So at the date of the fire, around 120 aircraft operating and ten years into the program the first aircraft is a write-off.
Incorrect. 2014 engine fire at Eglin. ("f-35 engine fire 2014" only gets 23 million Google hits, so it's pretty obscure.)
F/A-18 lost ten aircraft to crashes and fires, and possibly 40 F-16’s in the first ten years of flight.
In the same era, all aviation accident rates were higher than they are today. The F-35's record is good, but so far is hard to distinguish in a meaningful way from its contemporaries.
Please continue to take cheap shots, but at least try to make some sense rather than wasting oxygen.
Last edited by George K Lee; 24th Jun 2018 at 08:31.