F-35 Crash Pilot Safe

[Exocet25fr]

https://www.fox4news.com/news/f-35-jet-reportedly-crashes-during-test-flight-in-fort-worth

[Catfish]

I saw the video this morning, seems like lot of thrust set in at the rear shortly after it touched the ground.
Glad to hear the pilot is safe.

Maybe it just got an unwanted Microsoft (tm for turdmark) update in the wrong moment, like it happens all the time and everywhere :shifty:

[Jimbuna]

Very lucky.

[Platapus]

OK pilot, that will be $78,000,000. Would you be interested in our automatic payroll deduction plan?

[Skybird]

OK pilot, that will be $78,000,000.


Whoa...t ??? Germany will pay ~3.5 times as much for theirs - and those have not even vertical capability.

[Catfish]

^ better they have not?
You know, software monetarising ... internet of things and all that

[Buddahaid]

Seems the airframe is intact so the problem can be figured out. The bounce looked unintentional and then the front thrust seemed to shut off trying to settle, or maybe the rear thrust didn't shut off instead.

[Skybird]

Thje plane had bad kerosine for breakfast and suffered from flatulence.

[em2nought]

$412 billion and it can't even crash well. :har:

[Buddahaid]

$412 billion and it can't even crash well. :har:

And still beats the crap out of anything China or Russia can field. You should be happy.

[em2nought]

And still beats the crap out of anything China or Russia can field. You should be happy.


I've got worse enemies than Chyna or Russia. :03:

[Buddahaid]

I've got worse enemies than Chyna or Russia. :03:

Mexican drug cartels?

[em2nought]

Mexican drug cartels?

Much closer than that. :D

[Exocet25fr]

Germany greenlights F-35 jet purchase for nuclear strike role

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/air-warfare/germany-greenlights-f-35-purchase/

[Jimbuna]

A day late and a dollar short.

[Red October1984]

Good ejection.



Saw the video and it was a hot topic of conversation among my peers and I for a few days. We all came to the conclusion that (from the viewing angle) it was a good punch and glad the pilot is okay.


Argument can be made for emergency engine shutdown but personally if it appeared that I was going to run off into the grass...which is an assumption that seems fairly safe to make....I would have punched out too. :salute:


Thanks Martin-Baker