Lightning II (F35)

[Mackrick]

Nice article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9780450/Inside-the-F-35-the-futuristic-fighter-jet.html

[Xplumberlives]

An interesting read!

[Ramshornvortex]

Another interesting read......from the same newspaper:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9813125/Lightning-will-ground-F35-fighter-jet-known-as-the-Lightning-II.html

[Mackrick]

mad...... Hopefully only teething problems though. It was similar with Tornado in the early days not being able to fly near radio transmitters.

[Aceyone]

mad...... Hopefully only teething problems though. It was similar with Tornado in the early days not being able to fly near radio transmitters.

Now they fly under them

[Molerat]

Grounded again with cracked LP turbine blade

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21554331

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100486091

[Mackrick]

Should have had an option for Rolls Royce engines...

[Molerat]

UK Gov should have pushed for the GE/RR F136 option to be kept running.

[Sploosher]

UK Gov should have pushed for the GE/RR F136 option to be kept running.

should have kept the Harrier and not sold them the USA for peanuts............

[Hazzer111]

UK Gov should have pushed for the GE/RR F136 option to be kept running.

should have kept the Harrier and not sold them the USA for peanuts............

any chance of getting them back?

[Bubbles]

The Government Got a good deal on the Harriers. They won't have to pay the many millions in disposing of them, instead they Americans have paid us for then then have the problem a d cost of getting rid.

[Mayfly]

1 caught fire in the US yesterday


http://news.usni.org/2014/06/23/breaking-fire-breaks-f-35-eglin-air-force-base-pilot-safe

[Sooty655]

...fire at the back end of the aircraft...

Ahah!! So that's why they called it Lightning II.

[RLN]

...fire at the back end of the aircraft...

Ahah!! So that's why they called it Lightning II.

Isn't there supposed to be a fire at the back end?

[Mayfly]

According to the link the whole fleet is grounded

http://thebaseleg.blogspot.com.au/2014/07/breaking-us-dod-announces-entire-f-35.html

a decision on RIAT participation will made early next week.

[Frenchphenix]

they have redesigning the engine after the problem in the compressor, in addition to the informatic bug, the impossibility fo the F-35C to landing in a aircraft carrier , cracks in the body, wing, compressor..., lead and risk of explosion of the tank, bad visibility (for a vtol it's a problem), high consuption, problem of gun integration ( for the futur A10 is bad).......