Originally Posted by
thunderbird five
Hang on:
F-35 couldn't fly TODAY due to thunderstorms 1400km away and so it's going home TOMORROW?
"Due to weather in Amberley the F-35A will now depart Avalon Air Show on Monday, 6 March rather than Sunday, 5 March as previously scheduled."
If it sounds like BS, and it smells like BS, it's most likely BS.
Sounds like it's only authorized for X number of flights. Delaying to Monday means an extra start and flight for Sunday. Who knows... possibly maintenance related as it did fly from the US last week and is about to return again. Authorized for X number of cycles???