F-35 Cancelled, then what ?
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https://www.defensenews.com/global/e...o-base-f-35bs/
Italy Navy, Air Force debate where to base F-35Bs
Italy Navy, Air Force debate where to base F-35Bs
Well, the Israelis seem to be getting on with putting their F-35I's to use. From an article in Breaking Defense
Reports are emerging of Israeli strikes inside Iraq targeting Iranian ballistic missile shipments. If true, the reported F-35Is missions targeting two Iranian bases would represent a sharp escalation of Israeli attacks on Iranian forces operating in the region, and mark the first Israeli strikes in Iraq since the bold 1981 bombing that destroyed Saddam Hussein’s nascent nuclear program.
I’ve just seen this picture on another forum.
Try to ignore the fatuous headline. I’m interested to know what happens if metric-speaking rescuers cut closer than 76.2mm to the canopy frame?
Try to ignore the fatuous headline. I’m interested to know what happens if metric-speaking rescuers cut closer than 76.2mm to the canopy frame?
defense-aerospace.com passes on this mildly hairy tale from Air Combat Command's safety magazine, about a revealing series of system failures in one F-35A sortie from Hill AFB Utah.
Keeping Cool Over Salt Lake
airsound
Keeping Cool Over Salt Lake
airsound
https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article...me-by-120-hou/
Reminds me of the, sweaty, F-22 pilot that got to see the emergency cutting procedure up close....
Pilot trapped in F-22 cockpit after canopy failure
For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air Force as part of their deployment to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK.
From
https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles...tealth-bomber/
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nice pr image. Interesting piece of coastal erosion there, mid shot..
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Good to see a tradition continue
Yeah, real stupid name, I mean, just because they are based at Swanwick and are military...
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Rewinged A10s (Warthogs)
Just goes to show how the USAF tried in vain to insist the F-35 was the superior replacement for the Warthog when it was nothing but BS.
A-10 re-winging completed, will keep Warthog in the air until late 2030s
By: Stephen Losey August 13, 2019
Lt. Col. Ryan Richardson, 514th Flight Test Squadron commander and A-10 test pilot, rolls out after landing following a functional check flight on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 25, 2019. The aircraft is from the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and was the last of 173 A-10s to receive new wings under the Enhanced Wing Assembly program to extend the flying service life of the fleet. (Alex R. Lloyd/Air Force)
The Air Force said Monday that it has finished installing new wings on the last of 173 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs.
The re-winging of the venerable attack aircraft, popularly known as the Warthog, is expected to allow it to keep flying until the late 2030s, Air Force Materiel Command said in a release.
The upgraded wings should last for up to 10,000 flight hours without requiring a depot inspection, AFMC said. And they have an improved, newly designed wire harness to make the wings easier to remove, and lessen the chance of damaging the wing during the removal process.
These aircraft account for about 61 percent of the Air Force’s roughly 282 Warthogs. Boeing received a $1.1 billion contract in 2007 to build replacement wings at its Macon, Georgia, plant, and work began in 2011.
The 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base in Utah handled re-winging for 162 A-10s, the bulk of the project. The final A-10 was also re-winged at Ogden.
Osan Air Base in South Korea replaced the wings for the other 11 aircraft.
By: Stephen Losey August 13, 2019
Lt. Col. Ryan Richardson, 514th Flight Test Squadron commander and A-10 test pilot, rolls out after landing following a functional check flight on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, July 25, 2019. The aircraft is from the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and was the last of 173 A-10s to receive new wings under the Enhanced Wing Assembly program to extend the flying service life of the fleet. (Alex R. Lloyd/Air Force)
The Air Force said Monday that it has finished installing new wings on the last of 173 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs.
The re-winging of the venerable attack aircraft, popularly known as the Warthog, is expected to allow it to keep flying until the late 2030s, Air Force Materiel Command said in a release.
The upgraded wings should last for up to 10,000 flight hours without requiring a depot inspection, AFMC said. And they have an improved, newly designed wire harness to make the wings easier to remove, and lessen the chance of damaging the wing during the removal process.
These aircraft account for about 61 percent of the Air Force’s roughly 282 Warthogs. Boeing received a $1.1 billion contract in 2007 to build replacement wings at its Macon, Georgia, plant, and work began in 2011.
The 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill Air Force Base in Utah handled re-winging for 162 A-10s, the bulk of the project. The final A-10 was also re-winged at Ogden.
Osan Air Base in South Korea replaced the wings for the other 11 aircraft.
AMI F-35A
Attended AirPower in my other neck of the woods earlier this month and first time I’ve seen AMI F-35A... so here are my photos of rain swept Zeltweg.
Cheers
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F-35A first for Iceland Air Policing
https://ac.nato.int/archive/2019/ita...on-in-iceland-
The Keflavik NATO air policing mission is carried out first time by F-35A in Icelandic airspace tis the Aeronautica Italiana Militare.
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https://ac.nato.int/archive/2019/ita...on-in-iceland-
The Keflavik mission is carried out first time by F-35A in Thai China Sae tis the Aeronautica Italiana Militare.
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Well I hope the Italian detachmen5 goes well - and they have effective cold weather immersion suits.
”The deployment will be supported by one of Italy’s Boeing KC-767 tanker aircraft, a C-130J airlifter, and a P-72 maritime patrol derivative of the ATR-72 providing cover in the event of an ejection over water.”.....
”The deployment will be supported by one of Italy’s Boeing KC-767 tanker aircraft, a C-130J airlifter, and a P-72 maritime patrol derivative of the ATR-72 providing cover in the event of an ejection over water.”.....
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I feel sorry for the guy after a write up like this. Has a problem, sorts it, lands - end of. It used to just be called the “right stuff”.
Think they’ll write him up for a medal?
https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article...ght-emergency/
Think they’ll write him up for a medal?
https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article...ght-emergency/
ORAC the pilot flight equipment (cold water immersion garment and thermal protection liner) would keep the ejectee snug, but I’d imagine you’d still want to get into a raft or be rescued fairly rapidly.
I feel sorry for the guy after a write up like this. Has a problem, sorts it, lands - end of. It used to just be called the “right stuff”.
Think they’ll write him up for a medal?
https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article...ght-emergency/
Think they’ll write him up for a medal?
https://www.luke.af.mil/News/Article...ght-emergency/
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