Originally Posted by GreenKnight121
A lab test imposing temperatures in excess of 130 degrees was just completed “and the aircraft performed exceptionally well..."
The aircraft 'performed exceptionally well'....in a
laboratory test?
I'm ok with accurate propaganda to let the taxpayer know that the money is being spent well....if the team has completed deck landing trials etc well then absolutely be proud and let the world know. But I get nervous when they start looking for positive news to fill the pages and they have to resort to something like 'lab tests'.
"F-35 Meets Another Milestone
The F-35 program has met another milestone on its way to operational acceptance today when a spokesman announced another series of tests had been successfully 'signed off'.
The tests, conducted at various AFB over an 8 month timeframe, were conducted to determine the optimum nose-wheel tyre pressurisation.
"The Aircraft performed magnificently over a broad range of temperatures and tyre pressures" a member of the test team said. "The nose-wheel was subjected to lab tests simulating a temperature variation of up to 15 degrees and pressure fluctuations of up to 5 PSI. Simulated landings in a variety of landing configurations were successfully completed."
"This is a red-letter day for the F-35 Program." LTCOL Amanda Huginkiss, Test Team Coordinator said."