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[The Italian Air Force F-35B] made a short landing Tuesday on the Italian island of Pantelleria to join a British Royal Air Force F-35B. The two Joint Strike Fighters practiced fast ground refueling from a parked C-130J, marking the first time F-35Bs from Italy and the U.K. have trained together.
Justice League?Who the heck is that?!! Anyhow I am in to back you if invited.
Il faut découpler les aspects économiques du dossier de leur ressenti politique affirme le diplomate. Le F-35 possède une plus longue carrière devant lui que le Rafale. Nos dirigeants ont estimé que la police du ciel devait se faire à moindre coût sans en négliger la qualité opérationnelle. A-t-on instruit le même procès pour des pays comme la Belgique ou la Pologne, membres de l’UE qui ont fait le même choix ? Ce sont de bonnes raisons techniques qui conduisent –et c’est regrettable- au déficit des relations avec l’Union européenne."
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It is necessary to decouple the economic aspects from their political resentments affirms the diplomat. The F-35 has a longer lasting career ahead than the Rafale. Our leaders felt that the sky-policing had to be done at a lower cost without neglecting any operational quality. Have we heard the same lawsuit for countries like Belgium or Poland, members of the EU which have made a similar choice? These are good technical reasons which lead - and this is regrettable - to the deficit in relations with the European Union. "
For engine power modules in particular, Fick said, the program office now anticipates supply meeting demand by 2024, with the backlog being cleared by 2029.
For engine power modules in particular, Fick said, the program office now anticipates supply meeting demand by 2024, with the backlog being cleared by 2029.
More than 40 F-35s Without Engines, Air Force Leaders Say | Air & Space Forces Magazine
A total of 41 F-35s in the US Air Force currently don't have engines, officials told Congress, as the program looks to fix its sustainment costs.www.airforcemag.com
Could also be the older ones, since many of the USAF's F-35 fleet is older than contemporary fleets.For engine power modules in particular, Fick said, the program office now anticipates supply meeting demand by 2024, with the backlog being cleared by 2029.
More than 40 F-35s Without Engines, Air Force Leaders Say | Air & Space Forces Magazine
A total of 41 F-35s in the US Air Force currently don't have engines, officials told Congress, as the program looks to fix its sustainment costs.www.airforcemag.com
I think the USAF just flies the F-35 a lot more than other countries fielding the type. Neither Japan more South Korea has this problem, nor did any European countries complain about this.
Could also be the older ones, since many of the USAF's F-35 fleet is older than contemporary fleets.For engine power modules in particular, Fick said, the program office now anticipates supply meeting demand by 2024, with the backlog being cleared by 2029.
More than 40 F-35s Without Engines, Air Force Leaders Say | Air & Space Forces Magazine
A total of 41 F-35s in the US Air Force currently don't have engines, officials told Congress, as the program looks to fix its sustainment costs.www.airforcemag.com
I think the USAF just flies the F-35 a lot more than other countries fielding the type. Neither Japan more South Korea has this problem, nor did any European countries complain about this.
At one point, they were going to become aggressors (link was probably posted here, but it's been quite a while). I would assume they have been delayed, so service level F-35s can get re-engined as soon as possible.I recall that there was an initial batch of F-35s that was introduced for training purposes and didn’t integrate weapons. I wonder if they decided to postpone re-engine those airframes.
I’m on team Scott as wellWho the heck is that?!! Anyhow I am in to back you if invited.
On July 13, two F-35B lightning II jets based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, were severely damaged after being struck by lightning in flight.
Both planes were able to land safely and no Marines were injured in the incident, according to the Marine Corps.
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“After conducting our standard reporting and assessment procedures, the weather-related incident was labeled as a class ‘A’ mishap due to the combined projected repair costs exceeding two and a half million U.S. dollars,” Capt. Marco A. Valenzuela, a spokesman for Marine Air Group 12. told Marine Corps Times in an email.
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The F-35A traditional takeoff variant of the lightning II repeatedly has been prohibited from flying in or near thunderstorms due to issues with its onboard inert gas generation system, or OBIGGS.
The OBIGGS pumps nitrogen-enriched air into the plane’s fuel systems, rendering it inert and preventing it from blowing up if struck by lightning.
Damages to the tubes that deliver the nitrogen-enriched air led to lightning flight restrictions in June 2020.
The vertical takeoff variant F-35B has a slightly differently designed OBIGGS system, which fits around its lift fan and historically has made it immune to the lightning issues of its F-35A cousin.
I thought they test aircraft for lightning strikes on the ground before IOC.
Seems to be going around lately.I thought they test aircraft for lightning strikes on the ground before IOC.
Maybe it was a particularly violent bolt that completely busted the limits set in testing ?
But it would be one hell of a bad luck then. Goddam lightning, can't you strike F-16s or A-10s instead of hundred billion dollars stealth jets ? silly thing !
From coal, or biomass?The particulate emissions have vastly altered the weather: particulate can act as a seed element for ice and rain, resulting in higher quantity of water suspended in a given mass of air (that's why you have heavy rain and droughts at the same time)... Static energy phenomena are aggravated by their presence.
Yeah, you can actually protect structures from lightning strikes. Did a lot of design work on this in the past.A lot of homes would fail testing for the efficacy of the electrical system and earthing cables. Only a few years ago the earthing system did not have to be continuous, now it does. Standards and maintenance cause lightning strike problems with homes. Just before I moved from my previous address, the system was tested (It being a rented property) long past regulation and found to be unfit for purpose.
I read that biomass burning also causes it, especially the residential kind.@Forest Green : Particulates in suspension are mostly the result of improper combustion in diesel engines.
But you are correct that coal burning has the same effect. It generally tends to be rarer in most countries today outside China.