So what we going to do now the F35 is grounded?
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Originally Posted by Royal Navy
Contrary to reports, all F-35 jets have not been grounded.
We have paused some F-35 flying as a precautionary measure while we consider the findings of an ongoing enquiry.
Flight trials from HMS Queen Elizabeth continue and the programme remains on schedule.
We have paused some F-35 flying as a precautionary measure while we consider the findings of an ongoing enquiry.
Flight trials from HMS Queen Elizabeth continue and the programme remains on schedule.
I will go out on a limb and opine that the 'fuel tube' is a metal tube which carries fuel. From where, and to where, I will not speculate.
In the civilian world this would be a emergency AD, and all operators would be notified. Since it's not civ, and we know each and every operator of the plane, they can be grounded rather quickly.
In the civilian world this would be a emergency AD, and all operators would be notified. Since it's not civ, and we know each and every operator of the plane, they can be grounded rather quickly.
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The Pentagon has grounded a global fleet of F-35 fighter jets after one of the planes crashed for the first time.
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Maintenance stand downs are not new and you would look pretty stupid to say it was a one-off and lose a second.
One we experienced many years ago, I can't remember the details, meant we could not start engines except in a war emergency. I think this lasted 2-3 weeks.
One we experienced many years ago, I can't remember the details, meant we could not start engines except in a war emergency. I think this lasted 2-3 weeks.
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Must be massively expensive to do so if the USAF are considering reducing their numbers by one third.
You would have assumed that such costs would have been contractually determined prior to certification.
Anyway if true this is really bad news for the UK as procurement costs are factored against numbers of sales.
Let's hope that it is really worth it....
