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| Dramatic moment pilot ejects from $100M F-35B stealth fighter jet as it crashes nose-down onto the tarmac near Fort Worth Naval Air Station in Texas |
| 2022-12-16 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet crashed during a vertical landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday. The pilot was forced to eject during the crash landing, and it remains unclear whether or not they were injured in the incident The jet, which costs about $100million to produce, can take off and land vertically, much like a helicopter can. This was merely the latest accident involving the jet, which has seen numerous crashes and malfunctions since its introduction in 2015. From my armchair, it appears the descent rate may have been greater than typical + forward travel, and the pilot may have pushed the joystick forward as a result of forces generated by the "ka-boing" = nose gear collapse, etc. Related: F-35B: 2021-10-07 A fixed wing plane takes off on a Japanese carrier for the first time since WW-II F-35B: 2021-08-25 New US Air Force secretary to shake up Advanced Battle Management Program F-35B: 2021-06-23 US warplanes fly first combat missions off foreign aircraft carrier since World War II as Marine Corps F-35B jets take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth to fight ISIS in the Middle East |
| Posted by:Anomalous Sources |
| #7 I never objected to aviators drawing flight pay, it was the 'basic pay' I objected to. After reading #2, I take it all back. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-12-16 08:40 |
| #6 That'll buff right out. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2022-12-16 08:14 |
| #5 My contact in Vietnam sent me that information. He had been involved in security during the war, conflict in Vietnam. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-12-16 07:13 |
| #4 Now this; |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-12-16 07:07 |
| #3 And you thought Boeing 737 MCAS was a problem... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-16 06:40 |
| #2 List of Harrier family losses |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-16 04:43 |
| #1 Its like the Harrier except much more expensive... |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2022-12-16 01:57 |