How tolerant is the F35 to swallowing birds or other FOD ?
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I hear it’s a WAFU who is even more so now! At least the Mk 16 Martin Baker let down system worked as advertised :ok: |
Originally Posted by silverelise
(Post 11143738)
How tolerant is the F35 to swallowing birds or other FOD ?
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Originally Posted by BEagle
(Post 11143728)
Good to know that the pilot has been safely rescued. But an accident shortly after take-off and a statement that flights are continuiung nevertheless is pretty significant?
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Originally Posted by RAFEngO74to09
(Post 11143730)
According to Defence Sec - ditched soon after take-off.
https://www.forces.net/news/hms-quee...-mediterranean |
Unless the time of the occurrence has been released, then knowing it was near the ship doesn't really help.
Moreover the ejection will have automatically activated the pilot's personal locator beacon, and as the Russians are part of COSPAS/SARSAT, they'll have a pretty good handle on the location as a result. One imagines there will be ships monitoring the site until a salvage capability arrives; they would also be a bit of a giveaway. |
Originally Posted by NutLoose
(Post 11143608)
Good to hear, I take a major recovery is in operation? As there will be more than one interested party in it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59323895 Under-surface traffic will be having a Ping Fest/ Safety's OFF until that bird is safely back onboard. Anyone trying it on fully deserves to be imploded. |
Originally Posted by Easy Street
(Post 11143813)
Unless the time of the occurrence has been released, then knowing it was near the ship doesn't really help.
Moreover the ejection will have automatically activated the pilot's personal locator beacon, and as the Russians are part of COSPAS/SARSAT, they'll have a pretty good handle on the location as a result. One imagines there will be ships monitoring the site until a salvage capability arrives; they would also be a bit of a giveaway. |
Originally Posted by Easy Street
(Post 11143813)
Unless the time of the occurrence has been released, then knowing it was near the ship doesn't really help.
Moreover the ejection will have automatically activated the pilot's personal locator beacon, and as the Russians are part of COSPAS/SARSAT, they'll have a pretty good handle on the location as a result. One imagines there will be ships monitoring the site until a salvage capability arrives; they would also be a bit of a giveaway. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-new...sians-25485673 It is believed the pilot is recovering and back on the ship following the crash which happened at 10am on Wednesday. |
I think the Russians will have been monitoring the TF location closely and will be more than aware of where the ejection occurred without having to delve into the minister’s statement.
I would imagine the Kildin was still trailing along…… https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...rare-sighting/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishny...elligence_ship |
Originally Posted by silverelise
(Post 11143738)
How tolerant is the F35 to swallowing birds or other FOD ?
Israel said damage to an F-35I in September 2017 was caused by a birdstrike, storks according to some sources. This was the same day Syrian and pro-Russian claimed an F-35I was hit by an S-200 aka SA-5 Gammon which Israel denies. A 'Class A' ( $2 million+ damage cost) incident involving a VMFA-121 F-35B attempting to take off from MCAS Iwakuni on 07 may 2019 was caused by a birdstrike, the 1st MAW spokesman (male) said '... The aircraft never went airborne,..' and was able to taxy 'off the runway'. |
Some comedy speculations on the chat I see, systems are not likely to be running with 50M+ of sea water on them! So bar some passive surveillance and pinging off structure they would not be getting anything very exciting back that had not been previously visible from a view from an airshow or embarkation. An ECM blanket I suspect would be in place and therefore I do not think any Bond movies are going to be re enacted anytime soon irrelevant of giving away location of aircraft, which will be recovered pretty smartish (pending depth) and have overwatch on site anyway.
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Originally Posted by verticalflyer
(Post 11143938)
Some comedy speculations on the chat I see, systems are not likely to be running with 50M+ of sea water on them! So bar some passive surveillance and pinging off structure they would not be getting anything very exciting back that had not been previously visible from a view from an airshow or embarkation.
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If anyone here is still concerned about “someone” being capable to locate the wreckage, the sonar locator in the ADR will be a big clue. Unless, of course, it has a special stealth version that can’t be detected. But…
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Where you been, Courtney?!
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If the wreckage is in the deeper parts of the Med, the 37.5khz pinger will not be detected on the surface.
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Well the average depth is 5000ft, plummeting to 17,000ft in the Calypso Basin.
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Originally Posted by ORAC
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Well the average depth is 5000ft, plummeting to 17,000ft in the Calypso Basin.
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James Cameron's phone will be ringing off the hook!
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If the aircraft ditched in international waters and the Ruskies happened to find it first is it salvage?
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