Originally Posted by
rattman
That looks like an electronic display to me. While I dont quiet believe the story myself, if something failed hard enough to knock out all displays on the fighter I would expect a massive worldwide grounding. But I am only repeating the rumors being said by actual current/former fighter pilots
Have these "actual current/former fighter pilots" flown the F-35?
SFD is powered by a battery. Did that Li-on battery fail as well?
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Standby Flight Display System: The standby display system independently displays attitude, altitude, airspeed, vertical velocity and angle of attack. The display system is centrally located in the cockpit front panel and incorporates fully agile performance."
https://www.smiths.com/news-and-medi...r-first-flight
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Li-ion Batteries: https://www.saft.com/media-resources...-ion-batteries
Pentagon stands by use of lithium-ion batteries on F-35 fighters | Reuters