service of the F-35C by several years and it still has issues like this.
This is pretty bad. I mean it was expectable on the VTOL F-35B but the F-35C should have been more reliable than this.
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Your assumption is that this is actually caused by the fighter. We don’t have a cause yet, given the deck crew injuries it’s highly possible this was a snapped wire which would mean that the issue wasn’t with the jet.
My Russophile Commrad, If a Mig29K landing on the Kuznetzov takes a dive in the sea because the Arresting wire snaps do you blame the fighter?
If your shoelace snaps do you blame the she shoe or the lace?
 
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Western media also reporting on the leaked image. As with us they can't be sure of the origin, but:
An interesting image has been published on Reddit and across the various social networks on Jan. 27, 2022. It shows a pretty intact F-35C floating in the sea, with a missed canopy and ejection seat: the photograph, that appears to be genuine (although we can’t authenticate the image at this time), was allegedly taken after the Lightning II jet had fallen from USS Carl Vinson, following the landing mishap that occurred on on Jan. 24, 2022.
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They seem to lean towards it being a genuine leak.
 
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Anlsvrthng

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TerraN_EmpirE said:
Your assumption is that this is actually caused by the fighter. We don’t have a cause yet, given the deck crew injuries it’s highly possible this was a snapped wire which would mean that the issue wasn’t with the jet.
My Russophile Commrad, If a Mig29K landing on the Kuznetzov takes a dive in the sea because the Arresting wire snaps do you blame the fighter?
If your shoelace snaps do you blame the she shoe or the lace?
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When was the last time to see accident with a snaped wire leading to a lost aircraft ?

If it was long time ago then the most plausible reason is the aircraft.

It is is common then the ship.

I found one cable snap in ten years .
 
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